Definitions: -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :-

(1) “Authorities” means the authorities as prescribed to carry out the purposes of this Act; (2) “Cess” means the cess levied under section 3 of this Act, for the purposes provided in section-4; (3) “Disaster” means a catastrophe, epidemic/pandemic, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life, loss of employment or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area; (4) “Despatch” means despatch of such Run-of-mine/minerals as specified in the Schedule appended to this Act, by the holder to any place outside the mineral bearing land; (5) “Epidemic” means the occurrence in the state, cases of an illness, specific health related behaviour, or other health related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy and includes COVID-19; (6) “Fund” means, a fund created for the purposes of depositing the proceeds of cessas “Covid-19 Pandemic Fund”; to carry out the purposes as specified in Section 4 of this Act; and shall be utilised in the manner as prescribed; (7) “Government” means the State Government of Jharkhand; (8) “Governing Body” means a body of such authorities, as constituted by the State Government to carry out the purposes of this Act, as prescribed; (9) “Holder” means the holder of mining or quarry lease or exploring license or prospecting license of the mineral bearing land(s); (10) “Mineral Bearing Land” means holding or holdings of land comprising the area of a land either allocated or granted or deemed to be granted for mineral right i.e. mining or quarry lease or exploring license or prospecting license or petroleum mining lease under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 1959; (11) “Mineral Produce” means a produce of mineral specified in the Schedule, appended to this Act; (12) "Mineral Right” means rights conferred on a lessee/deemed lessee under a mining lease or quarry lease or exploring license or prospecting license or petroleum mining lease granted or renewed under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957, the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972, the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 1959; (13) “Notification” means a notification as published in the Official Gazette of the State; (14) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (15) “Section” means the section(s) under this Act (16) “State” means the State of Jharkhand; (17) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act; and Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the same meaning as defined in all the respective Minerals Act(s) and all the respective Rules, including the Disaster Management Act 2005 (Central Act No. 53 of 2005); as assigned to them under all those such Acts; Rules; Notifications or Regulations made or issued thereunder.