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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "committec" means the committee constituted under section 5 of this Act ; (b) Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned District : (c) "non-compoundable yiolation" means construction of a building made in violation of its sanctioned plan or without getting the plan sanctioned from the competent authority, which is not compoun dable under the building bye-laws made under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 and the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 ; (d) other area'" means an area, other than the prime arca or the slum area ; (e) "prine area'" means an area, falling within the juris diction of a Corporaion or a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat, and declared as such by the Committee ; (f) Scheduled Caste Basti" means an area, where more than fifty per cent inhabitants belonging to Scheduled (2)"Slum area' means an area, declared as such under section 3 of the Slum Areas (Improyement and Clearance) Act, 1956 (Central Act No. 96 of 1956); and (h) the expressions "building, Commissioner', 'Corporation, Executiye Officer and 'owner and any other expression Used in this Act, but not defined, shall haye their respective meanings as assigned to them in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 and the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, Castes reside ; PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), APRIL 5, 2004 * (CHTR 16, 1926 SAKA) (2) Tt shall come into force at once. (3) This Act shall apply to areas falling under the jurisdiction of the Corporations and the Municipalities in the State of Punjab. Definitions.