(1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Forest aM $ecial Tiger Protection Forces Act, 2012.
(2) lt shall extend to the whole ofArunachal Pradesh.
(3) lt shallcome intoforce on suchdateasthe State Govemment by notification in the Otficial Gazette appoints.
2. ln this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ;
(a) "Governor "means the Govemor of Arunachal Pradesh.
(b) "Governrnent" means the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
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(c) "National Tiger Conservation Authority" means National Tiger Conservation Authority, Ministry of Environment & Forests, and Government of India.
(d) "Force" means the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Protection Force, or the Arunachal Pradesh Special Tiger Protection Force constituted by the Srtate Govemment under secbon 3 of this Ac1.
(e) "Forests" means Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Conservation Reserves, Community Reserves as defined or notifled under the Wildlife Protection Ac1,1972, the Tiger Reserves, Reserved Forests, Protected Foresb, Anchal Reserved Forests, Village Reserved Forests, Proposed Reserved Forests where preliminary notification has duly been published in theArunachal Pradesh Gazette and the unclassed State Forests so constituted ordefined undertheAssam ForestRegulation, of 1891 or any area rscorded as forests in the Govemment records including the area under various Social Forestry Plantations.
(0 "Forest Produce" includes - '
(i) Timber, charcoal, wood oil, resin, natural varnish bark,lac, myrabolans, rhinoceros horns and anything found in or brought from a forest ;
(ii) Trees and leaves, fruits and all other parts or produce, not herein before mentioned, oftree;
(iii) Plants not being trees (including grasses creepers, reeds and moss) and all parts or produce ofsuch plants;
(iv) Wild animals and skins, tusk and homs, bones other than rhinoceros horn, silkcocoons, honey, wax and all other parts or produce of animals ;
(v) Peat, surface soil, rock and minerals (including limestone, laterite, mineral oils and all produce ol mines or quarries).
"Forest Officed' means any person appointed by name or as holding an office by or underthe orders of the Govemment to be a Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chief Conservator of Forests, Conservator, deputy Conservator, Assistant Conservator of Forests, a Wildlife Warden,Forest Ranger, Deputy Ranget Forester, Forest Guard, Game Watche( Forest \ FatcheE Mahut, Boatman orwho discharges anyfunction of a Forest Omcer undertheAssam Forest Regulation of 1891, and the Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972.
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