Inserted by Act 33 of 2021 (w.e.f. 25.02.2021). — ACT 9 OF 2016

4. Inserted by Act 33 of 2021 (w.e.f. 25.02.2021). (s) “metropolitan area” means an area notified by the Governor under clause (c) of Article 243P of the Constitution of India to be a Metropolitan Area; (t) "Metropolitan Planning Committee" means the Committee constituted by the Government for a Metropolitan area, under Section 54 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, to prepare a draft development plan for the Metropolitan area as a whole, and to exercise such other functions assigned to it by the Government; 1 [(ta) "mitigation" means mitigation as defined in the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act 53 of 2005) in force in the State;] (u) "natural hazard prone area" means an area likely to have moderate to very high damage risk of earthquakes or cyclones, significant flood flow or inundation, land slide potential or proneness, sea erosion, wild fire or one or more of similar hazards; (v) "occupier" includes,— (i) any person who, for the time being, is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building; (ii) any owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or building; (iii) a tenant of any land or building who does not pay any rent; (iv) a licensee in occupation of any land or building; and (v) any person who is liable to pay to the owner, charges for the use and occupation of any land or building; (w) "operational construction" means any construction whether temporary or permanent, which is necessary for the operation, maintenance, development or execution of any of the following services, namely:— (i) railways; (ii) national highways; (iii) State highways; (iv) national waterways; (v) major ports; (vi) airports and aerodromes; (vii) posts, telephones, wireless, broadcasting and other like forms of communication; (viii) regional grid for electricity;

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