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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - (a) 'Act' means the Meghalaya Flood Plain Zoning Act, 2026; (b) 'adjudicating authority' means an officer appointed by the State Government for the purpose of adjudication and imposition of penalty under this Act; (c) 'appellate authority' means an authority appointed by the State Government under Section 15 of this Act; (d) 'Authority' means the Flood Zoning Authority constituted by the State Government under Section 3 of the Meghalaya Flood Plain Zoning Act, 2026; (e) 'flood plain' means and includes water channel, flood channel and that area of nearby low land susceptible to flood inundation; (f) 'flood plain zoning' means regulating or restricting any human activity, land use, or development within the flood plains and flood zones of a river or stream; (g) 'flood zone' means the area which is required to carry the flow of the maximum probable floods; (h) 'land' includes interest in lands, benefits arising out of lands and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (i) 'occupier' in respect of any land, means any person who has an interest in the land and cultivates the land himself or by his servants or by hired labour and includes a tenant; (j) 'official Gazette' means the Gazette of Meghalaya; (k) 'owner' in relation to any land includes any person having interest in such land; (I) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act; (m) 'river' means and includes its tributaries; (n) 'State Government' means the State Government of Meghalaya; and (o) 'water channel' means the channel in which the flow of a river is generally confined. Short title, extent and commencement Definitions PART-IV] THE GAZETTE OF MEGHALAYA (EXTRAORDINARY) MARCH 6, 2026 249 Chapter - II FLOOD ZONING AUTHORITY AND ITS POWERS