Section 2. Definitions.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "appointed day" means the 3rd day of March 1969; (b) "Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966); 1[(c) "Collector" includes a revenue officer not below the rank of Tahasildar, or a Forest Officer not below the rank of Range Forest Officer, specially empowered by the State Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Collector under this Act, and different officers may be empowered to perform different functions or the same function of the Collector; ] 2[(ca) "Conservator of Forests" means the Conservator of Forests of the concerned Circle;] (d) "Forest Officer" means a Forest Officer within the meaning of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (XVI of 1927) ; (e) "occupant" means on occupant belonging to a Scheduled Tribe; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules ; (g) "revenue officer" means a revenue officer within the meaning of the Code ; (h) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or group within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Maharashtra under article 342 of the Constitution of India ; 3[(i) "trees" means any trees in the holding of an occupant.] (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code.