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Deri:litio s.-In this Act; unless the context"O e'rWis8 requires, - (a) "Ap?sllat Authority" means an officer appointed by the Govemment~or , locoi· bo Yz as the ~se may be, by.notification, invested with the power to h~ar ppeats against the orders p.a5sed by any competent officer und'i;r this Act (b) "citi7..en' related'services" include the 5e ices as specified in the Schedule;, ',' (c) "competent fficer" means an officer appointed y the Government or . . local body, nder sec~ion S of this Act.. by noti~cation, who shall be amp·::,., fared to impose cost on the government servant defaulting or delaying the delivery of services in accordance ith this Act; ...'..:'-' (d) -"Delhi" mea s the National Capital Territ<?ry of Delhi; (e) "depc:rtment" m~aQs. ~ depar-r:nent of the· <;;overnment or department of a local body, as the cas~ may be; (f) "Governme tit means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital . . . Territcry of Delhi 'appoiot3d :JY the President under article 239 and desis{",ated as such under artide 239 Aft. of the onstitution; (g) "governme t servant" means a.person appointed substanti\lelyto any civil service or .post in..corme:tion with the .affairs of the Government inducing, person working cn deputation basis; and person appointed in' a locc.i body which is owned, controlted or..substantiaily financed'by that Governme t.; (h) ~loc8: bo y~ inoludes S:1Y public authority, municipality. Delhi CantG~me t Board, Delhi .Jai Board, Town Planning At,rthority. Delhi Development Authority or any other body or authority, by whatever - , (i) (j)' name ~ led, for. the tir:-'e, being inve~ted ~ : law to render essential servic,:;s o~ public utilil_ withil) ,the territo of-. Delhi. or to contiol, manage or regulate such ser.vices within a specified local area thereof; ?,,- • "notiftcati n ft meaf1$ (;l Qot~c:ation published in the officia'l Gazette;' :.. • .; t "pujlk~ authority" means any authority or body or institution of self- governance estqblishea or constituted (i) by or under the Constituti~n; (ii) ,by any ,other layv mad~ by ParJiame~t; (hi? by al)Y law made by the Legis.Slture of a State or Union territory; (iv) ya notification issued or ord~r mad~ by the G veroment; and· incl d.es (a) a body ow~ed, . . . . cor:tr.olled or substantia'!y financed b'y th G~"vernrr1ent; (b) a non· government organization substantially financed, directly or indir~ctly, by the funds proyided by th~ Governmeflt; and (c) an organization or body corperst in its' ~pa~itY"as' an instrumentality of 'State' as defined under a icle 12 of the COl1stitution and rendering services of public' utility in elhi; (k) "rule" means a· rule made I:>y toe Government under this Act. by notificati n;. . '. '~ : (I) " "Sciledulen meansthe Schedule appended to this Act; 4 . " ....,.... (m) "year" mz;.an .a calendar year commencing on h.e 1st day of January • I.(- "! '. • '. :;- and endii:g on the 31st day of December. CHAPTER-II CITIZE '5 r~iG T TO TIME BOUi\JO DELIVERY SERVlCES, AND-'" •. PROCEDURE 30VERNING FIXING OF LIABILITY I CASE OF -DEFAULT, ETC•