In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “estate officer” means an officer appointed as such by the Government under section 3;
(b) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
(c) “premises” means any land or any building or part of building and includes,—
(i) the garden, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building, and
(ii) any fitting affixed to such building or part of a building for more beneficial enjoyment thereof;
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(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) “public premises” means—
(1) any premises belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, or on behalf of the Government, and includes any premises provided as residential accommodation to any member of the staff of the Goa State Legislature.
(2) any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of,—
(i) any Company as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), in which not less than fifty one percent, of the paid-up share capital is held by the Government or any Company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning of that Act) of the first mentioned Company;
(ii) 1[any Corporation not being a company as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), owned and controlled by the Government, or a local authority established by or under the State enactment];
(iii) any university established by the State of Goa;
(iv) any institute established or owned by the Government;
(v) any premises belonging to the Development Authorities/Board established under the State enactment.
(f) “rent”, in relation to any public premises, means the consideration payable periodically for the authorised occupation of the premises and includes—
(i) any charge for electricity, water or any other services in connection with the occupation of the premises;
(ii) any tax (by whatever name called) payable in respect of the premises, where such charge or tax is payable by the Government or the Statutory Authority;
(g) “Statutory authority”, in relation to the public premises referred to in clause (e) of this section, means,—
(i) in respect of the public premises placed under the control of the Legislative Assembly of Goa, the Secretariat of the Legislative Assembly;
(ii) in respect of the public premises referred to in item (i) of sub-clause (2) of that clause, the Company or the subsidiary Company, as the case may be, referred to therein;
(iii) in respect of the public premises referred to in item (ii) of sub-clause (2) of that clause, the Corporation referred to therein; and
(iv) in respect of the public premises referred to, respectively, in items (iii), (iv) and (v) of sub-clause (2) of that clause, the University, Institute, Development Authority/Board as the case may be, referred to therein.
(h) “unauthorised occupation”, In relation to any public premises, means, the occupation by any person of the public premises, without authority for such occupation, and includes the continuance in occupation by any person of the public premises after the authority (whether by way of grant, lease, leave and licence or any other mode of transfer) under which he was allowed to occupy the premises has expired or has been determined for any reason whatsoever.
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