(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963);
(b) “Authority” means the planning Authority defined under section 2(7) of the Act;
(c) "Civic Amenity" means,-
(1) The following Civic Amenities provided by the Central or State Government Department, Statutory body and Local Authority, namely:-
(a) (i) Water supply installations including treatment plants, Storage reservoirs and intermediate pumping stations;
(ii) Drainage and sanitary installations including Septic Tanks, Soak Pits and local Sewage Treatment Plants;
(iii) Sub-stations and Transformer yards;
(iv) Garbage collection, segregation and recycling centres; and
(v) Public Toilets.
(b) (i) Health facilities and Educational institutions;
(ii) Markets, Milk booth and fair price shop;
(iii) Bus stations;
(iv) Area office or a service station of the local authority or the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board or the Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs) and other utilities providing Government Departments and Statutory Bodies providing Public Utilities;
(v) Post office and Bank;
(vi) Gymnasiums and Libraries; and
(vii) Police station and Fire Station.
(c) Central or State Government Offices, Recreation centers, Religious and Cultural activity centers; and
(d) Anganavadi Centres and Hostels run by the State Government.
(2) Convention centers built and run by the local authority;
(3) Amenity run by an Institution on non-profitable basis like Educational Institutions and Health facilities run on non-profitable nature, Religious and Cultural activity centers, Charitable or philanthropic services; and
(4) any such other amenities that the Government may by notification specify.
(d) “Civic Amenity Site” means a site earmarked for Civic amenity in a layout approved by the Planning Authority under section 17;
(e) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;
(f) “Institution” means a society or an association registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960 (Karnataka Act 17 of 1960) or the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1959) or a trust created wholly for any Charitable purpose which may be a educational, religious or cultural organisation.
(g) “Lease amount” means the rent as may be fixed by the Authority having regard to all relevant factors including the market value of the site;
(h) “Lessee” means an institution or a local authority or a Statutory body or a Department of Central or State Government to which a civic amenity site is allotted and which has entered into an agreement with the Authority in that behalf;
(i) "Local Authority" means a City Municipal Council, Town Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Gram panchayat constituted under the the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and the karnataka Grama Swaraj and Panchayath Raj Act, 1993(Karnataka Act 14 of 1993);
(j) "Market value" means the value determined as per the guidance value of land in accordance with section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 34 of 1957); and
(k) “Section” means a section of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used herein but not defined shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.