Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (1) "adjoining area" means such area as may be specified to be an adjoining area under section 27; (2) "agricultural labourer" means an agricultural labourer as defined in the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948; (3) "Board" means the Gujarat Rural Housing Board constituted under section 3; (4) "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; (5) "building materials" means such commodities or articles as are specified to be building materials for the purposes of this Act by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette; (6) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made under section 70; (7) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (8) "Competent authority" means any person, authorised by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette to perform the functions of the competent authority under Chapter VI for such area as may be specified in the notification and shall be a person who is holding or has held an office which is not lower in rank than that of a Deputy Collector or the Rural Assistant Housing Commissioner under the Board; (9) "housing scheme" means a housing scheme made under this Act; (10) "land" includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions. Bom. LXVII of