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ln the principal Act, (1) in secuon 2,- (a) lor clause ( ), the following shall be substituted, name yi- "(i) 'area'means the urban area in the State and includes such other areas adjacent thereto as the Governmenl may dec are by notification lrom time to time, specjfy to be an area for the purposes of this Act"; (b) for clause (xiii), the following shall be substituted, namelyr- "(xiii)'service pipe' or'seruice line' means the portion ol consumer main starting trom the point where consumer main joins the 'Government rrain' up to the point in the'consumer main':- where water _leter 's i.]sraleo, if ilstalled; or (a) (b) where the pipe is emptied into a (c) where water is consumer " after clause (xiil) and the entries relating thereto, the iollowing shall be inserted, namely:- "(xiv) 'Department' means the Water Security and Public Health Engineering Department for the time being or the 'Department' as maybe renamed by the State Government by notificaiion; (xv) 'rules' means the rules made under ihis Act; (xvi) 'Chief Engineer' means the ofiicer appointed or authorized by lhe Government to perform the functions of the Chief Engineer under this Act and includes an Officer placed in additional charge of the duties of ihe Chief Engineer; (xvii) 'Government' means the Staie Government of Sikkim; (xviil) 'Engineer' means a peTson ho ding a valid certiiicate issued by an institution or college of having passed the course of Diploma or Bachelor's Degrees or Masters Degree in Civll Engineerino subject; (xix) 'Plumbea means a person having lTl certjficate or ceriificate issued by a recognized Skill Building lnstitute of havlng passed the course of plumber; (xx) 'Local Authority' means- terminales and the water supplied sump tank; or tapped or drawn lor use by the (c) ,t (a, a Munictpa, Corporat.o- or Murtctpa, Counci, or N:n,. Panchayar constirJled under rhe aw ,n * ara,J, ''"r' (b) a Gram panchayat constituted under the law in the staie: (c) a Govemment Aulhority for the purpose, as estabJjshed by la!r. (xxi) 'Public Health Engjneer, means an Oifice: appointed by the Government to be the pubric Health Engineer to discharge the duties ot wate: supp,y Lnder lne provisions of tnts acr arc inctudes any oflicer o,aced in cnarge o. lne oJt:es of tne pubJic Healih Eng:.ee.; (xxit) En'proyee rreals a,.ty pe.son who ts paid saten or wage direclly by rne Departmenr aro snal,no,: ,nctude any pe.sor or oersons elaaqed bv an!. contraclor or a. agent. ot the Depa;m;nr; , (xxiii) "State,,means the State of Sikkim; (xxiv) "Trade premises,,means any premises used or 'ntenoed to oe used ior carrying on uny rruo" o: busjness of any indusiry or company; (xxv) "Fittings" shall mean oipes (olner rnan mains. Iaps. cocks. vatves, fe.rLles. prrp". n","i.. cisterns, baths, and other stmjla; "pjur"tr" r""I in connectjon with the supply ""O rl" "irut"i"" lxxv,l Cl-arges shal, rnean, wale. cndrges. wate. Jees. .tnes. recoveries +or worKS or inv srrcn t.r-u nade .rnder ll,is Aci or rJles n ade ,l"r"unO"ri ', (xxvii) 'Prem:ses' shalt mear any, land, buitd;nrr superslructure, apartryrent. residentia, bJi,di;; ;: any non-resjdential buj1djng.,, (2) the .existjng sectjon 2 shall be renumbered as sL.rb- section (1) oi that section anO atter suO-section ltla*s so^renumbered. the tol,owing sub-sectron snall bJ tnsened, namely:, "(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, the words lTIS-l1l1S rhe. mascJtine geroer snatt ,n",uo"'in" ren'r,ne gender. woros jmporiing rn" .;ngr,ui-"nul .1cl,.roe the prura, and worjs oeg,nning *itn-"ufl..u-, 'etters shall have lhe same rrean ng as may be wr:ten in small letters, and vice versa. Explanation.- ,he,shaJj have the same meaning as 'she' and vice versa, 'fltting' shall have the same rneaning as,iittings,and vJce versa, 'C_o.'rpelenl shatl r.tave ll-e san e n ea.ilg as 'competent' and vice versa... -3- Amendment Section 3 Amendment ol Section 5. Amendment Section 6.