(i) Th is Ac t m ay be ca lle d th e As sam T riba l Dev elop m en t A uth or ity A ct, 1983.
(ii) It sh al l com e in to fo rce on su ch da te as th e S ta te Gov er nm en t may , by no ti fic ati on in th e offic ial Gaz et te ap po in t.7f .
(iii) Th e Act sh al l ap pl y to su ch ar ea or .ar ea s as th e S ta te Gov er nm en t m ay by no tif icat ion in th e offic ial Gaz et te from t im e to t im e spe cify.
2. In th is Ac t un less th ere is an yt hi ng re pug nan t in t he su bje ct or c o n te x t:—
(a) "A uth ori ty ” m ea ns th e Triba l Dev elop m en t A uth ori ty o f A ssam.
(b) "G ov er nm en t” mea ns th e Sta te Gov er n m en t of Assam .
(c) "G ov er no r” mea ns th e Gov er no r of Assam .
I De fin ition .
853 fH E AS SAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINA RY, OCT. , 10, 1983
(d) "Rule s” mean the rules made under this Act.
(e) 'M LA ’ and 'MP ’ mean the member of the Leg islative Assembly of the State of Assam and the member of Lok Sabha or Ra jya S abha respectively .
The se tting up of the Autho rit y an d its co m posit ion.
CHAPTER II