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36. In this Act—
“afforestation” includes re-afforestation;
“authorised person”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person authorised in writing by the Department for the purposes of that provision;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“DFP” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;
“forest”, “forestry”, “forestry land” and “forest products” have the meanings given by section 1(3);
“notice” means notice in writing;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);
“woodland industry” means any industry which uses timber or other forestry products as a major part of its raw materials.