Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committees constituted under section 5 (b) "Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy commissioner of the district; (c) "Designated area" means areas as may be notified by the Government under Section 4; 2 (d) "Ecological Sites" means and includes any area within the State of Assam which is not reserve forest or a sanctuary declared under any forest law for the time being in force but which are in existent as – (i) permanent water source of a particular locality; (ii) a drainage system, feeding channel, any water body having and potentiality of becoming water source; (iii) any local space which preserves any wild variety of valuable flora and fauna; (iv) any local area having specific soil qualities that needs adequate protection, and (v) any marshy land, ponds, lakes and swamp; (e) "Government" means the Government of Assam; (f) "Hill land" means any land covered by hillocks or hills and includes any local area which is not reserved forest or a sanctuary declared under any forest law for the time being in force; (g) "private land" means the land owned by a registered owner; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) "Registered Owner" means an owner of land whose name has been recorded in the land records as maintained by Government under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation or any other revenue laws for the time being in force and who has valid registered deed in respect of his name; Prohibition of Damage and destruction in the Designated Area.