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( I ) This Act may be called the Orissa industries (Facilitation) Act, 2004. exlenl and mmmwrzment . (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Orissa. (3) .It shall come into force at once. - Definifions, - 2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) 'Authority' means any statutory body, Corporation or other Aulhority established by the Government, which are enlrusled with the powers - . or responsibility to grant or issue clearances; (6) 'Clearances' means supply of No Objection Certificates, allo'tments, consents. approvals, permissions, registrations, enrolments, licences or.the like, by the Deparlments of Stale or Central Government, Authorities or any other bodies; (c) 'Deparlrnent' means a Department of ihe Stale Government; (d) 'Dislricl Level-Single Window Clearance Aulhority' means an Authority consliluled under Section 5 OF this Act; (e) 'Entrepreneur' means a person or body of persons or a Company, having majority portion of inveslrnen t o; conrolling interest in an industry or enterprise; (0 r~overnment' means the State Government of Orissa; (g) 'High Level Clearance Authority' means a Commitlee constituted . under Seclion 3 of this Act; . . (h) 'Industrial Policy Resolution' means the Pollcy issued by Industries Department from time to time; (4 'Industrial Unit' means any industrial undertaking located inside the Slate and engaged in any manufacturing or servicing activity as ' detailed in the Industrial Policy Resolution from time to time; liJ 'Nodal Agency' means the Nodal Agency at Ihe State Level or at the District Level consliluted under Section 8 of this Act; , - 'For the Bill, See Onssa Gazetle. Exlraordinary dated the 31 st December 2004 (NO. 1857) 70 (k) 'Notification' means a notificalion published in the Orissa Gazette and the word 'notify' will be conslrued accordingIy; (I) 'Prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and (m) 'State Level Single Window Clearance Aulhorit), means a committee conslituled under Section.4 of this Act. - - CHAPTER I1 CONSTITUTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT CLEARANCE AUTHORITIES High Level Clearance Authority. Slate Level Single Window Clearance Aulharily. . . 3. (1) Government may, by notification in the Oflicial Gazette, conslitute from time to time, a Committee known as the High Level Clearance Authority under the ChairmanshTp of the Chief Minister consisting of such other ex oficio members, as may be specified therein which shall examine and consider proposals for Industrial and other Projects to be set up in the State where lhe amount of investment 'is rupees fifty crores or more or such higher ainount as may fixed by the Government from time to time and shall have the power to direct concerned Departments or Aulhorities to issue the required clearances within the specified lime limit subject to compliance of Ihe provisions of the applicable Acts and , , Rules or Orders and Inslructions in force by the Industria!.Unit. (2) The members of the Aulhority under this Seclion shall personally allend the meetings and in case of exigencies may depute a senior level official with written authorisalion to take appropriate decisions in the meetings. (3) The Authority under this Section shall,- (a) meet at such times and places and shall adopt such procedures to transact its business as may be prescribed; (b) examine the proposals brought before it, for selling up Industrial ' Unils; and (cJ take decisions and communicate its decisions to the entrepreneurs . and the Departments or Ihe Authorities concerned within the prescribed time li-mit. (4) The Aulhwity under this Section shall be the final Authority in granting approvals for the projects placed before it and the approvals given by it shall be binding on all the Departments or Authorities concerned and such Departments or Authorities shall issue the required clearances within the prescribed time limit.