Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 2[(a) “authorised officer” means the Commissioner of Land Revenue authorised under section 2B and includes the officer entrusted by the Government under the said section to assist him]; 3[(aa)] “District Collector” means the Collector of the District; (b) “District Expert Committee” means the District Expert Committee constituted under section 3; 1[(ba) “State High Level Committee” means the State High Level Committee constituted under section 2A]; (c) “Fund” means the River Management Fund maintained under section 17; (d) “Government” means the Government of Kerala; (e) “Kadavu” means a river ban, or water body where removal of sand is carried out; (f) “Kadavu Committee” means the Kadavu Committee constituted under section 4; (g) “Local Authority” means a Village Panchayat constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a Municipality constituted under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994); (h) “Municipality” means a Town Panchayat or a Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation constituted under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994); (i) “Notification” means a notification published in the Gazette under this Act; (j) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (k) “Section” means a section of this Act; 1[(ka) “Special Protection Force” means the Special Protection Force constituted under section 26A]; (l) “Grama Panchayat” means a Village Panchayat constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994); (m) “Block Panchayat” means a Block Panchayat constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994); (n) “District Panchayat” means a District Panchayat constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994).