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Definitions In this Act unless the context otherwise requires: - (a) "Act" means the Nagaland Groundwater Regulation Act. 2020. (b) "Appellate Authority" means the Nodal Department that is Directorate .of Geology & Mining established under section 3 of the Act. (c) "Artificial recharge to groundwater" means the process by which groundwater reservoir is augmented beyond the natural condition of replenishment. (d) "Aquifer" is a geological formation that stores and transmits water. (e) "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 cookinr, bathing, washing, cleansing and other day to day activities and shall include water meant for consumption by the livestock. May 31, 2023 The Nagaland Gazette, Part-V 13 (f) "Exploitation limit" means such limit where the estimated annual groundwater extraction is more than S5'O eighty-five percent) of the estimated aerae annual !zlTound water rechare, "Government" or "State Government"means Government of Nagaland (h) "Department "means the department of Geolov and Mining. Nagaland "Groundwater" means the water vhidi exists below the rotind surface in the zone of saturation and can be exuacted through wells or any other means or eiiiei spiins and base flow, In streams and tivers. ',ontied area" means the area notified undei section 7 (3) of this Act k) "Official Gazette" means the Nagaland Gazette. (1) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made tinder this Act. (m)"Rain water harvesting" is the process of collection and storage of rain water at surface or in sub surface aquifer. (11) "RoyaLty" means the royalty payable to the State Government under section R, of this Act (o) "Sink" with, all its rantmatical variations and cognate expression in relation to a vvell miltides any digging duflm or boring of new wells or deepening of the existing wells. p) "State" means the State ofNagatand (qi "User of groundwater" means a person or an institution including a company or an industry or an establishment, whether Government or not, who or which use groundwater for any purpose excluding domestic use. (r) "Well" means a structure sunk for the search or extraction of groundwater by any person, except by the authorized officials of the State or Central government. for carryin g out scientific investigations. exploration, development. augmentation. conservation, protection or managenient of groundwater and shall include open well, dug well, bore well. dttL'-culTI-bore well. tube well, filter point. collector well, infiltration gallery, recharge velI. disposal vell. or any of their combinations or variations for extraction of groundwater. (s) "Source of water" means the water which exists in the nallahs. wells- rivulets, rivers lakes. ponds, bore wells, tube wells. canals, springs. etc. (I) "Conservation" means to conserve forest. catchment areas. springs sources arid any other structures that aui.tment ffoundWatC1 aquifers for sustainable hydrological cycle. (u) "Permit" means the permit for extraction and use of groundwater granted tinder section 9 of the Act. (v) "Safe yield" means the amount of water which may be abstracted from an aquifer at a rate that wiN not reduce the supply to such an extent that it would not be recharged to the original level by the annual natural recharging process of that locality and, as such. rendering such abstraction harmful to the aquifer- quality of the water or environment. 14 The Nagaland Gazette, Part-V CHAPTER 11 CONSTITUTION OF THE AUTHORITY May 31, 2023