Chapter I PRELIMINARY

Regulation may be called the Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012. ( 2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Daman and Diu. Short titic, extcnt and connenoanent-

1. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the I 5 J Official Gaz ette , appoint
   • • Definitions.

Regulation , unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Administration " means the Union territory administration of Daman and Diu; eans the Administrator of the Union territory of Daman " " m Administrator (b) and Diu appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution;
2. (c) "building" includes a house , an out-house , stable , Privy, urinal, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary wall not exceeding eight feet in height ) and any other structure , whether of masonry , bricks , wood, metal or any other material but does not include any temporary structure erected on ceremonial or festive occasions or a tent; -3 EXTRAORDINARY No. : 32 DATED : 17T" AUGUST, 2012. r.
3. (d) "ChiefExecutive Officer" means an officer appointed by the Administrator as Chief Executive Officer , District Panchayat;
4. (e) "Director Panchayat " means an officer in charge of Panchayats in the Department of Panchayati Raj working under the direct control and superintendence of the Secretary of that Department;

1. (1) "District" means a district specified by the Administrator by a public notification to be a district for the purposes of this Regulation;
   • (g) "District Judge" means the District Judge of Daman and Diu;
   • (h) "District Panchayat " means the District Panchayat constituted under section 54;
     • (i) "District Panchayat Fund " means the fund constituted under section 80; (/) "Election Commission " means the Election Commission referred to in sub- section(1) of section 99;
   • (k) "Finance Commission" means the Finance Commission referred to in section 100;
2. (1) "Gram " means a village;
   • (m) "Gram Fund" means fund referred to in section 35;
   • (n) "Gram Panchayat " means a Gram Panchayat constituted under this Regulation;
   • (o) "Gram Sabha" means the Gram Sabha constituted under sub -section (2) of section 3;
   • (p) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly;
   • (q) "Official Gazette" means the Daman and Diu Gazette;
   • (r) "Panchayat Secretary " means a Panchayat Secretary appointed under sub- section( 1) of section 25;
   • (s) "President " and "Vice -President " means the President and Vice - President of the District Panchayat respectively;
3. (1) "Panchayat area" means the territorial area of a Gram Panchayat declared by the Administrator under sub-section ( 1) of section 3;
   • (u) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Regulation;
     • (v) "public street " means a pathway , road , street , square, court, alley, cart track, foot path or riding path over which the public have a right of way, whether thorough- fare or not and includes-
     • (i) the road-way over any public bridge or cause-way;
     • (ii) the foot-way attached to any such street, public bridge or cause-way;
     • (iii) the drains attached to any such street

, road, public bridge or

cause - way; and

1. (iv) the land which lies on either side of the road-way,-

1. (a) up to the boundaries of the adjacent property, or
2. (b) up to the right of way duly notified by the Chief Executive Officer in this regard;
3. (w) "Regulation" means Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012;
   • (x) "Sarpanch " means the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat;
4. (y) "Secretary Panchayat " means the Secretary incharge of the Department of Panchayati Raj in the Union territory of Daman and Diu; EXTRAORDINARY No. : 32 DATED : 17TH AUGUST, 2012.
5. (z) "Schedule" means a Schedule to this Regulation;
6. (za) -section " n'reans sc..tlun of ihib Regulation,
7. (zb) "tax " means a tax, cess , rate or other impost leviable under this Regulation but does not includes a fee;
8. (zc) "Union territory" means the Union territory of the Daman and Diu:
9. (zd) "Upa- Sarpanch " means an Upa - Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat;
10. (ze) "village " means a village specified by the Administrator, by a public notification , to be a village for the purpose of this Regulation and includes a group of villages so specified;
11. (zJ) "Ward " means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to ward of a district.