In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (a) Authority means the Meghalaya Forest Authority constituted under section 3; (b) District Council means an Autonomous District Council constituted under the provisions of the Sixth Scheduled to the Constitution of India; and (c) Forest means all classes of forests but excludes reserved forests, Government or Government protected forests and any area recorded as forests in Government records.
In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-<br> (a) Authority means the Meghalaya Forest Authority constituted under section 3;<br> (b) District Council means an Autonomous District Council constituted under the provisions of the Sixth Scheduled to the Constitution of India; and<br> (c) Forest means all classes of forests but excludes reserved forests, Government or Government protected forests and any area recorded as forests in Government records.<br>