(1) This Act may be called the Assam State Housing Board Act, 1972.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam .
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(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in - the official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise • requires-
(1) "betterment charge" means the charge dec lared to be payable under Section 42 in r espect of an increase in the value of land resulting from the f'".ecution of a housing or improvement scheme ;
"Board" means the Assam State Housing Board constituted under :section 3 ;
(3) "Board Premises" means any premises be- longing to, or vesting in the Board, or taken on lease by the Board or any premises which is entr usted to or in the possession or control of the Board for the purposes of this Act ;
(4) "Building materials" means such comrr.odi ties or articles as are specified to be building materials for the purposes of this Act by the State Government by notification in the official Gazette ;
(5) "Committee" means any committee appoin ted under Section 16 ;
(6) "Competent Authority" means any person or authority authorised by the Government.
by not ification, to perform the functions of the Competent Authority under Chapter VI for such area as may be specified in the notification ;
(7) "Government" menas the State Govern rr.ent;
(8) "Chairman" means the Chairman of th~ Board; ~
(9) "Housing Scheme" means Housing Scheme made under this Act ;
(10) "Land" includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently faster> to anything attached to the earth ;
" Incorpora tion.
Constitution of the Board.
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(11) "Member" means Chairman and other members of Board ;
(12) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(13) "Premises" rr.eans any land or building or part of a building and includes- ,
(i) the garden, grounds and out houses if any, appertaining to such building or part of building ; and
(ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part ol a building for the more beneficial enjoy - ment thereof ;
(14) "Regulations" means the regulations made under this Act ;
(15) "Rules" means the rules made under this Act;
(16) "Tribunal'; means the Tribunal constituted under Section 48 ;
(17) "Year" means the financial year;
CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD