In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires –
(1) “agriculture” includes horticulture, diary farming, poultry farming and the planting and upkeep of orchard;
(2) “building” has the same meaning as is assigned to it in clause (2) of section 3 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Act III of 1911);
(3) "Director” means the Director, Town and Country Planning Department, Haryana and includes any person for the time being appointed by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform all or any functions of the Director, under this Act;
(4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Haryana Town and Country Planning Department;
[(4-A)] “Local Authority” means the Municipal Committee, Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation;
(5) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(6) “road” means a metalled or unmetalled road, whether a thoroughfare or not, accessible to the public and maintained by the State Government or by a local authority; and
(7) the expression “to erect or re-erect any building” has the same meaning as is assigned to it in clause (5) of section 3 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Act No. III of 1911);
(8) 1“location premium” means an amount over and above the prescribed fee and charges that an applicant is willing to pay to the State Government to obtain the permission against applications received under sub-section (1A) of section 6, as determined through bidding/auction process in pursuance of the policy issued by the State Government in this regard, from time to time.’.
3. Declaration of controlled area.
The State Government may by notification in the official Gazette declare the whole or any part of the area to which this Act extends to be a controlled area for the purpose of this Act.
1 Substituted by amendment Vide Haryana Act No. 08 of 2019 vide notification no. Leg. 8/2019 dated 31.01.2019.
4. Publication of plans of controlled area –
(1) The Director shall within three months of the declaration under sub-section
(1) of section 3 deposit at his office and at such other places as he considers necessary, plans showing the area declared to be a “controlled area” for the purposes of this Act, signifying therein the nature of the restrictions applicable to the controlled area.
(2) The plans so deposited shall be in the form prescribed and shall be available for inspection by the public free of charge at all reasonable times.