Legal glossary
“forest-officer”
Defined in 2 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 · s. 2
(2) "Forest-officer" means any person whom[4] * the[5] [State Government] or any officer empowered by[4] * the[5] [State Government] in this behalf, may appoint to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Act or any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest-officer;
Read section 2The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 · s. 2
Read the section for the definition.
Read section 2