(1) This Act may be called the 3Telangana Housing Board Act, 1956.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 3Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date and in such areas as the State Government may, by notification in the *Telangana Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different areas].
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(1) “Board” means the Housing Board constituted under section 3;
1. The Telangana Housing Board Act, 1956 received the assent of the President on the 29th September, 1956. The said Act subsequently renamed, extended to whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh and 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 Act No.15 of 1962.
3. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
*. Throughout the Act "Official Gazette" wherever they occur substituted by "Andhra Pradesh Gazette", (Act No.15 of 1962) and further "Andhra Pradesh" substituted by "Telangana" by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
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(2) “Board premises” means any premises belonging to or vesting in the Board or taken on lease by the Board or entrusted to the Board under this Act for management and use for the purposes of this Act;
(3) “Building materials” means such commodities or articles as are specified to be building materials for the purposes of this Act by the Government by notification in the *[Telangana Gazette];
(4) “Bye-laws” means bye-laws made under section 72;
(5) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
(6) “Competent authority” means any person authorised by the Government, by notification in the *[Telangana Gazette], to perform the functions of the competent authority under Chapter VI for such area as may be specified in the notification;
(7) “Corporation” means a Municipal Corporation constituted under the 4[Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 (II of 1956)] for the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad:
5[(7-A) “Government” means the State Government;]
(8) “Housing scheme” means a housing scheme made under this Act;
(9) “Land” includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;
4. The Act is renamed as “the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1956” by Act No.13 of 2008.
5. Inserted by Act No.15 of 1962.
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(10) “Local authority” includes Municipal Corporation, Municipal and Town Committees, 6[District Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samithies] and village panchayats;
(11) “member” means a member of the Board;
(12) “Premises” 6[means any land or building] or part of a building and includes-
(i) gardens, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building, and
(ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof;
(13) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(14) “Programme” means the annual housing programme prepared by the Board under section 24;
(15) “Regulations” means regulations made under section 71;
(16) “rules” means rules made under section 70;
(17) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board;
(18) “Tribunal” means the Tribunal constituted under section 47; and
(19) “year” means the year commencing on the 1st day of April and ending on the 31st of March.
6. Substituted by Act No.15 of 1962.
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CHAPTER II.
Establishment of the Board.