State Act

THE KERALA TOURISM (CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF AREAS) ACT, 2005

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) ‘committee’ means the State Tourism Conservation and Preservation Committee constituted under section 4; (b) ‘local authority’ means a village panchayat constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a municipality constituted under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994); (c) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (d) ‘special tourism zone’ means any area declared as such by Government under section 3; (e) ‘State’ means the State of Kerala; (f) ‘tourist area’ means any area notified by the Government in the Gazette to be a tourist area for the purposes of this Act;