(I) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the East Kolkata Wetla~!ds (Conservation and Man:lgement) Act, 2006 (West Ben. Act VII of 2006);
(b) "Authority" means the East Kolkata Wetlands Management Authority constituted under section 3 of the Act;
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority;
(d) "East Kolkata Wetlands" means the area defined under sub-section (c) of section 2 of the Act;
(e) "Form" means Form appended to these rules;
(f) "Member" means a Member of the Authority and iacludes the Chairperson;
(g) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Authority;
(h) "nominated Member" means persons nominated to th~ Atlthority under clause (xvi) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act;
(i) "section" means a section of the Act;
G) "State Government" means the Government of West Bengal in the Department of Environment:
(k) "sub-rule" means a sub-rule of the rule in which the wont OCCLil'S.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shal1 have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Acl.
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