In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a)"cattle" means cows, cow-bulls, bullocks and cow-calves of indigenous (Desi) breed and also includes the non-descript breed; (b)"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Ayog; (c)"Goseva Ayog" or "Ayog" means the Maharashtra Goseva Ayog constituted under section 3; (d)"Institution" means any charitable institution registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950), or a society registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 (21 of 1860), or the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act,1960 (Mah. XXIV of 1961) or a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), engaged in cattle keeping, breeding, rearing and maintaining and reception, protection, care, management and treatment of infirm, aged and diseased cattle for the purposes of preservation, protection and welfare thereof and includes Gosadan, Goshala, Panjarpol, Gorakshan Sanstha, etc. and their Federation or Union registered under any enactment for the time being in force or otherwise; (e)"member" means a member of the Goseva Ayog and includes the Chairperson; (f)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g)"regulations" means regulations made by the Goseva Ayog under this Act; (h)"rules" means rules made under this Act; (i)"State Government" or "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>)"cattle" means cows, cow-bulls, bullocks and cow-calves of indigenous (<i>Desi</i>) breed and also includes the non-descript breed;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i>"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the <i>Ayog</i>;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>)"Goseva Ayog" or "Ayog" means the Maharashtra <i>Goseva Ayog</i> constituted under section 3;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>)"Institution" means any charitable institution registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950), or a society registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 (21 of 1860), or the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act,1960 (Mah. XXIV of 1961) or a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), engaged in cattle keeping, breeding, rearing and maintaining and reception, protection, care, management and treatment of infirm, aged and diseased cattle for the purposes of preservation, protection and welfare thereof and includes Gosadan, Goshala, Panjarpol, Gorakshan Sanstha, etc. and their Federation or Union registered under any enactment for the time being in force or otherwise;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>)"member" means a member of the <i>Goseva Ayog</i> and includes the Chairperson;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>)"regulations" means regulations made by the <i>Goseva Ayog</i> under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>)"rules" means rules made under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>i</i>)"State Government" or "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra.<br><br>