Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Act: (1) "Agency" refers to Jharkhand Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (JIIDCO). (2) "Governing Body" refers to the committee constituted under Section-4. (3) "Appellate Authority" refers to the committee empowered under Section-25. (4) "Applicable Acts" means, (a) Bihar Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1953, (b) Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, (c) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, (d) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, (e) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, (f) Gratuity Act, 1972, (g) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, (h) Jharkhand Value Added Tax Act, 2005, (i) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, (j) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, (k) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, (l) Boilers Act, 1923, (m) Payment of Wages Act, 1936, (n) Factories Act, 1948, (o) Minimum Wages Act, 1948, (p) Bihar Electricity Act, 1948, (q) Jharkhand Entertainment Tax Act, 2012, or successor/amended Acts or any other relevant/applicable Act notified by the State Government. (5) "Competent Authority" means any department or agency of the Government, local authority, statutory body, State owned corporation, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Urban Local Bodies or any other authority or agency constituted or established under any Act or under the administrative control of the Government which has the power and accountability to grant or issue permissions to establish or operate an (industrial) unit in the State. (6) "Approval" means no-objection certificate, allotment, consent, permission, licence, registration, enrolment, issuance/granting of permission by any competent authority in connection with setting up an enterprise/unit in the State of Jharkhand and includes all such permissions which are necessary under the prevailing Acts. (7) "Department" means a Department of the Government of Jharkhand. (8) "District Executive Committee" means the committee constituted under Section-12. (9) "District Level Nodal Agency" means the agency directed under Section-14. (10) "Entrepreneur" means an individual or a body/group of individuals or a company who is interested or proposes to take the lead in investment or control in (any one) enterprise and who brings the investment proposal. (11) "Government" means the Government of Jharkhand. (12) "High Powered Committee" means the committee constituted under Section-6. (13) "Industrial Policy" means Jharkhand Industrial Policy or any other sector-specific policy of the Government of Jharkhand or such schemes of the Central or State (Jharkhand) Government as have been notified from time to time for industrial promotion. (14) "Notification" means a notification published in the Jharkhand Gazette and the word notified shall be construed accordingly. (15) "Prescribed" means rules provided under this Act and rules made under the prevailing Acts for the implementation of this Act. (16) "Web Portal" means the web portal maintained by the Agency.