In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) "Act" means the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961(Karnataka Act 11 of 1963);
(2) “Appellate Authority” means, the Appellate authorities specified below to hear the appeals against the orders passed by the Competent Authority, namely:-
(i) For Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Plalike;
(ii) For Bangalore Development Authority; and
(iii) For Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority, the Metropolitan Commissioner, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority shall be the Appellate Authority.
(a) For other cities, having Corporations (Other than Bangalore), the respective Regional Commissioner; and
(b) For other Urban Development Authorities, Planning Authorities and Municipalities, the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district. shall be the appellate Authority;
(3) "Architect /Engineer/Town Planner" means and includes a qualified Architect/Civil Engineer/Town Planner, who has been registered under concerned Urban Local Body;
(4) "Competent Authority" means, the Authority competent to scrutinise the applications for regularisation and pass necessary orders, namely:-
(i) In respect of land use violation and unauthorised development of layouts/sites, the competent authority shall be the Commissioner of the concerned Urban Development Authority or Member Secretary of the concerned Planning Authority;
(ii) In respect of unauthorised development of buildings falling outside the limits of local authority but within the local planning area, the competent authority shall be the Commissioner of the concerned Urban Development Authority or Member Secretary of the concerned planning authority; and
(iii) In respect of unauthorised development of buildings falling in the limits of local authority and within the local planning area, the competent authority shall be the Commissioner/Chief Officer of the concerned local authority.
(5) "Market value" means the market value determined as per the guidance value of land in accordance with the section 45B of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 as prevailing on the date of 19th October, 2013;
(6) "Section" means section of the Act;
(7) "Structural Engineer" means and includes a qualified Civil Engineer specialised in Structures, who has been registered under the concerned Urban Local Body;
(8) "Unauthorised development" means the development carried out under the following categories, namely:-
(i) “Unapproved and violated development” means the development made without obtaining prior approval from the Competent Authority and also in violation of Master Plan and Zonal Regulations; and 2
(ii) “Approved and violated development” means the development carried out after obtaining approval from the Competent Authority but made in violation of Master Plan and Zonal Regulations.
(iii) “Unapproved and Non-violated development” means the development carried out without obtaining prior approval from the Competent Authority but, the development carried out in accordance with Zonal regulations.
(9) "Urban Areas Infrastructure Development Fund" means the fund established for crediting all proceeds collected through regularisation by the Competent Authority for the purposes specified in sub-section (16) of section 76FF of the Act.