In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) (a) "Act" means the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act , 1976 (Maharashtra XXVIII of 1977);
[(aa) "Allotment Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Authority or by the Board as the case may be for the purpose of drawing lots for allotment of plots and for such other purposes relating thereto as the Authority or the Board may think fit from time to time;]
[(ab) "allottee" means a person to whom a plot is allotted or who is put in possession or occupation of a plot under these Regulations and includes a housing society, a company, an association or a body corporate established under any law for the time being in force in the State;
(ac) "applicant" means a person who applies for allotment of a plot under these Regulations;]
[(ad) "Authority" or "Board" includes an officer appointed by the Authority or by the Board as the case may be, to perform the functions and to exercise the powers of the Authority, the Board or the Chief Officer under these Regulations;]
(b) "Authority" means the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority established under section 3 of the Act;
(c) "Board" means a Board established under section 18 of the Act;
[(ca) "Chief Officer" means the Chief Officer of a Board within the meaning of subsection (5) or sub-section (6) of section 18 of the Act;
(cb) "Estate Manager" means the Officer of a Board appointed as such, and includes an Assistant Estate Manager appointed as such and duly authorised by the Board for the purposes of these Regulations;]
(d) "Form" means Form appended to these Regulations;
[(da) "housing society" means a co-operative housing society registered or deemed to be registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (Maharashtra XXIV of 1961);
(db) "income" in relation to an applicant or allottee means the total average monthly income regularly derived by the applicant or allottee and his or her spouse from any occupation, trade, business, employment or any calling or source constituting normal means of livelihood on the date on which an application for a plot is submitted to the Authority, Board or officer specified in that behalf or any other date specified by the Board for the purpose but does not include income which is intended to reimburse any specific service, such as, conveyance allowance, house rent allowance, travelling allowance and such other allowances;]
(e) "Rules" means the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development (Disposal of Land) Rules, 1981;
(2) the words and expressions used in these Regulations but not defined therein shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act or rules.
[2A. Schemes for disposal of vacant lands or plots. -
(1) There may be schemes for disposal of vacant lands or plots intended to be used for residential purposes,-
(i) for different categories of persons, namely low income group, middle income group, high income group, that is, persons having an income specified in such scheme or for economically weaker sections of the community, industrial workers or for any combination thereof; or
(ii) for housing societies consisting of members belonging to an income group as specified in sub-clause (i) above or to other categories of persons or communities specified therein or to any combination thereof or for any other housing societies; or
(iii) for government, local authority, public sector undertakings, public charitable trusts or societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860).
(2) There may also be any other scheme which may be made under the Act as the Chief Officer or, as the case may be, the Authority, may notify by notice affixed on its Notice Board and also by advertisement in such local newspapers as may be determined by him or it.