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section 2

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The Uttarakhand Plastic and Other Non-Biodegradable Waste (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2013
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  1. (g) "non-biodegradable material" means the material including plastic which cannot be decomposed or degraded by action of micro-organisms, sunlight or other natural actions and includes goods made or manufactured from Polythene, Nylon or other plastic substances such as Poly Vinyl Chlorides (P.V.C.), Poly-Propylene and Poly-styrene specified in the Schedule to this Act;
  2. (h) "occupier" includes –
    • (i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable;
    • (ii) an owner in occupation of or otherwise using his land or building;
    • (iii) a rent free tenant of any land or building; and
    • (iv) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land or building;
    • (i) "owner" includes a person who for the time being is receiving or is entitled to receive, the rent of any land or building, whether on his own account or on account of himself and others or as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver for any other or who should so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it, if the land or building or part thereof were let to a tenant;
  3. (j) "place" means any land or building or part of a building and includes the garden, ground and out-houses, if any, pertaining to a building or part of a building.
  4. (k) "place open to public view" includes any private place or building, monument, fence or balcony visible to a person being in, or passing along any public place;
  5. (l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
  6. (m) "Public Analyst" means the person appointed or recognized to be the Government Analyst, in relation to any environmental laboratory established or recognized in the State, under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986); and
  7. (n) "public place" means any place which is open to use and enjoyment of the public whether it is actually used or enjoyed by the public or not and includes a road, street, market, house-gully or way, whether a thoroughfare or not, and landing place to which public are granted access or have a right to resort or over which they have a right to pass.

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