Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1973.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Gujarat.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

1. (a) "Board" means the Gujarat Slum Clearance Board established under section 21;
2. (b) "building" includes a house, out-house, stable, latrine, shed, hut and other enclosure or structure whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever, whether used as a dwelling or otherwise; and also includes verandas, fixed platforms, plinths, doorsteps, electric meters, walls including compound walls and the fencing and the like but does not include plant or machinery comprised in a building;
3. (c) "Court" means,
   • (i) in the City of Ahmedabad, the Ahmedabad City Civil Court; and
   • (ii) elsewhere, the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) having jurisdiction and if there is no such Court, the District Court having jurisdiction;
4. (d) "erection" in relation to a building includes extension, alteration or re-erection;