(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Comprehensive Short title, Area Development Act, 1974. extent and
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
commencement.
(3) It shall come into force on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different areas.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Definitions.
context,—
(a) "agricultural production" includes production of agriculture, horticulture, pisciculture, forestry, sericulture, beekeeping, dairy farming, piggery and poultry farming and also includes such other types of production as are ancillary or incidental thereto and as the State Government may, by 197 The West.Sengal Comprehensive Area Development Act, 1974.
[West Ben. Act Establishment of the Comprehensive Area Development Corporation.
Members and their terms of office.
Removal of a member from office.
Executive Vice- Chairman.
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notification in the Official Gazette, specify as agricultural production;
(b) "Corporation" means the West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation established under subsection (I) of section 3;
(c) "cultivator" means a person engaged in agricultural production either in the capacity of an owner or a lessee or a bargadar or a labourer;
(d) "notified area" means an area notified under sub-section (2) of section 15;
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act;
(h "project" includes scheme or schemes undertaken within a notified area for the purpose of fulfilling the objects referred to in section 8;
(g) "regulations" means regulations made by the Corporation under this Act.