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(7) “district panchayat” means a district panchayat constituted under this Act; (8) “factory” means a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948; (9) “Finance Commission” means the Finance Commission constituted under clause (1) of article 243-1 of the Constitution; (10) “general election” means the election held under this Act for the constitution or the reconstitution of a panchayat after the expiry of its term or otherwise; (11) “land” includes land which is built upon, or covered with water; (12) “Land Revenue Code” means the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 in force in the State of Gujarat; 1[(12A) “mobile tower” means a temporary or permanent structure, equipment or instrument erected or installed on land or upon any part of the building or premises for providing telecommunication services;] (13) 2[ * * * * * ] (14) “panchayat” means a village panchayat, taluka panchayat or district panchayat; (15) “Panchayat Functions List” means the list of matters enumerated in Schedules I, II, and III; (16) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules; (17) “public street” means any street— (a) over which the public have a right of way, or (b) heretofore levelled, paved, metalled, channelled, served or repaired out of a panchayat fund or other public fund, or (c) which under the provisions of this Act is declared by a panchayat to be or which under the provisions of this Act becomes a public street; (18) “revenue district” or “revenue taluka” means a district or, as the case may be, a taluka or mahal constituted under the Land Revenue Code; (19) “rules” means rules made, or deemed to have been made, under this Act; (20) “Scheduled Castes” means such castes, races or tribes or parts of, or groups within, such castes, races or tribes as are deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to the State of Gujarat under article 341 of the Constitution of India; (21) “Scheduled Tribes” means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of, or groups within, such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Gujarat under article 342 of the Constitution of India; (22) “Secretary” means a secretary of a panchayat appointed or deemed to be appointed under this Act; (23) “State Election Commission” means the State Election Commission referred to in clause (1) of article 243-K of the Constitution; (24) “Street” means any road, footway, square, court, alley or passage accessible whether permanently or temporary to the public, whether a thoroughfare or not; (25) “taluka” means a taluka constituted from time to time under the Land Revenue Code, except the area over which a taluka panchayat has no authority under section 6;