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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “applicant” means any person who applies under this Act for compounding of the non-compoundable violations; (b) “competent authority” means authority appointed under section 3 of this Act; PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), MARCH 6, 2019 (PHGN 15, 1940 SAKA) 27 Short title, application and commencement. Definitions. (c) “non-compoundable violation” means construction made in violation of the sanctioned plan or without getting the plan sanctioned from the competent authority, whole or part of which is non-compoundable under the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 or the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922; (d) “one-time settlement” means one-time voluntary disclosure and settlement of non-compoundable building violations subject to provisions of this Act; (e) “public land” means land owned by the Central or the State Government, Boards, Corporations and Trusts owned by the Central or the State Government, Public Sector Undertakings constituted under any law and the local authorities; (f) “scheme area” means area under the Town Planning or Building Schemes, Improvement Trust Schemes, Urban Estates, Industrial Focal Points or Scheme formulated under any other law; and (g) all other expressions used in this Act but not defined shall have their respective meanings as assigned to them in the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 or the Municipal Building bye-laws framed thereunder or in the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922 or Schedule of Clauses appended to any Scheme framed under the Punjab Town Improvement Act,