Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

2[(a) “company” means a company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the Government of Kerala or jointly by the Central Government and the Government of Kerala and includes a company which is a subsidiary of any such company;

1. (aa) “corporation” means a corporation established or constituted by or under any Central or State Act and owned or controlled by the Government of Kerala;] 3[(aaa)] “estate officer” means an officer appointed as such by the Government under section 3 ; 4[(b) “local authority” means a panchayat at any level constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 or a municipality constituted under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 or any other authority, by whatever name called, constituted under any law for the time being in force for the development of any local area;]
2. (c) “ prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
3. (d) “public building” means any building or part of a building belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, or on behalf of, the Government or a local authority 5[or a company or a corporation] and includes—

*Received the assent of the Governor on the 23

rd day of September, 1968 and published in the Kerala

Gazette Extraordinary No.234 dated 24

th September, 1968.

1 S.R.O No. 64/69 dated the 10

² Inserted by Act 19 of 1986 ( w.e.f 7-2-1983).

th February,1969 ( w.e.f 15-2-1969).