Madras State Housing Board Act, 1961

No: 17 Dated: Apr, 12 1961

THE MADRAS STATE HOUSING BOARD ACT, 1961

MADRAS ACT No. 17 OF 1961

    An Act to provide for the execution of housing and improvement schemes, for the establishment of a State Housing Board and for certain other matters.

    Whereas it is expedient to provide for the execution of housing and improvement schemes, for the establishment of a State Housing Board and for certain other matters hereinafter appearing;

    Be it enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement : (1) This Act may be called the Madras State Housing Board Act, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas.

2. Definitions : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;

(1) "betterment fee" means the fee declared to be payable under section 73 in respect of an increase in the value of land resulting from the execution of a housing or improvement scheme;

(2) "Board" means the Madras State Housing Board constituted under section 3;

(3) "Board Premises" means any premises belonging to, or vesting in, the Board or taken on lease by the Board or any premises which is entrusted to, or in the possession or control of, the Board for the purposes of this Act;

(4) "Chairman" Means the Chairman of the Board;

(5) "Committee" Means any committee appointed under section 25;

(6) "Competent authority" Means any person or authority authorized by the Government, by notification, to perform the functions of the competent authority under Chapter XI for such area as may be specified in the notifications;

(7) "Government" Means the State Government;

(8) "Housing Board Engineer" mean the Housing Board Engineer appointed under Section 16:

(9) "Housing or improvement scheme" means a scheme framed under this Act and includes any one other types of schemes referred to in Section 40:

(10) "land" includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; (10-A) Managing Director means the Managing Director appointed by the Government under section 4A

(11) "member" means the member of the Board; and includes the Chairman and the Managing Director Amended in ACT No.2 of 1988

(12) "premises" means any land or building or part of a building and includes-

(i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building; and

(ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof-

(13) "regulations" means the regulations made under this Act;

(14) "rules" means the rules made under this Act;

(15) "Secretary" means the Secretary appointed under section 16;

(16) "Tribunal" means the Tribunal constituted under section 79;

(17) "year" means the financial year.

CHAPTER II

CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD.

3. Creation and incorporation of the Board: The duty of carrying out the provisions of this Act shall, subject to the restrictions, conditions and limitations therein contained, be vested in a Board to be called - "The Madras State Housing Board" ; and such Board shall be a body corporate and have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by the said name use and be used.