Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) “administration” means administration of the port and non-port lands and non-nationalized inland waterways including grant of land or waterway on lease for any purpose, provision of civic amenities and services on port and non-port lands, and collection of such taxes, fees and charges and expenditure of such revenue as may be approved by the State Government; (b) “appointed date”, in relation to any port, means the date on which this Act is made applicable to that port or non-nationalized inland waterways; (c) “Board” means the Odisha Maritime Board constituted under section 3; (d) “board security” means debentures, bonds or dock certificates issued by the Board in respect of any loan contracted by it under the provisions of this Act; (e) “chairperson” means Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 3 and shall include the person appointed under section 9 to act in his place; (f) “dock” means and includes all basins, locks, cuts, entrances, graving docks, graving blocks, inclined planes, slipway gridirons, moorings, transit sheds, warehouses, godowns, open lands and other works and things appertaining to any dock and shall also include such portion of the sea enclosed or protected by the arms or groynes of a harbour; (g) “foreshore” means the area between the high water mark and the low water mark relating to that port; (h) “goods” means merchandise and includes live stock; (i) “High Water Mark” means the highest point at that port reached by ordinary spring tides during any season of the year; (j) “immovable property” means all immovable property of the Board and includes all other rights exercisable on, over or in respect of any land, wharf, dock or pier; (k) “Indian Ports Act” means the Indian Ports Act, 1908; (l) “Inland Water Transport (IWT)” means Inland Water Transport System including ferry services in the State; (m) “land” means land vested in the Board and shall include the bed of sea or river below high water mark and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (n) “low Water Mark”, means the lowest point reached by ordinary spring tides at any season of the year at that port; (o) “major Port”, means a port designated by Government of India as a major port in terms of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963; (p) “master” means any person for the time being in charge or control of a vessel or craft, as the case may be, except a pilot, harbour master, dock master or berthing master of the port; (q) “member” means a member of the Board or its Committee, as the case may be; (r) “Non-Nationlized Inland Waterways” means the Waterways other than those declared as National