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Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Act” means the Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2005; (b) “artificial recharge to ground water” means the process by which ground water reservoir is augmented beyond the natural condition of replenishment; (c) “Authority” means the Himachal Pradesh Ground Water Authority established under section 3 of this Act; (d) “drinking water” means water for consumption or use by human population for drinking and for other domestic purposes, which shall include consumption or use of water for cooking, bathing, washing, cleansing and other day-to-day activities and shall include water meant for consumption by the livestock ; (e) “exploitation limit” means such limit where the estimated annual ground water extraction is more than eighty-five percent of the estimated average annual ground water recharge;