Chapter I Chapter I

(1) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Griha Nirman MandaI Adhiniyam, 1972. (2) It extends to the whole of Madhya Pradesh.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (1) "Adjoining area" means such area as may be specified to be an adjoining area under section -33; (2) "Betterment charges" means the charges leviable under section 51; (3) "Board" means the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board established under section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Gramin Avas MandaI established under section 4- A, as the case may be; (4) "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. (5) "Byelaws" means byelaws made under section 104. (6) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (7) "Competent authority" means any person authorized by the State Government, by notification, to perform the functions of the competent authority under Chapter XII for such area as may be specified in the notification and shall be a person who is holding or has held an office, not lower in rank than that of a Deputy Collector, or Executive Engineer under the Board; (8) "Housing Commissioner" means the Housing Commissioner appointed under section 13; (9) "Housing Scheme" means a Housing Scheme made under this Act and included a land development scheme prepared under section 34; (10) "Improvement Trust" means a Trust established under the Madhya Pradesh Town Improvement Trusts Act, 1960 (No,14 of 1961); (11) "Land" includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (12) "Land adjacent to the area" means such land as may be specified to be _the land adjacent to the area under submission (3) of section 51; (13) "Local authority means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Notified Area Committee, Zi1a Panchayat, Janapada Panchayat, Gram Panchayat or Town Area Committee, as the case may be; (14) "Member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman; (15) "Premises" means any land or building or part of a building and includes- (i) gardens, grounds and out-house, if any, appertaining to such building or part of building; (ii) Any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; (16) "Programme" means the annual housing programme prepared by the Board under section (35) (17) "Regulations" means regulations made under section 103; (18) "Year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April and ending on the 31 st day of March.

The State Government shall, by notification, establish with effect from such date, as may be specified therein, a Board by the name of the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board, which shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common sea] with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and may, by the said name, sue and be sued.

The Board shall consist of the Chairman who shall be appointed by the State Government and the following other members, namely (a) Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh in charge of each of the following departments or his nominee, namely :- (i) Housing Department (ii) Finance Department (b) Chairman, Housing and Urban Development Corporation, New Delhi or his nominee; (c) Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department; (d) Two members of the State Legislative Assembly to be appointed by the State Government; (e) Director, Town and Country Planning or his nominee; (f) Two non-officials to be appointed by the State Government. (g) One person prominent in the field of Housing, Engineering, Architecture or Town Planning to be appointed by the State Government. (h) Housing Commissioner;