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subject In this Act, unless there or context is anything repugnant in thq . 0) in the "Gaon *'Gaon Sabha” means a body consisting of persons registered.! electoral rolls relating to a village comprised witbin the area of i Panchayat”; ' ' “Gaon Panchayat” means a Gacn Panchayat established under (2) ‘ this Act; (3) “Anchalil Panchayat” means an Ancbalik Panchayat estab lished under this Act; (4) “Zilla Parishad” means a Zdla Parisv ad established under this Act; (*\ “Local Authority” ivcludts Gaon Sabha, Gaon Panchayat, Anchalik Panchayat, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Corporation Municipal Boards and Town Committees ; 1HE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 6, 1994 595 (6) “ Notification” means a notification published in the afficia G azette; (7) “ Panchayati Raj Bodies” means the Gaon Paachayat, Ancha^ > lik Paachayat and Zilla Pari shad; (8) ‘‘Adult’’ means a person male or female having completed his or her eijh’een years cf ag e; (9) ‘‘Village” means any local area, tecorded as a village in the revenue record f thj District in which it is situated and includes any areas which the State Government may, by general or special order, declare to be a village for the purpose of this A ct; (10) “ Co-operative Society” means a society registered or deemed 'o be registered made the Assam Co-operative Societies Act, 1949, or under any Central Act legulating the registration’ of Co-operative societies; (11) “ Member” means a member of a Gaon Pancha yat of a Ancha- lik Panchayat or of a Zilla Panshad ; (12) “Ex-cfficio Member” means a member who is appointed to be a me iber by virtue of his office, and for the purpose cf Gaon Panchayat or Anchalik Panchayat or Zilla Perishad and may include local Members of Parliament, T cal Members of Legislative Assembly, State G< vernment Officials, Representative of local Co-operative Societies snd representative of local scheduled er non-scfceduled banks; (13) “ Co-opted Member” means a person co-opted to be a mem ber of a Gaon Pane -ayat or Anchalik PancLayat or Zilla Parishad ; (14) “Scheduled Caste” means such caste, race or tribe or part of or group within such caste, race or tribe as is deemed to be Scheduled Caste in relation to the State of Assam under Article 341 of the Constitution cf India ; (15) “ Scheduled Tribe” means such tribe or tribal community as is deemed to be Scheduled Tribe in relation to the Staife of Assam under Article 342 of the Constitution of India ; (16) “ Public-Servant” means a public servant as defined in Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, i860 ; (17) “ Public Property” means any property belonging to Govern ment or any local authority ; (18) “District” means a district in a State ; (19) “ Bazar, Ha at or M arket” means, any place within the administrative control of the local authority where persons assemble daily or bi-weekly or periodically for sale or purchase of article fo 596 THE ASSA M GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 6, 1994 human or aalm'il Consumptions or of livestocks or of other marchan- dise ; (20) “Carriage” means any wheeled vehicle with springs or o her appliances acting as spring or a kind ordinarily used for conveyance of human beings and includes bicycles, tricycles, rickshas, of all kinds and country boat whether operated with or without engine but does not include motor-vehicle and perambulators ; (21) “Cart” means any cart, hackney or wheeled vehicle with or without springs which is s ot a carriage as defined it sub-section 20 ; (22) “Cattie’’ includes such quadrupeds as are included in the Cattle Tresspass Act, 1981 ; 23) The expression ‘’Complaint” and “Offence” shall have the same meaning as in Section 2 o< the Gode of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ; (24) “Bye-Law” means bye-law made and approved under the provision o this Act ; (25) The expression “Decree Holder” “Judgement” "Debtor” “Legal representative” and “Moveable Property” shall have the same meaning as in Section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1988 ; k (26) (i) “Financial year” means the year commencing on the first day of April every year and ending on the thirty-first day of March next year. (ii) “Panchayat Year” means the year commencing on the first day of July or on such other date as the State Government may by notification appoint. (27) “House-hold” means a house or houses used by a family for dwelling purposes ( house includes building ) ; (28) “Prescribed” means piiscribed by the State Government by rules made under this Act; (29) “Proceedings” means any proceeding specified under this Act, other than ‘case’, ‘action’ or ‘suit’ ; (30) “Water Course” includes river, stream, channel, tank, well and aquaduct; (31) “Sur-charge” means an additional charge or payment; (32) “Development Departments” under the provision of this Act shall include such departments as maybe notified by the State Govern ment from time to time; G IE ASSAM GAZETT3, EXTRA )RD1 n ARY, MAY 6, 1994______597 (33) “ State Government” means the Government in the Panchayat aad Rural Devel pmcnt Depa>tment, Assam ; (34) “Pre sident” means a non-official who is elected as the President of Gaon P. ch ya or Anchalik Panchayat or Zilla Parishad ; (35; “ Vice-Pres ent ;reans a non-official who s elected as tbe Vice-Pies cent of Gacn Panchayat or Anchalik Panchayat or Zilla Parish-id ; (36) “ Chair--; < raon” means the elected Non.- fficial head, either male i '• female as die c.,s . may be, of Gaon Panchayat or Anchalik Panchayat or a Z -.l» Parishad er a District Planning Committee ; (37) “ Block Dev lop ent Officer” means an officer who is noti fied as such for a development block ; (38) ‘ C lief Executive Officer” meam the executive head of the office of Zilla Paiishad ; (39, “ Executive Officer” means the Block Development Officer, who shall function as executive Office, ef an Anchalik Panchayat, the boundary of which is co terniinous with that of the Development Blocks ; (40) “ S ecietar/’ means th Secretary of a Gaon Panchayat; (41) “ Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of a district so notified by the Gov.rament. The term Deputy Commi ssioner shall rnea and induce an Additional Deputy Commissioner and a Sub-Divisn-ual Officer o an cutlying Sub-Division. CHAPTER—II x CONST1TU ■ ON OF DISTRICT PLA ,NING COMMITTEE