Chapter I PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement.-

1. (1) This Act may be called Shree Huligemma Devi Kshetra Development Authority Act, 2024.
2. (2) It extends to the area of Shree Huligemma Devi Temple as defined in clause
   • (j) of section 2.
3. (3) It shall come into force from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of the Act.

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

1. (a) "Amenity" includes roads, streets, sub-ways, lighting, drainage, sanitation, electricity and water supply or other convenience, public works, market places, post office, bank. hospitals, dispensary, police station, fair price shop. milk booth, library, recreation centers, service stations of any public utility service authorised by the Authority or other facility; and such other amenity as the State Government may, by notification, specify;
2. (b) "Authority" means Shree Huligemma Devi Kshetra Development Authority constituted under section 3;
3. (c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority.
4. (d) "Committee" means the District Level Committee and the State Level Monitoring Committee constituted under section 18;
5. (e) "Fund" means fund of the Authority;
6. (f) "Member" means a member of the Authority;
7. (g) "Regulations" means regulations of the Authority made under section 38.
8. (h) "Rules" means rules of the Authority made under section 37;
   • (i) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Authority appointed under section 10 and
9. (j) "Shree Huligemma Devi Kshetra " means the entire area of Shree Huligemma Devi Temple and lands acquired by the State Government from time to time for development of Shree Huligemma Devi temple and such other area declared by the State Government, by notification.