Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) "Authority" means any Department of Government or Government agencies or Grama Panchayat or Municipality 3[any statutory bodies or service providers] which are required to issue clearances or licences or certificates or permits 4[or consents or renewal thereof] for setting up an 5[enterprise] in the State;
2. (b) "Bye-laws" means bye-laws made by the State Board under this Act; 6[(ba) “Clearances” means various clearances including licences, certificates, permits or consents required under various Central or State enactments and rules made thereunder, and for providing utility services and renewal thereof from, time to time, for setting up and running, expansion, diversification and modernisation of any enterprise in the State of Kerala;]
3. (c) "District Board" means the District Single Window Clearance Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 4 of this Act; 1 1st day of June,2000 vide S.R.O.No. 457/2000 dated 30-05-2000 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 996 dated 30th May,2000. 2 G.O (Rt) No.596/2000/ID dated 30th May, 2000 and published as S.R.O No. 457/2000 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.996 dated 30th May, 2000 ( w.e.f. 01-06-2000). 3 Inserted by Act 14 of 2018( w.e.f. 20-10-2017). 4 Inserted by Act 14 of 2018( w.e.f. 20-10-2017). 5 Substituted by Act 25 of 2024(w.e.f.02-11-2024). 6 Inserted by Act 14 of 2018( w.e.f. 20-10-2017). 1[(ca) “District Grievance Redressal Committee” means District Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under section 13A of the Act;
4. (cb) “Designated Officer” means an officer appointed as specified in clause (a) of section 2, for providing service to any person who has submitted an application for obtaining clearances or licences or certificates or permits or consents or renewal thereof which the State Government is empowered to issue under various Central and State enactments or any other matter incidental thereto, for setting up, running, expansion, diversification or modernisation of enterprises;]
5. (d) "designated Authority of Industrial Area" means the Managing Director of the Industrial Area or any other Officer appointed by the Government for purposes of promoting and maintaining the industrial area concerned; 2[(da) “Enterprise” means any undertaking or factory or workshop or workplace or any other establishment or industry engaged in manufacturing or processing or providing services or any commercial activities including trade or investment in infrastructure;]
6. (e) "Government" means the Government of Kerala;
7. (f) "Industrial Area" means any area in the State declared to be an industrial area by the Government by notification in the Gazette from time to time and includes industrial estates, development areas, development plots, mini industrial estates, industrial parks and growth centres;
8. (g) "Industrial Area Board" means the Industrial Area Single Window Clearance Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Act;
9. (h) "Industrial Township Area" means an industrial area referred to in section 14 of this Act;
   • (i) "Industrial Township Authority" means an Industrial Township Authority constituted for an industrial township area under section 15 and the Scheme; 3[(j) xxxx]
10. (k) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 1 Inserted by Act 19 of 2022 (w.e.f. 14-09-2021). 2 Inserted by Act 14 of 2018( w.e.f. 20-10-2017). 3 Omitted by Act 14 of 2018 (w.e.f. 20-10-2017).
11. (l) "Scheme" means the Scheme framed under this Act; 1[(la) “service” means any act or steps to be taken by a designated officer within the period as provided under the Act, or rules or bye laws made thereunder with respect to processing of application submitted by any person for obtaining clearances, licences, certificates, permits, consents or renewal thereof which the State Government is empowered to issue under various Central and State enactments or any other matter incidental thereto, for setting up, running, expansion, diversification or modernisation of enterprises;] 2[(m) xxxx]
12. (n) "State Board" means the "Kerala State Single Window Clearance Board" constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act;
13. (o) "State enactment" means a Proclamation or Act of Travancore or Cochin, an Act or Ordinance of Travancore-Cochin, an Act passed by the Legislature of the State of Kerala, or an Ordinance promulgated by the Governor and in force in the State and includes a rule, order, bye-law or regulation made in exercise of a power conferred by any such Act or Ordinance by the Government or an authority subordinate to Government. 3[(p) “State Grievance Redressal Committee” means the State Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under section 13C of the Act.]