Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "District Magistrate" mans the District Magstrate of the district in which a notified area is situated ; (b) "Compulsory service" means any service in the form of manual or skilled labour required by the Development Officer of the notified area concerned to be performed by a person for a public purpose ; (c) "Development Officer" means the Block Development Officer of the notified area concerned, and includes any other officer appointed by the State Government by notification for performing the functions assigned to a Development officer under this Act ; (d) "notified area" means an area declared under section 3 ; (e) "person" means a person of not less than sixteen and not more than sixty years in age who ordinarily resides in the notified area, but does not include- (i) a woman ; and (ii) a person suffering from any physical or mental disability which, in the opinion of the Development Officer, makes him unfit for rendering compulsory service ; (f) "prescribed" mews prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (g) "public purpose" means a purpose for executing works connected with the development of drainage or the prevention or clearance of water logging.