(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana District Planning Committees Act, 2005.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 2Telangana.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 30th December, 2003.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Committee” means the District Planning Committee constituted under section 3;
(b) “District” means a district as construed in the 3Telangana Districts (Formation) Act, 1974;
(c) “Government” means the State Government;
(d) “Municipalities” means Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats as constituted under the 4Telangana Municipalities Act, 1965 or the various
1. The Andhra Pradesh District Planning Committees Act, 2005 received the assent of the Governor on the 15th November, 2005. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws Order, 2016, issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
3. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.225, Revenue (DA-CMRF) Department,
03.12.2015.
4. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.142, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (A2), dated 29.10.2015.
Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
Act 7 of 1974.
Act VI of 1965.
2 [Act No.40 of 2005] Municipal Corporations established under the Telangana Municipal Corporations Acts;
(e) “Notification” means a notification published in the 5Telangana Gazette and the word “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
(f) “Panchayats” means a Gram Panchayat or a Mandal 6Praja Parishad and Zilla Praja Parishad constituted under the 7Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 1994;
(g) “Population” means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which relevant figures have been published;
(h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(i) “State” means the State of 5Telangana.