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Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "forest offence" means an offence punish- able under this Act ; (b) ~~owner", in relation to a prh·ate forest, mcludes a mortgagee, lessee or other person having right to possession and enjoyment of the prh ate forest ; (c) nperson" includes a company, a religious or charitable institution of a public nature, a trust, a Hindu undivided family, a Marumakkathayam tarwad or tavazhi, an Aliyasanthana family or branch and a family governed by the Kerala Nambudiri Act, 1958 (27 of 1958); i I '~ 1 I ' / 49 (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (e) "private forest" means,- (1) in relation to the Malabar d1stnct referred to in sub-section (2) of sectwh 5 of the States Hcorganisalion Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956),- (1) any land to which the Madras Presen·a- tion of Prhate Forests Act, 1949 (Madras Act XXVII of 1949), applled immediately before the lOth day of May, 1971, excluding- (A} lands which are gardens or nilams as defined m the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964); (B) lands which are used principally for the cultlvatwn of tea, coffee, cocoa, rubber, cardamom or cinnamon and lands used for any ·purpose ancillary to the cultiva- tion of such crops or for the preparation of the same for the market. Explanation.-Lands used for the construction of office buildings, godowns, factones, quarters for workmen, hospitals, schools and playgrounds shall be deemed to be lands used for purposes ancillary to the rultivatwn of such crops ; (C) lands which are principally cultiva- ted with cashew or other fruit- bearing trees or are principally cultivated with any other agricul- tural crop ; and tD) sites of buildings and lands appur- tenant to, and necessary for the 50 convenient enjoyment or use of, such buildings ; (ii) any forest not owned by the Govern- ment, to which the Madras Preserva- tion of Private Forests Act, 1949 • (Madras Act XXVII of 1949), did not apply, including waste lands which are enclaves within wooded areas; (2) in relation to the remaining areas in the State of Kerala, any forest not owned by the Govern- ment, including waste lands which are enclaves within wooded areas. Explanabon.-For the purooses of this clause, a land shall be deemed to be a waste land notwithstand- ing the existence thereon of ~cattered trees or shrubs; (f) the expresswns 'Forest Officer', 'tree', 'timber', 'forest produce', 'cattle' and 'Magistrate' shall ha' e the meanmgs respectiYely ass1gned to them 111 sectwn 2 of the Kerala Forest Act, 1961 (4 of 1962).