Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation Act, 1999.
2. (2) It shall extend to the areas as specified in the Schedule and such other areas, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.
3. (3) It shall come into force at once.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “area of operation of the Corporation” means the area as specified in the Schedule and any other area or areas to which the provisions of this Act are extended by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette under sub-section (2) of section 1;
2. (b) “Corporation” means the Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation established under section 3;
3. (c) “Director” means a Director of the Corporation; (d) 1[Department of Water Resources] means the 2[Department of Water Resources] of the Government of Goa;
4. (e) “irrigation project” means the planning, construction, maintenance and manage-ment of the Tillari Irrigation Project and Command Area of the Project.
5. (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
6. (g) “Regulations” means the regulations made under this Act;
7. (h) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;
   • (i) “State Government” means the Government of Goa.