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In this Act, unless ~herc is anyrhing rcpugnanl in rhc subject or b context,- (a) "betterment fee" rncans the fec prescribed by scction 80 in respect of an increase in value of land resulling from the execution of an inlprovemcnt scheme; (6) "the Board" means ~ h c Board of Trustees for rhc irnprovcment of Howrah, consri~uted under [his ACI; (c) "building" includes a house, out-house, stable, privy, urinal, shed, hut, wall (orhcr than a boundary wall not cxceeding ten fecl in height) and any other srructure, whcther of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, rnecal or any combination of rhesc materials, or any other mawrial wharsocver but does not include a tent or ohcr ponable shclter and docs not also include any temporary shcd erecred on ccrernonial or festive occasions; (d) "building line" rncans a line (in scar of h e srreet alignmenl) up lo which [he main wall of a building abutting on a projecled public slreei may lawfully exlend; (e) "Chairman" means the Chairman of [he Board; '(cc) "Chief Exccutive O1ficcr1' means the person appointed by the Slare Govcrnrnent lo be [he Chicf E~ecutivc Oficer of ~ h c Board; =(f) "IfIowrah" rncans the area within rhc jurisdiction of rhe district of Howmh; -'(A) "Howrah Municipal Corporation" means the Howrall Municipal Corporation cstablished under the Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 1980; (g) "irnprovcment scheme" means a scheme falling undcr any of the categories mentioned in section 33 bul does not include a projected public sweet or a projecied public park referrcd lo in sec~ion 63; (h) "land" has the samc meaning as in clause (a) of section 3 of [he Land Acquisition Act, 1894; (i) "municipal assessment-book" means rhc municipal assessment-book referred to in sub-scction (1) of scclion 143 of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923, as cxlended to rhe Howrah Municipalily 4[and the assessmenl list prepared for the Bally Municipality under secuon 136 of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, as !he case may be]; Ben. Act 111 of 1913. 'Claw (ee) w a inxncd by s. 3 (2) of ~hcHowmhlmpmvemenr(Arrwndmen[) ACL 1995 (\Vcsf Bcn.ActXV or 1995). 'Clause(0 was subsli~utcd Tor origind clause by s. 3 (b), ibid R-iorio rhissubstiturion, ltac words "and lhc Bally Municipality" were inscnrd. in original clausc (0. by s. 3( 1 ) of.lhe Hownh impmvcrnent (Amcndmenr)Aa, 1983 (Wat Ben.Aa XLIlI of 1983), 'Cl~use [IFj wva inseried by s. 3(c) olthc Howmh Impmvcrncn~ (Amendmcn1)Act. 1995 (Wcjt Ben. ACL XV of 1995). 'Thc words md figurn wirhin Ihc square bnckek werc inserled by s, 3(2)of lhc Hownh Impmvemnr (Arnendrnenr)Act. 1983 (iVestBen.Aci XLlIlaF 19831. XTV of 1956.1 (Cl~clpter 11.-Tlre Board of Tnrstees.-Sectiorls 3, 4.) iti.51 Ecn. '(ii) "Municipality" has [he same meaning as in clause (38A) of - AcIXXLI : of 1993. section 2 of [he West Bengal MunicipaI Act, 1993; ti) "nolificarion" means a notificalion published in thc Oficiul Gazerre; (k) "Sccrclary to thc Board" mcans h e person for [he lime being appoinrcd by hc Board to discharge [he funcdons of the Sccrctary to rhc Board; (I) [hc "Tribunal" mcans ~ h c Tribunal consurured under seclion 71; (m) "Trustcc" mcans a Mcmbcr of [he Board; and In) [he expressions "brrs~ee", "drain", "public street" and "smeel align men^" have a he same meaning as in clauses (41, (13), Ben. Acr XV (44) and (52), respecdvely, o f section 3 of the Bengal or 1432. Municipal Act, 1932. CHAPTER 11. I The Board of Truslees. I Co~~stirrrrior~ of rl~e Board, I