(1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires—
(i) ‘Act’ means the Telangana Forest Act, 1967 ;
(ii) ‘Depot’ means a place where forest produce is stored byany person or institution or a joint concern for the purpose of trade 2[xx x] or any temporary use for trade purposes ;
(iii) ‘Divisional Forest Officer' means the Divisional Forest Officer having jurisdiction over the area concerned;
(iv) ‘Licence’ means licence prescribedunder theserules;
(v) ‘Form’ means a form appended tothese rules.
3[(vi) ‘Trade’ means business carried as a means of livelihood or profit.
(vii) ‘Forest Produce' for the purposes of these rules means all types of timber, fuelwood, excepting those species that are exempted under Telangana Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970 and includes Bamboos.]
1. Sub-rule (2) substituted by G.O.Ms.No.358, EFEST (For.III) Dept., dt.
30.12.1991 pub.in A.P. Gazette, Part I, No.10, dt. 5-3-1992, pages 272-274.
2. The words “or consumption or processing or manufacturing other products” omitted by ibid.
3. Clauses (vi), (vii) of Rule (2) (1) added by ibid.
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(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.