Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context— (a) “ Court” means the Court of Ordinary Civil Jurisdiction in the area in which a bouse is situated which would be competent to pass a decree for the eviction of a tenant <rom that house ; (b) “house” means any building, hut or shed, ®r atty part thereof, let or to be let separate!/ for residential or non-residentia! purposes, and includes— (i) the garden, ground and out-house, if at y. appui tenant to such bu 1-bng, hut, si ed or part thereof; and (ii) any furniture supplied by the L ndicrJfor use by the tenant in st ch houses ; (c) “landlord” means any person who is, for the time being receiving, or entitled to receive rent in respect of any house whether on his own account, or on account, or on behalf, or for the benefit of any other person, or as a trustee, guardian or receiver for any other person ; and includes in respect of his sub tenant, a tenant who has sub-let any house and includes every person not being a tenant who from time to time derives title under a landlord ; (d) “pucca structure” means a structure with— (i) cemented, or wooden floor, (ii) iron, brick or concrete posts, and (lii) roof of reinforced concrete, or of galva nised iron, aluminium or asbestes sheets ; (e) “standard rent” in relation to any house means the rent calculated on the basis of annual payment of an amount equal to seven and half per cent of the aggregate amount of the estimated cost of construction and the market price of the land together with the total municipal taxes payable X 44 in respect of the house and Urban Immov able Property Tax under the Assam Urban Assam Act Immovable Property Tax Act, 1969, a n d X * o f1 9 6 9 - monthly rent shall be equal to one-twelfth of the annual payment so calculated ; Provided that in fixing the “ standard rent” of the first floor or any other floor above in a multi storeyed building, the value of the land is to be taken into consideration as it is so done in case of ground floor or other type of building. Explanation:—For the purpose of this clause, cost of construction shall mean the estimated cost required lor the construction of the house less de preciation at one per cent for a building with pucca structure and two per cent for a building with non-pucca structure per annum of that amount from the actual date of completion of construction of the house provided that if the house was originally constructed as a smaller house or a non-pucca structure and was subsequently extended or developed into a pucca structure, the depreciation in respect of the portion so extended or developed shall be calculated from the date of completion of the exten sion or development. Fair (f) “ tenant” means any person , by whom or on whose behalf rent is payable for any house and include? every person who from time to time derives title under a tenant; (g) “ urban area” means any area declared to be, or included in, a municipality under the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Assam Municipal Act, 1956 or Assam Act, declared to be a notified area under the XVofl!>57, provisions of sub-section (v4) of Section 334 of the said Act.