law: Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005
  2. Definition. -
  1.   In this
  
  Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  a.  
  
    "Authority" means the Coastal Aquaculture Authority
  
  established under sub-section (1) of section 4;
  b.  
  
    "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority;
  c.  
  
    "coastal aquaculture" means culturing, under controlled
  
  conditions in ponds, pens, enclosures or otherwise, in coastal areas, of
  
  shrimp, prawn, fish or any other aquatic life in saline or brackish water; but
  
  does not include fresh water aquaculture;
  d.  
  
    "coastal area" means the area declared as the Coastal
  
  Regulation Zone, for the time being, in the notification of the Government of
  
  India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests (Department of Environment,
  
  Forests and Wildlife) No. S.O. 114(E), dated the 19th February, 1991 and includes
  
  such other area as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
  
  Gazette, specify;
  e.  
  
    "member" means the member of the Authority appointed
  
  under sub-section (5) of section 4 and includes the Chairperson and the
  
  member-secretary;
  f.  
  
    "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this
  
  Act;
  g.  
  
    "regulations" means the regulations made by the
  
  Authority under this Act.
  1.  
  
   
  2.   Words and
  
  expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Environment
  
  (Protection) Act, 1986 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in
  
  that Act,