Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant the subject or context:- (a) "Administrative Department" means the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department. (b) "Committee" means the said Committee or Committees constituted under this Act; (c) Places of Pilgrimage means and includes Thakur Bari Temple, Gangtok, Sai Mandir, Assangthang, Mungrung Shakti Sthal, Guru Rinpoche at Samdruptse, Tathagata Tsal, Chenrezi Statue, Gyalshing, Mangkhims in Sikkim and such other places as may be notified form time to time. (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rule made under this Act; (e) "fund" means the fund as would be provided for the management of the places of pilgrimage. (f) "Sevak" means any person, recognized by a competent authority as a sevak or his substitute, appointed to perform any work or duty connected with day to day rituals and puja and conversant with puja, rituals, nitis etc.; (g) "Year" means the financial year.