In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(i) fish includes fish, turtles, dolphins, aquatic plants of fisheries, whale and fish in all stages in its life history ;
(ii) fishery officer means any person appointed by the Provincial Government to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Act or any rules made thereunder provided that no police officer below the rank of a subinspector shall be so appointed ;
(iii) fishing offence means an offence punishable under the provisions of the Act ;
(iv) fixed engine means any net, cage, fishing fence (baryri), anchored long line, trap or other contrivance for taking fish, fixed in the soil or made stationary in any other way ;
(v) private waters means waters which are the exclusive property of any person or religious body or institution or in which any person or religious body or institution has for the time being an exclusive right of fishery, whether as owner, lessee or in any other capacity, and includes tanks, ponds artificial lakes, etc,. excavated at the expense of the owner which have no communication in the rainy seasons with natural waters, such as rivers, canals, streams and jhils.
Explanation Water shall not cease to be private waters within the meaning of this definition if any other person has by usage or custom a right of fishery therein ;
(vi) State Government means the Government of Uttar Pradesh ;
(vii) religious institution means a temple, a mosque or a church, any other shrine dedicated to any God or Goddess, and such other institutions as the State Government may by notification in the Gazette declare in that behalf ;
(viii) religious body means the trustees or any other persons who are in charge of a religious institution or in whom the ownership of the religious institution vests for the time being ;
(ix) religious waters means waters belonging to a religious body or institution and which have never been fished before on account of any restrictions on religious grounds.