Definitions

Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Applicant" means any person applying to the Designated Officer for the delivery of a service;
2. (b) "Designated Officer" means an officer notified as such by the Government or by a Local Authority or a Public Authority for providing the service under this Act;
3. (c) "First Appellate Authority" means an officer notified as such by the Government or by a Local Authority or a Public Authority to whom an appeal lies against an order of the Designated Officer;
4. (d) "Government" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;
5. (e) "Local Authority" means a Municipal Corporation, a Municipal Council, a Nagar Panchayat, a Zilla Praja Parishad, a Mandal Praja Parishad, a Gram Panchayat or any other local body constituted under any law for the time being in force;
6. (f) "Notification" means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word "notified" shall be construed accordingly;
7. (g) "Public Authority" means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted,-
   • (i) by or under the Constitution;
   • (ii) by any other law made by the State Legislature;
   • (iii) by notification issued or order made by the Government; and includes any body owned, controlled or substantially financed by the Government;
8. (h) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
   • (i) "Service" means the notified public service provided by the Designated Officer for which an application is made under this Act;
9. (j) "Stipulated Time" means the maximum time period prescribed by the Government within which a Designated Officer shall provide the service or decide the application.