Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— (a) "flood" includes water channel, flood channel and an area usually known as land susceptible to flood by inundation; (b) "flood plain zoning" means restricting any human activity in the flood plains of a river where the plains are created by overflow of water from the channels of rivers and streams; (c) "flood zone" means the area which is required to carry the flow of the maximum probable floods; (d) "flood zoning authority" in relation to a river, means the authority appointed by the Government under Section 3; (e) "Gazette" means the official gazette of the Manipur State Government; (f) "Government" means the State Government of Manipur; (g) "land" includes interest in lands, benefits arising out of lands and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (h) "occupier", in respect of any land, means any person who has an interest in the land and cultivates the land himself or by his servants or by hired labour and includes a tenant; (i) "owner" in relation to any land, includes any person having interest in such land; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act; (k) "water channel" means the channel in which the flows of a river are generally confined; (l) "river" includes its tributaries.