2. Definitions.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (1) "Controller" means any officer appointed by the 4 [Government] as such for the performance of the duties assigned by this Act to the Controller in any particular area; (2) "fair rent" in respect of any house or shop means) the fair rent determined in accordance with the provisions of schedule 'A'. (b) where rent has been fixed under section 8, the rent so fixed or at which it would have been fixed if applications were made under the said section; (3) "house" means a building or part of a building suitable for occupation as residence and includes— (a) garden, ground and out-houses (if any) appurtenant to such building or part of a building, and (b) any furniture supplied by the landlord for use in such building or part of building; (4) "landlord" means any person who for the time being is receiving the rent of any house or shop from the tenant thereof and includes any person who is entitled to bring suit for such rent; (5) "shop" means a building or a part of a building suitable for occupation as such and includes a piece of land, principally for business or trade; (6) "tenant" means any person by whom or on whose account rent or any money liable to be paid for use of house or shop, is or but for a special contract, would be payable for any

such premises and includes legal representative of such person: and, person continuing in possession after termination of tenancy in his favour but does not include any person placed in occupation of the house or shop by its tenant without the consent of the landlord; (7) "urban area" means any area administered by a Municipal Committee, a Town Area Committee or 1 [a Notified Area Committee and includes any place declared as a cantonment under section 3 of the Cantonments Act, 1924.]