Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— (a) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the Government, by notification, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area or in relation to such class of public premises as may be specified in the notification; (b) "Government" means the State Government; (c) "local authority" includes Planning and Development Authority, Municipal Board, District Council, Block Samiti, Town Committee, Gram Panchayat etc; (d) "premises" means any land or any building or hut or part of a building or hut and includes— (i) gardens, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or hut or part of a building or hut, and (ii) any fittings affixed to such building or hut or part of a building or hut for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; (e) "public premises" means— (i) any premises belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, or on behalf of, the Government; (ii) any premises belonging to, or vested in, a local authority; (f) "Revenue Commissioner" means the Revenue Commissioner of the Government of Manipur; (g) "Unauthorised occupation", in relation to any public premises, means the occupation by any person of the public premises without authority for such occupation, and includes the continuance in occupation by any person of the public premises after the authority (whether by way of grant or any other mode of transfer) under which he was allowed to occupy the premises has expired or has been determined for any reason whatsoever.