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Definitions. Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919. Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920. Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994. Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972. Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972. Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919. Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920. Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994. Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 255 (g) “Master Plan” means the Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area, published under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971; (h) “public street” means public street as defined in clause (37) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971; (i) “punitive action” means action taken by local authority within Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area under the relevant law against unauthorized development and shall include demolition, whether in pursuance of court orders or otherwise; (j) “relevant law” means in case of— (i) the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971; (ii) the Chennai City Municipal Corporation, the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919; (iii) the Municipalities and Town Panchayats, the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920; and (iv) the Panchayat Unions and Village Panchayats, the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994; (k) “unauthorized development” means use of any land or any building or construction of any building carried out,— (i) in deviation from any planning permission or building permit; or (ii) without obtaining any planning permission or building permit; or (iii) in contravention of the land use zoning under the Master Plan or any approved detailed development plan; or (iv) in contravention of the Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area, building rules, regulations, bye-laws applicable to areas within the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area; and includes unauthorized occupation by hawkers and street vendors in the public street and by the people in the slum area; (2) The words and expressions used but not defined herein shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 and the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.