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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (1) "appellate authority" means an appellate authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section .7 ; , (2) "competent authority" means an authority appointed by the State Government, by,notification, to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon a competent authority under this Act ; (3) "felling of tree" means cutting, girdling, pollarding, uprooting or damaging a tree in any manner but shall not include lopping off of a limb of tree for such purposes as may be prescribed ; (4), "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette ; (5) "person" shall include any company Or association or body of indivicluals,whether incorporated or not ; (6) "raiyat" shall lave the same meaning as in the WeSt Ben p, Land Reforms Act, 1955 (7) "Sch4ule" mews a Schedule to this Act ; (8) "State Government" means the State Government of West Bengal ; (9) "tree" has the same mewing as in the Indian Forest Act, 1927, and includes any woody plant whose branches spring from an area supported upon a trunk or body and whose trunk or body is not less than ten centimetres in diameter at breast height from the ground level ; 53 of 1972. West Ben. Act XIV of 1948. West BentAct X of 1956. 16 of 1927. • "", mittl-W"'71611511 'ftiNcr"7 .-- 77-7• • /V PART Evil THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 12, 2006 435 The West Bengal Trees (Protection and Conservation in Non-Forest Areas) Act, 2006. (Sections 4-6.) Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause 'breast height' means the standard height for measuring girth, diameter and basal area of standing trees which is taken as 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 metre) above ground level and on slopes breast height is taken on the up-hill side. (10) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (11) Other expressions used in this Act, but not defined, shall have the same meanings as defined in the Indian Forest Act, 1927.