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Section 2 in The Bihar Fish Jalkar Management Act, 2006
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-(i)"Disqualified Fishermen Co-operative Society" means a Society which is found disqualified by District Fisheries Officer;(ii)"Applicant Fisherman" means a fisherman who has submitted an application to the Society for the Settlement of Jalkars;(iii)"Jalkar" means Tank, Pokhar, Ahar, River, water course channel, 'Chaur', 'Dhav', reservoir, Lake, Ox-bow lake etc. under Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Bihar, in which Makhana, Singhara & fish is reared;(iv)"Water area" means total area of said Jalkar recorded in the Revenue Khatiyan Record;(v)"District Fisheries Officer" means District Fisheries Officer-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Fish Farmers Development Agency notified by Government;(vi)"Family" means husband-wife, minor son and unmarried daughter.(vii)"Settlement Year" means a period from First July to 30th June but for Singhara, Makhana-cum-fish Jalkars, this period would be from 1st October to 30th September;(viii)"Fishermen" means the person who is a [traditional] [Substituted 'Professional' by Bihar Act 13, 2007.] fisherman engaged in fishing and fish culture;(ix)"Fishermen Co-operative Society" means a Fishermen Co-operative Society at Block level registered under Bihar Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 and [* * *] [Omitted 'Bihar Self Supporting Co-operative Societies Act, 1996' by Bihar Act 20, 2010.] in which the members are only Fisherman;(x)"Fishing Zone" means the water area in which fishing is possible;(xi)"Limited Bid" means bid in which only resident fishermen of a defined Block may participate;(xii)"Trained Fisherman" means fisherman trained by the fisheries department.(xiii)"Self Help Group" means a group of Fishermen;(xiv)"Managing Committee" means the committee which is constituted, consisting of following members:-| (a) | Collector | - | Chairman |
| (b) | Deputy Development Commissioner | - | Vice-Chairman |
| (c) | Additional Collector | - | Member |
| (d) | Deputy Director Fisheries (Range) | - | Member |
| (e) | District Co-operative Officer | - | Member |
| (f) | Local District Lead Bank Officer | - | Member |
| (g) | A representative of a Fishermen Co-operative Society nominatedby Government. | - | Member |
| (h) | A representative of active Fishermen nominated by theGovernment | - | Member |
| (i) | District Fisheries Officer | - | Member Secretary |
| (a) | Deputy Director, Fisheries (Range) | - | Chairman |
| (b) | A representative of a Fishermen Co-operative Society nominatedby Government | - | Member |
| (c) | A representative of active Fishermen nominated by theGovernment | - | Member |
| (d) | District Fisheries Officer | - | Member Secretary |