Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "acquired property" means the stage carriages or the contract carriages and other property vesting in the Government under section 4 ; (b) "administrator" means an administrator appointed under section 18 ; (c) "amount" means the amount payable under this Act for the acquisition of the acquired property ; (d) "arbitrator" means an arbitrator appointed under section 6 ; (e) "authorised officer" means an authorised officer appointed under section 19 ; (f) "award" means any award of an arbitrator made under section 6 ; (g) "contract carriage" shall have the same meaning as in clause (3) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act and includes- (i) any movable property ancillary or incidental to the maintenance and control of such contract carriage; and (ii) any right in or over such contract carriage or movable property ; but does not include a motor cab of a tourist vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicles Act; (h) "contract carriage operator" means an operator holding one or more contract carriage permits ; (i) "district" means the revenue district ; (j) "Government" means the State Government; (k) "Motor Vehicles Act" means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939) ; (l) "notified date" in respect of any stage carriage operator or contract carriage operator means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 in respect of such stage carriage operator or contract carriage operator, as the case may be ; (m) "operator" means any person whose name is entered in the stage carriage permit or contract carriage permit as the holder thereof; (n) "permit" means the permit granted under the Motor Vehicles Act authorising the use of a vehicle as a stage carriage or a contract carriage in any part of the State ; (o) "person interested" in relation to any acquired property includes the stage carriage operator or the contract carriage operator and any secured creditor who has a charge, lien or any interest in the acquired property and any other person who is affected by the vesting of the acquired property and claiming, or entitled to claim, an interest in the amount ; (p) "revenue district" means any area which for the purposes of revenue administration, is under the charge of a District Collector ; (q) "stage carriage" shall have the same meaning as in clause (29) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act and includes- (i) any movable property ancillary or incidental to the maintenance and control of such stage carriage ; (ii) any right in or over such stage carriage or movable property ; and (iii) any reserve vehicles or vehicles run on temporary permits ; (r) "stage carriage operator" means an operator holding one or more stage carriage permits ; (s) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Motor Vehicles Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.