In these rules, unless the context required otherwise,—
(a) “Act” means the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (7 of 2014);
(b) “Chief Officer” means the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayats, as the case may be, constituted under the provisions of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils,Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965) and shall include Additional Chief Officer and Assistant Chief Officer;
(c) “Form” means form appended to these rules;
(d) “Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee” means the committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Act;
(e) “Government” means the Government of Maharashtra;
(f) “local authority” means the local authority as defined under clause (c) of sub-section
(1) of section (2) of the Act;
(g) “Municipal Commissioner” means an officer appointed by the Government of Maharashtra under the provisions of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (III of 1888) and the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act (LIX of 1949), as the Commissioner and shall include Additional Municipal Commissioner, Deputy Municipal Commissioner and Assistant Municipal Commissioner;
(h) “Schedule” means the schedule appended to these rules or the Act, as the case may be;
(i) “Scheme” means a scheme framed by the Government under section 38 of the Act;
(j) The words and expressions used in these rules but not defined therein unless expressed specifically, shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act;
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