(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “Licensing authority” means the Divisional Forest Officer having jurisdiction over the place of establishment of the Wood Based Industries (WBI in short).
(b) “Wood based industries” means saw mill, veneer industries, plywood industries, particle board units, Medium Density Fibre Units, block board units, paper, pulp and rayon units, biomass power unit includes any other unit involved in sawing, cutting, peeling, chipping, re- sawing or converting timber with the aid of electrical or mechanical power and includes the premises as approved in the license, but does not include a contrivance operated solely by manual power.
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules, but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Telangana Forest Act, 1967.