Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-- 1[1(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;]

1. (b) "Delhi" means the Union territory of Delhi;
2. (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
3. (d) "quarter" means a period of three months commencing on the first day of April, the first day of July, the first day of October or the first day of January in each year;
4. (e) "registered owner" means the person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939);
5. (f) "tax" means the tax levied under this Act;
6. (g) "taxation authority" means any person or authority appointed by the 2[Administrator] by notification in the Official Gazette to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon a taxation authority by or under this Act;
7. (h) "token" means a ticket to be displayed on a motor vehicle as an indication that the tax has been duly paid or that no tax is payable;
   • (i) "year" means the financial year;
8. (j) all words and expressions used, but not defined in this Act, and defined in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (4 of 1939), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.