(1) In this Act , unless the context otherwise requires,- — THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT, 1993

2 . (1) In this Act , unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) " Adhakshyu " means an Adhakshya of a Zilla Panchayat elected under sub-section (1) of section 54; (b) " Audi tor" means an auditor appointed under SlI b-section (2) of section4R; (c) "District Collector " means the Collector of the District; (d) "District Development Officer-cumPanchayar Officer " means the Dis -Iricr -Development Officer -cum-Pnnchaynt Officer of the District appoin tee!by the Stale Government; (e) " Governor" means the Governor of Sikk im; (f) "Gram " means any village or part of a village or group ofadjoining villages or parts t hereof declared by the State Government to be a Gram under xu b-section (l) of section 3; (g) " Gram Panchayat" means a Gram Panchayat constituted under section 12: "Nagar Panchayat " means a Nagar Panchayat and includes a municipalj ty , mun icipal commi nee or corporation or such other body by whatever name called constituted under the Jaw relating to such Nagar Punchayats for the time being in force; (i) ' Notification ' means the notification published in the Official Gazette; (j) " Prescribed Authority" means all authority appointed by the State Government , by notification, for all or any of the purposes of this Act; (k) "Sabhaputi " .means a Sabhupnti of a Gram Panchaynr ejected under subsection (1) of section 17; " Secretary " means the Secretary to the Government of Sikkim in the RI . 1J ' :\lDevelopment Department and includes an Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary , Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary of that Deparrmenr; (rn)"Statc Government " means the Government of the State of Sikkim: (n) " Up-Adhakshya " means an Up-Adhakshya of a Zilla Punchayat elected u nder sub -section (1) of section 54; " Up-Sabhapari " means all Up-Sabhupati of a Gr , 1l11 Panchayur elected under sub -section (1) of section 17; (p) " Zilla Panchayat " means a Zilla Panchayat of a district constituted under sub -section (1) of section 49; Constitution of" Gram, its name a nd jurisdietion. Elfcct of alteration of the area a/Gram . Words defined in the Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act , 1)92 but not defined in this A ~ t shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them in the Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act , 1992 . CHAPTER H CONSTTrUTION OF GRAM AND C;P,AM SABHA

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