Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:- (a) “Act” means ‘the Uttarakhand Special Provisions for Urban Bodies and Authorities Act,2018’; (b) “Competent Authority” means Executive officer in case of Nagar Panchayat and Municipality area and Municipal Commissioner in Municipal Corporation and Chairman of the Authority in Authority; (c) “Encroachment” means encroachment in public land/Government land, road, street, pavements etc. for residential, commercial or other use and temporary, semi-permanent or permanent construction within the area of Urban body which has been done in contravention of the master plan/ Scheme applicable in that area; (d) “Punitive action” means action taken by a local authority under the relevant law against unauthorized development wherein demolition, sealing of premises and displacement of persons or their business establishment from their existing location has been done in compliance of Court or otherwise; (e) “Rules” means ‘the Uttarakhand Special Provisions for Urban Bodies and Authorities Rules,2018’, but “The Uttarakhand Reforms, Regularization, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Provisions related thereto and Prevention of Encroachment of the Slums located in Urban Local bodies of the State Rules, 2016” shall remain in force till the promulgation of Rules made under this Act; (f) “Slum” means those areas located within the local bodies which, due to excessive population density, unplanned construction, lack of basic facilities and lack of tenancy rights, are unfit for human habitations in view of health and security. It also includes such habitations which are notified as slums by the State Government for the above any one or more factors; (g) “Unauthorized development” means such use of land or use of building and construction of building which are not relevant to the sanctioned plans or without obtaining the sanction from Competent Authority or in contravention of the Master Plan or Zonal Plan or lay out plan, or as the case may be, and it also includes encroachment; (h) “Urban Body” means such autonomous body which is defined under Article 12 and Constituted under Article 243Q of the Constitution of India and it includes Nagar Nigam, Nagar Palika Parisad and Nagar Panchayat.