In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.—
(a) ❝ Act ❞ means the 1 [Chennai] Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Act, 1987 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 198);
(b) ❝Form ❞ means a Form appended to these rules;
(c) ❝Licence ❞ means a licence for extraction, use or transport of groundwater granted under section 5 of the Act;
______________________________ * Published at pages 1 to 12 of Part-III-section 1(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated 15 th February 1988.(Issue No. 74)
1. Substituted for the word ❝Madras❞ by Tamil Nadu Act 28 of 1996.
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(d) ❝Permit means a permit granted under section 3 of the Act to sink a well.