2. Definitions.

(a) "Act" means the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002 (Goa Act 1 of 2002);
(b) "form" means a form appended to these rules;
(c) "over exploited area" means an area declared by the Government as over exploited area under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Act;
(d) "permission" means a permission for sinking a well in terms of sub-section (3) of section 5 of the Act;
(e) "registration" means a registration of the existing well in terms of section 5 of the Act;
(f) "scheduled area" means an area declared by the Government as scheduled area under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act;
(g) "water scarcity area" means an area notified by the Government as water scarcity area under sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Act;