(1) This Regulation may be called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Rent Control Regulation, 1964.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
(3) It shall come into force in the first instance in the Port Blair Municipal area and thereafter in such other area on such date as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.
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2. In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
(b) "landlord" means a person who, for the time being is receiving, or is entitled to receive, the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or on account of or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any other person or as a trustee, guardian or Definitions.
241 242 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [FAW U receiver for any other person or who would so receive the rent or be entitled to receive the rent, if the premises were let to a tenant;
(c) "lawful increase" means an increase In rent permitted under the provisions of this Regulation;
(d) "member of the family" in relation to a person means, in the case of an undivided Hindu family, any member of the family of that person and in the case of any other family, the husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, ulster or any other relative dependent on that person;
(e) "Official Gazette" means the Andaman and Nicobar Gazette;
(/) "premises" means any building or part of a building which is, or is intended to be, let separately for use as a residence or for commercial use or for any other purpose, and includes—
(i) the garden, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of the building;
(it) any furniture supplied by the landlord for use in such building or part of the building;
(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Regulation;
(h) "standard rent", in relation to any premises, means,—
(i) where the standard rent has been fixed by the court under section 8, the rent so fixed; or CU) where the standard rent has not been fixed under section 8, the standard rent of the premises as determined in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule;
(i) "tenant" means any person by whom or on whose account or behalf the rent of any premises is, or but for a special contract would be, payable and Includes a sub-tenant and also any person continuing in possession after the termination of his tenancy but does not include any person against whom any order for eviction has been made.
Regulatioi not to apply to certain premises.
3. Nothing in this Regulation shall apply—
(a) to any premises belonging to the Government; or
(b) to any tenancy or other like relationship created by a grant from the Government in respect of the premises taken on leasp, or requisitioned, bv the Government.
Rent in excess of standard rent not recoverable.
CHAPTER IT PROVISIONS REGARDING RENT