Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Arbitration Act" means the Arbitration Act, 1940 (No. 10 of 1940); (b) "Bench" means a bench of the Tribunal constituted under section 9; (c) "Chairman" means the Chairman appointed under section 4; (d) "Dispute" means any dispute involving a difference of opinion or claim in respect of an adjudicated sum of Rs. 50,000 or more, arising out of or relating to the execution or non-execution of a works contract or part thereof; (e) "Judicial Member" means a member possessing the qualifications prescribed under sub-section (3) of section 4; (f) "Member" means a member of the Tribunal appointed under section 4; (g) "Party" includes a successor, executor, administrator or assignee; (h) "Public undertaking" means any government company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (No. 1 of 1956) and includes any corporation or other statutory body, by whatever name called, which is in either case wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the State Government; (i) "Tribunal" means the Arbitration Tribunal constituted under section 3, and includes its Bench constituted under section 9; (j) "Works contract" means any written agreement, which has been entered into by or on behalf of or by any officer of the State Government, or by any public undertaking or by any officer on behalf of such public undertaking, for the execution, repair or maintenance of any building or superstructure, dam, weir, canal, reservoir, tank, lake, road, well, bridge, culvert, factory, workshop, powerhouse, transformers or such other works of the State Government or public undertaking, as may be specified by the State Government, by notification, for this purpose, and includes such other matters relating to the execution of any of the said works. (2) Words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined and which are defined in the Arbitration Act, shall have the same meaning as given to them in the Arbitration Act. In Section 2, in sub-section (1), in clause (i) of the Chhattisgarh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 (No. 29 of 1983 ), after the word "transformers" and before the words "or such other words", the punctuations and words ",tube well drilling work, ramp construction and hand pump installation work, water purification plant construction work, intake well construction work, all types of pipe supply and pipeline laying work, pump house construction work, high level tank/ sump well construction work, raw/clear water pumps work, supply and establishment of iron removal plant/fluoride removal plant work, rain water harvesting work, construction of recharge structures related to ground water enrichment work" shall be inserted.