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Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Aggregator” means an intermediary or market place, digital or otherwise for a passenger or a group of passengers to connect with the driver of a transport vehicle for the purpose of transportation needs of that passenger or a group of passengers; (b) "Authority" in relation to any Urban Mobility Region means the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority constituted under section 4; 5 (c) "Bengaluru Metropolitan Area" means the Bengaluru Metropolitan Area as defined under clause (c) of section 2 of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976; (d) “Central Government” means the Government of India; (e) “Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority as specified under section 4 and shall also include any other person acting as the chairperson of the Authority in the absence of chairperson; (f) "Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority appointed under sub-section (2) of section 11; (g) “City Mobility Investment Program” means a five-year (or such period as decided by the State Government) comprehensive investment program for the development of Urban Mobility in the Urban Mobility Region prepared by the Authority as provided in section 24; (h) "Comprehensive Mobility Plan" means the policy document outlining the policies, strategies and related actions for the provision of safe, clean and efficient urban transport and the enhancement of mobility of people and goods in the Urban Mobility Region, covering all elements of urban mobility under an integrated land use and transport planning process; (i) “Electronic record” means as defined under clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000); (j) “Executive committee” means the executive committee of the Authority constituted under section 12; (k) "Fund" means the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority Fund created under section 30; (l) “Influence area” means the transit influence area as notified by the Authority; (m) “Infrastructure development agency” means agency involved in development of city infrastructure such as road, bridges, water supply, drainage system, electricity supply, tele- communication cables, gas pipelines and any other utility agencies, whether public or private, in the Urban Mobility Region; (n) “Major Urban Transport Project” means the project undertaken for expansion of the road network including road widening, construction of new roads, grade separators, etc., projects relating to multi-modal integration and transit oriented development, changes and/or expansion in the current bus or rail or metro network, projects involving choice of one mode over another, any project which in the opinion of the Authority may have an impact on urban mobility in Urban Mobility Region and any other project stipulated by the State Government; (o) “Medium Term” means plans and projects having a duration of up to five years or as specified by the Authority; (p) "Member" means member of the Authority as appointed under sub- section(1) of section 4; (q) “Planning Authority” means the planning authority as defined under sub-section (7) of section 2 of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1963); (r) "Regulation" means regulation made by the Authority under this Act; (s) “Regulatory authority” means and include any statutory authority, body, agency, department exercising regulatory functions relating to urban mobility by virtue of the powers vested with them under the relevant legislations 6 such as the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988), the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 (Central Act 64 of 1950), the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1964), the Karnataka Traffic Control Act, 1960 (Karnataka Act 18 of 1960), the Karnataka State Road Safety Authority Act, 2017 (Karnataka Act 45 of 2017), the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1957 (Karnataka Act 35 of 1957) and the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989; (t) "Rules" mean rules made by the State Government under this Act; (u) “Schedule” means schedule appended to this Act; (v) “Sectoral Mobility Investment Program” means the investment program prepared by the respective Urban Transport Agency as specified in section 24 in accordance with the Comprehensive Mobility Plan; (w) “Short Term” means plans and projects of duration of up to two years or as specified by the Authority; (x) “Social media” means any web or mobile based platform that enables the Authority to communicate interactively with the general public and enables exchange of user generated content; (y) “Special invitee” means a person nominated by his respective department to act as a special invitee of the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 4 and who shall attend only such meetings of the Authority, as the Authority deems fit, without having voting rights whatsoever; (z) "State Government” means the Government of Karnataka; (aa) “Sustainable Urban Transport” shall mean projects conceived to reduce the use of private vehicles and increase the use of public transport and non- motorised modes like walking and cycling, either referred to individually or collectively; (bb) “Traffic Management Agencies” shall mean and include agencies involved in the day-to-day management of traffic such as Bangalore Traffic Police (BTP), parking management agencies, transport authorities or any other agency or agencies assigned with the task of traffic management; (cc) “Urban Local Body” means and includes town panchayat and town or city municipal council as defined in the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964), and the City Corporation as defined in the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) and the 1[Greater Bengaluru Authority, as defined in the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 (Karnataka Act 36 of 2025)]1; (dd) “Urban Mobility” means with its all grammatical variations all aspect of transport infrastructure, facilities, vehicles and services available to the general public in an Urban Mobility Region, including but not limited to private transport vehicles and services and all modes and means of transportation within the categories specified under Schedule; (ee) “Urban Mobility Region” means the area comprising the Bengaluru Metropolitan Area and such other areas as the State Government may notify from time to time by specifying its territorial limit for the purpose of applicability of this Act on such terms and conditions as deemed fit; (ff) “Urban Transport Agency” means and includes both the private and public agencies engaged in providing of Urban Mobility in Urban Mobility Region; and (gg) “Works of urgent nature” means work or activity or plan that need to be undertaken to restore road or transport connectivity and facilities affected by any disaster as defined in the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central Act 53 of 2005).