Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorized by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act;
2. (b) "Corporation" means any body corporate established under any Telangana Act or any other law for the time being in force in the State of Telangana and includes a Company formed and registered under the Companies Act, 2013;
3. (c) "Government" means the State Government of Telangana;
4. (d) "Land owner" includes any person,-
   • (i) whose name is recorded as the owner of the land or part thereof, in the records of the authority concerned;
   • (ii) who is granted forest rights under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Act 2 of 2007) or under any other law for the time being in force;
   • (iii) who is entitled to be granted patta rights on the land under any law of the State including assigned lands;
   • (iv) Who has been declared as such by an order of the Court or authority;
5. (e) "Notification" means the notification published in the Telangana Gazette and the word notified shall be construed accordingly;
6. (f) "Person" includes an individual, un-divided Hindu family, a Trustee, a Company, a Society or an Association of individuals whether incorporated or not;
7. (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
8. (h) "Water Grid" means a network of synchronised Water providers and consumers, connected by transmission or transportation and distribution pipelines and operated by one or more control centres.