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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the context :- (i) "blank area" means any piece of land (not being under cultivation) measuring one-half of a hectare or more, which has five or less trees growing on it; (ii) "Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari" shall have the meaning assigned to it under the Uttar Pradesh Bhoomi Evam Jal Senrakshan Adhiniyam, 1963 ; (iii) "competent authority" means an authority appointed by the State Government by notification to perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed or conferred upon a competent authority by this Act; and different competent authorities may be appointed in respect of different classes of timber, fruit and other trees, and for different purposes (iv) "Divisional Forest Officer" means an officer incharge of a forest division and exercising jurisdiction over the area;