In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "advertisement" means any word, letter, model, sign, playcard, board, notice, device or representation in any manner whatsoever, wholly or in part, intended for the purpose of advertisement, announcement or direction, and includes any structure used or adapted for the display of advertisements;
(b) "amenity" includes road, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public building, horticulture, landscaping and any other public utility service provided in an urban estate;
(c) "building" means any construction or part of a construction which is sold, leased or transferred by the State Government
1. For statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-ordinary), dated the 30th November, 1968, p.1199.
2. For statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-ordinary), dated the 31st December, 1977, p. 1216.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH URBAN ESTATES (DEVELOPMENT AND 3 REGULATON) ACT, 1968 under section 3 and which is intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes, whether in actual use or not, and includes any out-house, stable, cattle shed and garage and also includes any building erected on any land sold, leased or transferred by the State Government under section 3;
(d) "Chief Administrator" means an officer appointed as such by the State Government by notification to perform the functions of the Chief Administrator under this Act, in relation to one or more than one urban estate;
(e) "erect a building" has the same meaning as is assigned to the expression "erect or re-erect any building" in 1[the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1968].
(f) "Estate Officer" means a person appointed by the State Government by notification to perform the functions of an Estate Officer under this Act in one or more than one urban estate;
(g) "occupier" means a person, including a firm or other body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, who occupies a site or building, sold, leased or transferred in any manner whatsoever under this Act, and includes his successors and assignees;
(h) "Official Gazette' means the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) "site" means any land which is transferred by the State Government under section 3;
(k) "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh;
(l) "transfer" includes a sale or lease of a site or building under section 3;
(m) "transferee" means a person, including a firm or other body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, to whom a site or building, is sold, leased or transferred in any manner whatsoever under this Act, and includes his successors and assignees ;
(n) "urban estate" means any area declared to be an urban estate under sub-section (1) of section 3; and
(o) "workshop" means any building or place in which or within the compound of which any manual labour is employed or utilised in aid of, or incidental to, any process for:- 1 . Substituted for “the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911” by A.O. 1973.
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(i) the making of any articles or part thereof;
(ii) the altering, repairing, ornamenting or finishing of any articles;
(iii) the adapting for sale of any article.