Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Krishna Basin Development Authority Act, 1992.

1. (2) It shall come into force on such 1[date] as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. 1.

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

1. (a) "Authority" means the Karnataka Krishna Basin Development Authority;
2. (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority;
3. (c) "Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Authority appointed under section 14 of the Act;
4. (d) "Code" means, in relation to scheduled disputes, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) and in relation to scheduled offences, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974);
5. (e) "Krishna Basin" means the basin area of the Krishna River and its tributaries lying within the territories of the State of Karnataka;
6. (f) the expression "land" and the expression "person interested" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894) as amended by the Land Acquisition (Karnataka Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961;
7. (g) "Member" means the member of the Authority;
8. (h) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act;
   • (i) "Rules" means the rules framed under this Act;
9. (j) "Special Court" means the Special Court constituted under section 31 of this Act;
10. (k) "Scheduled disputes" means the disputes specified under schedule 1 appended to this Act;
11. (l) "Scheduled Offences" means the offences specified under Schedule II appended to this Act;
12. (m) "Special Land Acquisition Officer" means the Land Acquisition Officer of the Authority appointed under section 29 of the Act.
13. (n) "Special Government Pleader-cum-Public Prosecutor'' means the Special Government pleader-cum-Public Prosecutor of the Authority appointed under section 36 of this Act.