Definitions.

In th.is Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the State Government, by notification in the official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act. (b) "corporation" means any body corporate established under any Central or State Act, or a company formed and registered under the Company Act 1956. (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the Act. (d) "underground pipeline" means a pipeline laid at a depth of not less than one and half meter of the land surface.