In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.
(a) “Board” means the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, established under section 34;
(b) “Building” Includes a house, out-house, stable, latrine, shed, hut, wall and any other such structure, whether or masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other materials whatsoever, but does not include part or machinery comprised in a building;
(c) “Court” means-
(i) in the city of Madras, the Madras City Civil Court;
(ii) elsewhere, the Subordinate Judge’s Court having jurisdiction and if there is not such Subordinate Judge’s Court, the District Court having jurisdiction;
(d) “erection” in relation to a building includes extension, alteration or re-erection;
(e) “Government” means the State Government;
(f) ‘land’ includes building and benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;
(g) “occupier” includes-
(i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable;
(ii) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or building;
(iii) a rent-free tenant of any land or building;
(iv) a licensee in occupation of any land or building; and
(v) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land or buildings;
(h) “owner” includes any person, who is receiving or is entitled to receive the rent of any land or building whether on his own account or on behalf and others or as an agent, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver or guardian or who would so receive the rent or be entitled to receive the rent, if the land or building were let to a tenant;
(i) “person interested” in relation to any land or building, includes any person claiming, or entitled to claim, an interest in the compensation payable on account of the acquisition of that land or building under this Act;
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(j) “prescribed authority” means any authority or person authorized by the Government in this regard, by notification;
(k) “slum area” means any area declared to be a slum area under sub-section (1) of section 3; (1) of section 3;
(l) “slum clearance area” means any slum area declared to be a slum clearance area under section 11;
(m) “State Housing Board” means the Tamil Nadu State Housing Board constituted under the Tamil Nadu State Housing Board Act, 1961 Tamil Nadu Act XVII of1961);
(n) “work of improvement” in relation to any building in a slum area includes the execution of any one or more of the following works, namely:-
(i) necessary repairs;
(ii) structural alterations;
(iii) provision of light points, water-taps and bathing places;
(iv) construction of drains, open or covered;
(v) provision of latrines, including conversion of dry latrines into water-borne latrines;
(vi) provision of additional or improved fixtures or fittings;
(vii) opening up or paving of Court-yards;
(viii) removal of rubbish; and
(ix) any other work including the demolition of any building or any part there of which in the opinion of the prescribed authority is necessary for executing any of the works specified above.
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CHAPTER II DECLARATION OF SLUM AREAS.