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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) Adhyaksh means the Adhyaksh of the Board; (b) appointed day in relation to any area, means the day on which this Act comes into force in that areas; (c) betterment fee means the fee livable under Chapter IV; (d) Board means the Uttar Pradesh Awas Evam Vikas Parishad established under this Act; (e) Board premises means any premises belonging to, or vested in, the Board or taken on lease by the Board or which are entrusted to, or are in the possession or control of, the Board for the purpose of this Act; (f) building means a house, out-house, stable, shed, hut (other than a hut made of mud appurtenant to or situated in a cultivated field in any area, outside the limits of a City, municipality, town area or notified area) or other enclosure or structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever, and whether used as a human dwelling or otherwise, and includes any verandah, platform, plinth, staircase, door-step or wall, including compound wall other than a boundary wall of a garden or of a agricultural land not appurtenant to a house, but does not include a tent or other such portable temporary shelter; (g) City means any local area constituted to be a City under Section 3 of the 1 [Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959] (U.P. Act No. II of 1959); (h) land includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (i) Master Plan means a Master Plan prepared under any law for the time being in force; (j) municipality means a municipality as defined in clause(9) of Section 2 of the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916 (U.P. Act No. II of 1916); (k) 2 [Municipal Corporation Act‖] means a 2 [Municipal Corporation Act] established under Section 4 of the [Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959] (U.P. Act No. II of 1959); (l) 3 [Notified area] means a notified area as defined in sub-section(2) of Section 337 of the U.P. Municipalities Act, 1916(U.P. Act No. II of 1916); (m) premises means any building or part of building, and includes- (i) any garden, grounds, land and out-houses appertaining to such building or part; and (ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; (n) prescribed means prescribed by rules; (o) prescribed authority means any authority appointed by the State Government by notification in the Gazette to perform all or any of the functions of a prescribed authority under this Act; (p) regulations means regulations made under this Act; (q) rules means rules made under this Act; (r) State Government means the Government of Uttar Pradesh; (s) 3 [town area] means any local area declared or defined under Section 3 of the 4 [U.P. Town Areas Act, 1914](U.P. Act No. II of 1914) to be a town area; (t) Tribunal means a Tribunal constituted under Section 64; (u) Unit means a Housing Unit established under Section 9; and (v) except in clauses (f), (g) and (j), references to a 'City', or 'municipality' shall be construed as including references to areas lying within a distance of five kilometers beyond the limits of such City or municipality.