No: 27 Dated: Jul, 01 1982

Rural Housing Board Act, 1983

-: Preliminary :-
1- (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Rural Housing Board Act, 1983.
(2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh, excluding areas and lands owned, requisitioned or taken on lease by the Central Government for the purpose of defence.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf.
2- In this Act-
(a) “Board” means the Uttar Pradesh Rural Housing Board established under section 3;
(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
(c) “Housing Scheme” means a housing scheme prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(d) “land” includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;
(e) “member” means a member of the Board and includes a Chairman;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules;
(g) “programme” means the annual housing programme prepared by the Board under section 25;
(h) “rural area” means the area of a district excluding –
(i) every city as defined in the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Mahapalika Adhiniyam, 1959,
(ii) every municipality as defined in the United Provinces Municipalities Act, 1916,
(iii) every notified area as defined in the United Provinces Municipalities Act, 1916,
(iv) every town area declared and defined under the United Provinces Town Areas Act, 1914,