Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) ‘house’ means a residential house, house-cum-shop or house-cum-workshop in the new townships and includes houses constructed on plots purchased from Government in the new townships of Union Territory of Chandigarh. (b) “purchaser” means an individual, company, co-operative society or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, who has/have purchased and/or occupied a house, or/and plot or plots in the new townships and includes the predecessors and successors of interest of such purchaser; (c) “Deputy Commissioner” means a Deputy Commissioner of the District in which the new township is situate; (d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) “Controlling Authority” means the authority competent to make recovery of the fees under the powers conferred by this Act; (f) “new township” means a colony of houses for the rehabilitation of displaced persons that has been or may hereafter be established by the Central Government.