Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Government" means the State Government;
2. (b) "holder" means the holder of mining or quarry lease or exploring license or prospecting license of the mineral bearing land;
3. (c) "mineral bearing land" means holding or holdings of land comprising the area of a mine or quarry having minerals;
4. (d) "mineral produce" means a produce of mineral specified in the Schedule;
5. (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
6. (f) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; and
7. (g) Words used but not defined in this Act and defined in the respective Acts shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them under those Acts.