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est Ben. ,ct XXII of 993, (9) "local authority" includes a Panchayat as defined in clause (15b) of section 2 of the West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973, or a municipality constituted under the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993; (10) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (11) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (12) "public purpose" includes a planned development of any holding or area, or the continuation of a scheme or a project which ensures the general welfare of the public; (13) "pucca structure" means any structure constructed mainly of brick, stone or concrete or any combination of these materials, or any other material of a durable nature; (14) "thika tenant" means any person who occupies, whether under a written lease or otherwise, land under another person, and is, or but for a special contract, would be, liable to pay rent at a monthly or any other periodical rate for that land to that another person, and has erected or acquired by 291 The West Bengal Thika Tenancy (Acquisition and Regulation) Act, 2001. [West Ben. Ac (Chapter 1—Preliminary.—Section 3.—Chapter 11.—Acquisition of lands comprised in thika tenancies and the rights of landlords in such lands.—Section 4.) purchase or gift any structure on such land for residential, manufacturing or business purpose, and includes the successors-in-interst of such persons but excludes any resident of a structure forfeited to the State under sub- section (2) of section 6 of this Act irrespective of the status, he may have enjoyed earlier. Act to override other laws.