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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the !subject or context-- (a) "boat" includes a steamer; (b) "District Magistrate" includes a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and a Tahsildar ; (c) "owner" includes the pledgee or pawnee in possession and, where the person in possession of the boat is a minor the guardian of such minor; and (d) "State Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh.