Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) ‘Act’ means the Sikkim Road Reserve Act, 2009, (b) ‘Authority’ means the Roads and Bridges Department, Government of Sikkim, or any other Department or Agency the Government may authorize through such Officers as may be designated; (c) ‘Government’ means the State Government of Sikkim. (d) ‘Department’ means the Roads and Bridges Department, Government of Sikkim, or any other Department or Agency the Government may authorize. (e) ‘Building’ means and includes any structure, house, sheds or kuchcha house, tea stalls, pan shops, sheds or dhabas of whatever material and in whatever manner constructed which falls under the road reserve and also includes doors, stairs, attach drains of the building, walls, railings, advertisement boards, hoardings, pipeline, cable lines sewer lines, temporary structures, electricity posts and line, telephone lines etc. (f) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the Official Gazette, (g) ‘ public place’ means a road, street, way footpath or other place to which the public have right to access and includes any place or taxi stand at which passengers are board and onboard by a public or private vehicle, (h) ‘road’ means and includes all the State Highways, district roads and other roads constructed and maintained by the Government or its authorized agencies. (i) ‘road reserve’ means such portion of land lying within such distance from the centre on either side of such roads or highways as may be prescribed in any law but shall not include reserved forest area on either side of the road or any other notified areas specially earmarked for exclusive use by any other authorities.