In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(i) "Act" means the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972);
(ii) "Executive Authority" means the executive authority of the Local Planning Authority constituted under section 11 of the Act. It also includes the Member- Secretary of the (Chennai) Metropolitan Development Authority. In cases where the Local Planning Authority consists of a single local authority, then, the executive authority of that local authority will be the executive authority of the Local Planning Authority. In other cases, where the Local Planning Authority consists of more than one local authority, then the executive author authority in terms of population will be the executive authority that Local Planning Authority
(iii) "Director means the Director of Town and Country Planning.