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(a) "Competent Authority" means the Gmvahati Metropolitan Development Authority constituted under the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Ad, 1985 l)r any other Authority whenever State Government specially empowered in this behalf: Assam Act No 20 of 1987 (b) "Government" means the State Governm1..:nt of Assam; (c) (d) (e) "Jirat" means any structures raised by the owner and includes trees; "Owner" means a land holder and settlement holder other than land holder who holds land under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 and shall include a mortgagee, lessee or a tenant under the Assam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971; "Waterbodies" means the area or area,, of land where the rain water accumulates and act as natural or storm water reservoir and shall include wetland. Regulat ion I of