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In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administration" means the Union territory administration of Daman and Diu; eans the Administrator of the Union territory of Daman " " m Administrator (b) and Diu appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution; (c) "building" includes a house, an out-house, stable, Privy, urinal, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary wall not exceeding eight feet in height) and any other structure, whether of masonry, bricks , wood, metal or any other material but does not include any temporary structure erected on ceremonial or festive occasions or a tent; -3 EXTRAORDINARY No. : 32 DATED : 17T" AUGUST, 2012. r. (d) "ChiefExecutive Officer" means an officer appointed by the Administrator as Chief Executive Officer, District Panchayat; (e) "Director Panchayat" means an officer in charge of Panchayats in the Department of Panchayati Raj working under the direct control and superintendence of the Secretary of that Department; (1) "District" means a district specified by the Administrator by a public notification to be a district for the purposes of this Regulation; (g) "District Judge" means the District Judge of Daman and Diu; (h) "District Panchayat" means the District Panchayat constituted under section 54; (i) "District Panchayat Fund" means the fund constituted under section 80; (/) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission referred to in sub- section (1) of section 99; (k) "Finance Commission" means the Finance Commission referred to in section 100; (1) "Gram" means a village; (m) "Gram Fund" means fund referred to in section 35; (n) "Gram Panchayat" means a Gram Panchayat constituted under this Regulation; (o) "Gram Sabha" means the Gram Sabha constituted under sub -section (2) of section 3; (p) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (q) "Official Gazette" means the Daman and Diu Gazette; (r) "Panchayat Secretary" means a Panchayat Secretary appointed under sub- section ( 1) of section 25; (s) "President" and "Vice-President" means the President and Vice-President of the District Panchayat respectively; (1) "Panchayat area" means the territorial area of a Gram Panchayat declared by the Administrator under sub-section (1) of section 3; (u) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Regulation; (v) "public street" means a pathway, road, street, square, court, alley, cart track, foot path or riding path over which the public have a right of way, whether thorough- fare or not and includes- (i) the road-way over any public bridge or cause-way; (ii) the foot-way attached to any such street, public bridge or cause-way; (iii) the drains attached to any such street , road, public bridge or cause-way; and (iv) the land which lies on either side of the road-way,- (a) up to the boundaries of the adjacent property, or (b) up to the right of way duly notified by the Chief Executive Officer in this regard; (w) "Regulation" means Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012; (x) "Sarpanch" means the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat; (y) "Secretary Panchayat" means the Secretary incharge of the Department of Panchayati Raj in the Union territory of Daman and Diu; - 4 - EXTRAORDINARY No. : 32 DATED : 17TH AUGUST, 2012. (z) "Schedule" means a Schedule to this Regulation; (za) -section" n'reans sc..tlun of ihib Regulation, (zb) "tax" means a tax, cess, rate or other impost leviable under this Regulation but does not includes a fee; (zc) "Union territory" means the Union territory of the Daman and Diu: (zd) "Upa-Sarpanch" means an Upa-Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat; (ze) "village" means a village specified by the Administrator, by a public notification , to be a village for the purpose of this Regulation and includes a group of villages so specified; (zJ) "Ward" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to ward of a district. CHAPTER11 GP-AM SABHA