Section 2. Definitions

2. In this Act,- (a) "Avas Parishad" means the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad established under the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965; (b) "Development Authority" means a Development Authority constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973; (c) "Industrial Development Authority" means an Industrial Development Authority constituted under section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development Act, 1976; (d) "licensee" means a person licensed under section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1985; (e) "local authority" means the Avas Parishad, a Development Authority, an Industrial Development Authority, a Panchayat or Municipality; (f) "Municipality" means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 or the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959, as the case may be; (g) "Optical fibre" means a glass or plastic fibre capable of being used as a medium to transmit information as light pulses; (h) "Panchayat" means a Gram Panchayat, Kshettra Panchayat or Zila Panchayat constituted under the United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 or the Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, 1961, as the case may be. (i) "public land" means a land, road street, pavement or other immovable property belonging to, or vested in, or controlled or managed by local authority.