Explanation —For the purposes of this sub-section, construction shall not include reconditioning or renovation or partial reconstruction.

Executive authorities of local bodies to furnish certified exli acts

fiom property-lax or house-lax assessment books.—The executive authority of a Municipal Council or Panchayat or the Revenue Officer of a Corporation shall, on application made in this behalf and on payment of such fee as may, fiom time to time, be fixed by the Government, by notification in the Gazette, grant to the applicant a certified copy of the £ktract from the property-tax or house-tax assessment book of the Municipal Council or Panchayat or Corporation, as the case may be, showing the rental value of the building or buildings in respect of which application has been made, relating to the period specified in the application. Such certified copy shall be received as evidence of the facts stated therein in proceedings under this Act.