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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- ( 1 ) "Cow" includes a heifer ; 1 * * * * * * * * ( 3 ) "Licence" means a licence granted under section 6 ; ( 4 ) "Live-stock officer" means an officer or person appointed or invested with powers under section 4 ; 2 [( 4A ) " Panchayat Samiti " means a Panchayat Samiti constituted under section 57 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962);] ( 5 ) "Prescribed", with its grammatical variations, means prescribed by rules ; ( 6 ) "Rules" means rules made under section 23 ; 3 [( 7 ) "Village" means- ( a ) as respects the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 4 (Bom. V of 1879); (b) as respects the Vidarbha region of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 5 (M.P. II of 1955); ( c ) as respects the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act 6 (Hyd. VII of 1317 F); ( 7A ) "Zilla Parishad" means a Zilla Parishad constituted under section 9 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961(Mah. V of 1962); and] ( 8 ) "A person is said to keep a bull" if such person owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody.