State Act

The Majuli Cultural Landscape Region Act, 2006

2. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Authority” means the Majuli Cultural Landscape Management Authority specifically designated for Majuli Cultural Landscape Region with Core Area and Buffer Area; (b) “Buffer Area” means the landmass around the Core Area along both sides of Majuli sub-division as may be notified by the Authority with the approval of the government; (c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; (d) “Chief Executive Officer” means the Commissioner, Upper Assam Division or an officer of equivalent rank so appointed by the Government as Chief Executive of the Authority; (e) “Core Area” means the water and landmass of Majuli Civil Sub-division; (f) “Cultural Landscape Region” means the total landmass inclusive of Core Area and Buffer Area; (g) “Cultural resources” means all the tangible and intangible heritage components in Majuli like Sattras, manuscripts , antiquities, village,fields, water-bodies,dance,drama,local proverbs, beliefs, rituals, festivals etc. including typologies of unique and special systems viz. geo-hydrologic system, bio-economic system, socio-cultural system, socio-religious system etc.; (h) “Development” means sustainable development of all the cultural and natural resources including ethnological, hydrological, topographical and land features, bio-diverse areas,ecosystem sattra region and traditional settlements, without loosing the unique and outstanding values of Majuli Cultural Landscape Region; (i) “Executive Officer” means the officer posted in Majuli Cultural Landscape Management Authority who shall be responsible for day-to-day activities of the Authority; (j) “Executive Group” means the group constituted by the Government under section 5 of the Act; (k) “Fund” means Funds of the Authority; (l) “Government” means the Government of Assam; (m) “Local Authority” means all the panchayati Raj institutions and other autonomous tribal authorities operating in the Landscape Region; (n) “Management Plan” means Management plan for the Cultural resources and Economic development of Majuli Landscape Region; (o) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (p) “Stakeholders” means indigenous residents,Government Organizations,People’s Organizations and private individuals/Institutions who has stake in natural resources, possess own organizational structure and decision making process, with or without formal status and can contribute to development in resource management in the area; (q) “Sattra” means all the sattras presently located in Majuli Core area and Buffer Area as specified in the Schedule appended to this Act and such other Sattras as may be notified by the Government from time to time being in existence for at least fifty years prior to the commencement of this Act and accepted by the Authority; (r)“Sattra region” means the area around the Sattra, including the traditional villages and natural resources with its traditional spatial entity; (s) “tourists” means tourist/s coming from outside Majuli Cultural Landscape Region, both domestic, national and international staying not more than 7-10 days; (t)“Village” means all the revenue villages habited or uninhabited in the Cultural Landscape Region and will also include habitable clusters not yet notified as revenue villages;