In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Chief Commissioner" or "Commissioner" means the State Chief Commissioner for Right to Service or the State Commissioner for Right to Service, as the case may be, appointed under sub-section (2) of section 13; (b) "Commission" means the Maharashtra State Commission for Right to Service constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13; (c) "Competent Authority" means the Disciplinary Authority or the Controlling Officer, as the case may be; (d) "Department" means a Department of the State Government or of a Public Authority, as the case may be; (e) "Designated Officer" means an officer who is required to provide public services to the eligible person; (f) "Divisional Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed by the State Government under section 6 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966); (g) "eligible person" means a person who is eligible for obtaining a public service and also includes a legal person; (h) "First Appellate Authority" means an officer appointed by the concerned Public Authority under sub-section (1) of section 8; (i) "Government" or "State Government" means the Government of Maharashtra; (j) "local authority" means any authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat, Industrial Township, Planning Authority, Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Village Panchayat and other local self-Governments constituted by law; and also includes Development Authorities or other statutory or non-statutory bodies; (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (l) "Public Authority" means, (a) any Department or authorities of the Government; (b) any organisation or authority or body or corporation or institution or a local authority, established or constituted, (i) by or under the Constitution of India, in the State; (ii) by any other law made by the State Legislature; (iii) by notification issued by the Government; (c) and includes, (i) an institution, a co-operative society, a Government Company or an authority owned, controlled or financed by the State Government; or (ii) any non-Governmental organization receiving financial assistance from the State Government; (m) "public services" means such services as may be notified by the Public Authority under section 3; (n) "right to service" means right of an eligible person to obtain the public services within the stipulated time limit as notified by the Public Authority, from time to time; (o) "Second Appellate Authority" means an officer appointed by the concerned Public Authority under sub-section (2) of section 8; (p) "stipulated time limit" means the time limit as notified under section 3 within which the public service is to be provided by the Designated Officer to any eligible person.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) "Chief Commissioner" or "Commissioner" means the State Chief Commissioner for Right to Service or the State Commissioner for Right to Service, as the case may be, appointed under sub-section (<i>2</i>) of section 13; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> "Commission" means the Maharashtra State Commission for Right to Service constituted under sub-section (<i>1</i>) of section 13; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) "Competent Authority" means the Disciplinary Authority or the Controlling Officer, as the case may be; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) "Department" means a Department of the State Government or of a Public Authority, as the case may be; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) "Designated Officer" means an officer who is required to provide public services to the eligible person; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) "Divisional Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed by the State Government under section 6 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966); <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) "eligible person" means a person who is eligible for obtaining a public service and also includes a legal person; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>) "First Appellate Authority" means an officer appointed by the concerned Public Authority under sub-section (<i>1</i>) of section 8; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> "Government" or "State Government" means the Government of Maharashtra; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>j</i>) "local authority" means any authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat, Industrial Township, Planning Authority, <i>Zilla Parishad</i>, <i>Panchayat Samiti</i> and Village <i>Panchayat</i> and other local self-Governments constituted by law; and also includes Development Authorities or other statutory or non-statutory bodies; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>k</i>) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>l</i>) "Public Authority" means, <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) any Department or authorities of the Government; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> any organisation or authority or body or corporation or institution or a local authority, established or constituted, <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> by or under the Constitution of India, in the State; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>ii</i>) by any other law made by the State Legislature; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>iii</i>) by notification issued by the Government; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) and includes, <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> an institution, a co-operative society, a Government Company or an authority owned, controlled or financed by the State Government; or <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>ii</i>) any non-Governmental organization receiving financial assistance from the State Government; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>m</i>) "public services" means such services as may be notified by the Public Authority under section 3; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>n</i>) "right to service" means right of an eligible person to obtain the public services within the stipulated time limit as notified by the Public Authority, from time to time; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>o</i>) "Second Appellate Authority" means an officer appointed by the concerned Public Authority under sub-section (<i>2</i>) of section 8; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>p</i>) "stipulated time limit" means the time limit as notified under section 3 within which the public service is to be provided by the Designated Officer to any eligible person. <br>