Chapter I PRELIMINARY

Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Housing Board Act, 1962. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Karnataka. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Board” means the Housing Board constituted under section 3; (b) “Board premises” means any premises belonging to or vesting in the Board or taken on lease by the Board or entrusted to the Board under this Act for management and use for the purpose of this Act; (c) “building materials” means such commodities or articles as are specified by the State Government by notification to be building materials for the purposes of this Act; (d) “bye-laws” means bye-laws made under section 77; (e) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board; (f) “competent authority” means any person authorised by the State Government, by notification to perform the functions of the competent authority under Chapter VI for such area as may be specified in the notification; (g) ‘Corporation’ means a Municipal Corporation established under any law for the time being in force in the State; (g-1) ‘District’, ‘District Court’ and ‘District Judge’ respectively mean in the case of the Bangalore Metropolitan area, ‘the City of Bangalore’, ‘the City Civil Court and ‘a Judge’ as defined in the Bangalore City Civil Court Act, 1979 (Karnataka Act 13 of 1980); (g-2) ‘Housing Commissioner’ means the officer appointed under section 10; (h) “housing scheme” means a housing scheme under this Act; (h-1) "Joint Venture Projects" means, projects taken up by Local bodies or Private parties and the Board jointly, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (i) “land” includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (i-1) ‘land development scheme’ means a scheme framed under this Act for the purpose of providing house sites in any area; (j) “member” means a member of the Board; (k) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette; (l) “premises” means any building or part of a building and includes,— (i) gardens, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building, and (ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; (m) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules; (n) “programme” means the annual housing programme and land development programme prepared by the Board under section 19; (n-1) "Public Private Partnership projects" means a project on a specific term of contract between a private party and the Board for providing a public asset or service subject to such norms as may be prescribed. (o) “regulations” means regulations made under section 76; (p) “rent” means the amount payable to the Board in respect of the occupation of a Board premises but excludes the charges for water and electricity payable in respect of water and electricity used or consumed in the premises. (q) “rules” means rules made under section 74; (r) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board; (s) “Tribunal” means the Tribunal specified under section 40; and (t) “year” means the year commencing on the 1st day of April and ending on the 31st day of March. (4) For the purpose of this Act and, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013) the Board shall be deemed to be a local authority.