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) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(iii) “director” means the Director of Town and Country Planning, Government of Tamil Nadu;
(iv) “Appropriate Planning Authority” or “Planning Authority” means a “regional planning authority”, a “ local planning authority”, the “(Chennai) Metropolitan Development Authority” or a “new town development authority” constituted under section11;
(v) “development plan” means a plan for the Development or redevelopment or improvement of the area within the jurisdiction of a planning authority and includes a regional plan, master plan, detailed development plan and a new town development plan prepared under this Act;
(vi) “appeal” means a memorandum of appeal to the Tribunal field under section 77 of the Act;
(vii) “application for review” means an application for review made to the Tribunal under section 81 of the Act;
(viii) “appellant” means the applicant and includes a legal practitioner appointed by the applicant or an authorized representative;
(ix) “authorised representative” means any person referred to in the Act and duly, authorised by the appellant or applicant, or respondent to represent him before the Tribunal;
(x) “Government” means the State government;
(xi) “legal representative” means a person who in law represents the estate of a deceased person and includes any person decided by the Appellate Tribunal to represent the deceased person in the proceedings pending before the Appellate tribunal unless the competent court has decided otherwise;
(xii) “Rules” means the rules framed under the Tamil Nadu town and country Planning Act. 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972) and the word “Rules” shall be construed accordingly;
(xiii) “state Representative” means an officer appointed by the State Government to receive on their behalf notices issued by the Appellate Tribunal and generally to appear, act and plead on their behalf in all proceedings, before the Appellate Tribunal and includes any officer appointed as Additional State Representative/Deputy State Representative/Assistant State Representative/Additional Assistant State Representative;
(xiv) Words and expression used, but not defined in these rules shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act and the rules.