Section 3 — Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(1) "Cow" includes a heifer ;

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(3) "Licence" means a licence granted under section 6 ;

(4) "Live-stock officer" means an officer or person appointed or invested with powers under section 4 ;

[(4A) " Panchayat Samiti " means a Panchayat Samiti constituted under section 57 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962);]

(5) "Prescribed", with its grammatical variations, means prescribed by rules ;

(6) "Rules" means rules made under section 23 ;

[(7) "Village" means-

(a) as respects the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879);

(b) as respects the Vidarbha region of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M.P. II of 1955);

(c) as respects the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act (Hyd. VII of 1317 F);

(7A) "Zilla Parishad" means a Zilla Parishad constituted under section 9 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961(Mah. V of 1962); and]

(8) "A person is said to keep a bull" if such person owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody.