Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “declared area” means an area declared to be civic amenities and infrastructure deficient area under section 3; (b) “development agency” means such agency as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, notify; (c) “Director” means the Director, Town and Country Planning Department, Haryana; (d) “District Level Scrutiny Committee” means a committee constituted under section 4; (e) “essential services” includes water supply, sewerage, roads and street lights; (f) “Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana; (g) “municipal area” means the municipal area as defined in the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 (24 of 1973) or the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (16 of 1994), as the case may be; (h) “public land” means land owned by the Central or the State Government, Boards or Corporations constituted under any Central or State law or owned by the Central or State Government including the land owned by Gram Panchayat or municipality; (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (j) “unauthorized building” means building that has been erected in contravention of the provisions of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (8 of 1975), the Haryana Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963 (Punjab Act 41 of 1963), the Haryana New Capital (Periphery) Control Act, 1952 (Punjab Act 1 of 1953) or any other law for the time being in force; (k) “unauthorized development” means an area that has been developed in contravention of the provisions of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (8 of 1975), the Haryana Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963 (Punjab Act 41 of 1963), the Haryana New Capital (Periphery) Control Act, 1952 (Punjab Act 1 of 1953) or any other law for the time being in force; (l) “unauthorized plot” means the area which has been sub-divided in contravention of the provisions of section 7 of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 (8 of 1975).