State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD ADHINIYAM, 1965

2- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Adhyaksh" means the Adhyaksh of the Board; (b) "appointed day”, in relation to any area, means the day on which this Act comes into force in. that area ; (c) "betterment fee" means the fee leviable under Chapter IV ; (d) "Board" means the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad established 'under this Act; (e) "Board premises", means any premises belonging to, or vested in, the Board or taken on lease by the Board or which are entrusted to, or are in the possession or control of the Board for the purposes of this Act; (f) "building'' means a house, out-house, stable, shed, hut (other than a hut-made of mud appurtenant to or situated in a cultivated field in any area outside the limits of a city, municipality town area or notified area) or, other enclosure or structure, whether of masonry, bricks; wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever, and whether used as a human dwelling or otherwise, and includes any verandah, platform, plinth, staircase door-step or wall, including compound wall other than a boundary wall of a garden or of agricultural land not appurtenant, to a house, but does not include a tent or other such portable temporary shelter; (g) "City” means any local area constituted to be a city under section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 1959; (h) “land” includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (i) "Master Plan” means a Master Plan prepared under any law for the time being in force ; (j) "municipality"; means a municipality as defined in clause (9) of section 2 of the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916; (k) "Nagar Mahapalika" means a Nagar Mahapalika established under section 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 1959; (l) "notified area” means a notified area as defined in sub- section (2) of section 337 of the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916 ; (m) "premises" means any building or part of building, and includes- - (i) any garden, grounds, land and out-houses appurtaining to such building or part ; and (ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof ; (n) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules; (o) “prescribed authority” means any authority appointed by the State Government by notification in the Gazette to perform all or any of the functions of a prescribed authority under this Act ; (p) "regulations" means regulations made under this Act; (q) "rules" means rules made under this Act ; (r) "State Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh ; (s) "town area" means any local area declared or defined under section 3 of the U. P. Town Areas Act, 1914 to be a town area; (t) “Tribunal” means a Tribunal constituted under section 64; (u) “Unit” means a Housing Unit established under section 9 ; and (v) except in clauses (f), (g) and (j), references to a ‘city’, or ‘municipality’ shall be constructed as including references to areas lying within a distance of five kilometres beyond the limits of such city or municipality.