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In this Part and in Part III, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "flat" means a separate and self-contained set of premises forming part of a building and used or intended to be used for residence or office, or show-room, or shop or godown or garage; and includes an apartment. Explanation.-Each set of premises shall be deemed to be separate and self-contained notwithstanding that common provision is made for sanitary, washing, bathing or other conveniences in respect of two or more sets of premises; (b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (c) "promoter" means a person who constructs or causes to be constructed, a block or building of flats for the purpose of selling on ownership basis some or all of them to other persons, or to a company, co-operative society or other asso- ciation of persons, and includes his assignees; and where the person who constructs or causes to be constructed and the person who sells are different persons, the term includes both. (d) "Registrar" means the Register as defined in the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961, or, as the case may be, in the Companies Act, 1956; (e) conversion of a building or part thereof, into flats or apartments shall be construed as construction of a block or building of flats or, as the case may be, apartments; (f) the expressions "apartment" and "apartment owner" shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part-II of this Act.