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(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "amenity" includes roads, water supply, street h ghting, drainage, sewerage, treatment and disposal of sewage, public works, tourist spots, open spaces, parks, landscaping and play fields and other utilities and such other conveniences as the State Government may, by notification, specify to be an amenity for the purposes of this Act; (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Development Authority; (c) "Development Authority" means the New Town, Kolkata Development Authority consitituted under section 3; (d) "Member" means a Member of the Development Authority; (e) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Development Authority; (f) "New Town, Kolkata" means the area described in Schedule I; (g) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to this Act; (j) "settlement area" means and includes the land with the structure thereon, occupied by any person. 568 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JUNE 30, 2008 [PART III The New Town, Kolkata Development Authority Act, 2007. (Part 11.—Development Authority.—Sections 3-7.) (2) Words and expressions, used in this Act and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 and the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993. West Ben. Act XIII of 1979. West Ben. Act XXII of 1993. Constitution of Development Authority. PART II CHAPTER II Development Authority