(1)

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Act " means the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (2 of 2007);

(b) " bona fide livelihood needs " means fulfilment of sustenance needs of self and family through production or sale of produce resulting from self-cultivation of forest land as provided under clauses (a), (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act;

(c) "claimant " means an individual, group of individuals, family or community making a claim for recognition and vesting of rights listed in the Act;

(d) "disposal of minor forest produce " under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act shall include local level processing, value addition, transportation in forest area through head-loads, bicycle and handcarts for use of such produce or sale by the gatherer or the community for livelihood;

(e) "Forest Rights Committee " means a committee constituted by the Gram Sabha under rule 3;

(f) "section " means the section of the Act.

(2)

The words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.