Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2022
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "applicant" means an occupier or owner who makes an application for regularisation of unauthorised development under section 5; (b) "Designated Authority" means the Municipal Commissioner or the Chief Executive Officer of the Development Authority or the Chief Officer of the Municipality or any other authority or person appointed as the Designated Authority; (c) "Gujarat Act" means the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976; (d) "CGDCR" means the Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations made under clause (m) of sub-section (2) of section 12 and clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Gujarat Act; (e) "land" means the land as defined in clause (xiii) of section 2 of the Gujarat Act; (f) "occupier" means,— (i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable; (ii) an owner living in or otherwise using his land or building; (iii) a rent free tenant; (iv) a licensee in occupation of any land or building; (v) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages or compensation for the use and occupation of any land or building; (g) "owner" in relation to any property, means and includes any person who is, for the time being receiving or entitled to receive, whether on his own account or on account of or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any other person or as an agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver for any other person or for any religious or charitable institution, the rents or profits of the property; and also includes a mortgagee in possession thereof; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) "relevant law" means the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 or the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963 or the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 or the Gujarat Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2013 or the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 or the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2021 or any rules or bye-laws, regulations standing orders or orders made thereunder; (j) "unauthorised development" means the development where, irrespective of ownership, no permission to use a building or a part thereof is obtained from