(i) This Regulation may bo called the Lakshadweep Panchayats Regulation, 1994.
a) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different Islands or for different provisions of this Regulation.
Short title extent and commencement.
2. In this Regulation, unless the Context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union territory of Lakshadweep appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;
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(b) "building" includes a house, out house, stable, privy, urina shed, hut, wall (Other than a boundary wall not exceeding eight feet in height) and any other structure whether of masonry bricks, wood, metal or any other material, but does not include a temporary structure erected on ceremonial or festive occasions or a tont ;
(c) "Chairperson" and "Vice-Chairperson" mean respectively the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of a Village (Dweep) Panchayat ;
(d) "district" means the district of Lakshadweep comprising the entire Union territory of Lakshadweep ;
(e) "Election Commission" means the Election Commission referred to in section 87 of this Regulation for the Union territory of Lakshadweep ;
(f) "Finance Commission" means the Finance Commission referred to in section 86 of this Regulation for the Union territory of Lakshadweep •
(g) "Gram Sabha" means the body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village (Dweep) ;
(h) "geneial eleoUon" mean? the election held under this Regulation for the constitution or the reoinstitution of a Panohayat after the expiry of its terms or otherwise;
(!) "Island" means one of the Islands mentioned in the First Schedule;
(?) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(k) "octroi" means a tax on the entry of animals or goods or both into Panchayat area, for consumption, use or sale therein ;
(/) "Official Gazette" means the Lakshadweep Gazette ;
(m) "Panchayat" means a Village (Dweep) Panchayat or District Panchayat, as the case may be, established under the provisions of this Regulation ;
(n) "Panchayat area" means the territorial area of a Panchayat;
(0) "population" means the population, as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published ;
(p) "Pradhan" and "Up-pradhan" mean respectively the Pradhan;
and Up-pradhan of a Village (Dweep) Panchayat ,
(q) "President-cum-Chief Counsellor and Vice-Presidcnt-cum- Counsellor" mean respectively the Prcsident-cum-Chief Counsellor and Vice-President-cum-Counsellor of a District Panchayat ;
(r) "prescribed" means prescribed by iules made under this Regulation ;
(s) "prescribed authority" means a person appointed by the Administrator to carry out the provision1- of this Regulation ;
(t) "public street" means a pathway, road, street, square, or footpath over which the public have a right of way, whether a thoroughfare or not, and includes—
(1) tho footway attached to any such street or road;
&CC ij THE CAZETTfc OF INUIA EXTRAORDINARY 3 (//) the drains attached to any such street or road and the land which lies on either side of the roadway upto the boundaries of the adjacent property;
(u) "tax" means a tax, cess, rate or other impost leviable under this Regulation but does not include a fee;
(v) "Union territory" means the Union territory of Lakshadweep.
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