State Act

The Bihar Government Premises (Rent Recovery and Eviction) Act, 1956

2. Definition – In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context – a) ‘allotment’ means the grant, in writing, by or on behalf of the State Government, of a right of use and occupation of any Government premises to any person but does not include a grant by way of lease; b) ‘competent authority’ means any officer not below the rank of a Sub-deputy Collector or a Sub-deputy Magistrate, authorized by the State Government by notification in the official Gazette, to perform all any of the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as many be specified in the notification; c) ‘Government premises’ means any premises belonging to, or take on lease or requisitioned by, the State Government; d) ‘premises’ means any land or building or part of a building and includes– (i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of building; (ii) any furniture supplied by the State Government for use in such building or part of building; and (iii) any fitting affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; e) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act; f) ‘rent’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (IV of 1882) and includes ground rent, municipal tax or any other amount payable by any allottee for use and occupation of premises; and g) ‘unauthorized occupation’ means the occupation of Government premises by any person either without any allotment or after the expiry of one month from the date on which an allotment is cancelled under section 3.