Definitions

In this chapter, the expressions,- (a) "a colonizer" means a person who, in a local area, after taking no objection certificate or prior permission in writing, as the case may be,- (i) under section 172 of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (No. 20 of 1959), (ii) under the Urban Land, (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (No. 33 of 1976), (iii) under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 31 of 1961), (iv) under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956), (v) under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 23 of 1973), from the respective authority competent to grant the same or from a Nazul authority in case the land is situated in a Nazul area, divides the land into plots, with or without developing the area transfers or agrees to transfer them gradually or all at a time; to persons desirous of settling down on those plots by constructing residential or non-residential or composite accommodation and the expression establishment of colony, colonisation, illegal colonizer and illegal colonization shall be construed accordingly: Provided that no person shall undertake the establishment of colony unless he on payment of such fee as may be prescribed for registration of colonizers obtains a licence of colonization from the Collector of revenue district in which the land is situate: Provided further that, not withstanding anything contained in Section 172 of Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 (No. 20 of 1959) mere omission to grant sanction for diversion of land within the period specified there in shall not amount to grant of sanction for diversion for the purpose of this Chapter. (b) "local area" means an area comprised within the limits of a Municipal Corporation, a Municipality class I, urban agglomeration or a nazul area comprised in such limits and shall include a planning area notified under section 13 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 23 of 1973) within or appurtenant to such limits; (c) "plot holder" means a person who in a local area holds a plot under a deed of transfer or agreement of transfer from a colonizer; (d) "Urban agglomeration" shall have the same meanings as is assigned to it in clause (a) of section 2 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (No. 33 of 1976).