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Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Authority" means the Karnataka Krishna Basin Development Authority; (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority; (c) "Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Authority appointed under section 14 of the Act; (d) "Code" means, in relation to scheduled disputes, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) and in relation to scheduled offences, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974); (e) "Krishna Basin" means the basin area of the Krishna River and its tributaries lying within the territories of the State of Karnataka; (f) the expression "land" and the expression "person interested" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894) as amended by the Land Acquisition (Karnataka Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961; (g) "Member" means the member of the Authority; (h) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; (i) "Rules" means the rules framed under this Act; (j) "Special Court" means the Special Court constituted under section 31 of this Act; (k) "Scheduled disputes" means the disputes specified under schedule 1 appended to this Act; (l) "Scheduled Offences" means the offences specified under Schedule II appended to this Act; (m) "Special Land Acquisition Officer" means the Land Acquisition Officer of the Authority appointed under section 29 of the Act. (n) "Special Government Pleader-cum-Public Prosecutor'' means the Special Government pleader-cum-Public Prosecutor of the Authority appointed under section 36 of this Act. CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION AND INCORPORATION OF THE AUTHORITY