Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-- (a) "beneficiary" in relation to any land benefited or likely to be benefited by the execution of a plan means an owner holder or occupier, of the land when the soil and water conservation Officer in view of the nature of his interest in the land and the benefits or likely benefits to the land from the execution of the plan, declares, in the prescribed manner, to be the beneficiary, and includes the successor in interest of the beneficiary; (b) "Board" means the State land Use Board established under section 3; (c) "Chairman" means the chairman of the Board; (d) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Government of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh; (e) "Deputy Commissioner" includes Additional Deputy Commissioner; (f) "District Board" means the District Land use Board established under section 3; (g) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh; (h) "Plan" means a plan prepared under this Act; (i) "Schedule" means a Schedule to this Act; (j) "Secretary" means the member Secretary of the Board; (k) "Soil and Water conservation" means reclamation, maintenance, protection and improvement of soil and water resources and includes any of the measures stated in the First Schedule; (l) "Soil and Water Conservation Officer" means any officer appointed under section 6; (m) "State" means the state of Arunachal Pradesh; (n) "Work" means any work carried out or to be carried out under a plan and includes pasture of forest provided for or raised under a plan; (o) "Zila Parishad/Anchal Samity/Gram Panchayat" shall mean as defined under the North East Frontier Agency Panchayat Raj Regulation, 1967 (3 of 1967).