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Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Authority” means a Metropolitan Transport Authority constituted under section 3; (b) “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 of that passenger or a group of passengers; (c) “Central Government” means the Government of India; (d) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority; (e) “Chief Executive Officer” means a Chief Executive Officer appointed under section 8; (f) “Comprehensive Mobility Plan” means the plan document as mentioned in section 13, that outlines the mobility plan for the Urban Mobility Area and in synchronization with the plan under the Kerala Town and Country Planning Act, 2016 (9 of 2016) for such Urban Mobility Area and delineates, inter alia, strategies and actions for achieving the objectives for ensuring optimum mobility of people and transportation of goods in such Urban Mobility Area and to provide for safe, sustainable and efficient and properly co- ordinated urban transport; (g) “Fund” means an Urban Transport Fund constituted under section 18; This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ 28 (h) “member” means a member of the Authority; (1) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Authority under this Act; (j) “rules” means rules made by the State Government under this Act; (k) “Schedule” means a Schedule to this Act; (1) “State Government” means the Government of Kerala; (m) “Transport Investment Programme” means a detailed sustainable multi-year investment programme for the development of urban transport and Urban Transport Ancillary Services for an Urban Mobility Area; (n) “Urban Mobility Area” means the area as detailed in section 11; (o) “urban transport” includes different modes of transportation available to the general public in the Urban Mobility Areas, delineated in Schedule J; (p) “Urban Transport Ancillary Services” means all ancillary services required for effectively operationalising and maintaining a modern integrated urban transport system and include the elements delineated in Schedule I, subject to the provisions of this Act; (q) “Vice-Chairperson” means the Vice-Chairperson of the Authority. CHAPTER II METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY