In this Act, unless the context otherwise require,- (a) “Board of Revenue” means the Meghalaya Board of Revenue constituted under the Meghalaya Board of Revenue Act (Assam Act XXI of 1962 as adapted by Meghalaya); (b) “Corporate authority” meansi. any company as defined in Section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956, (1 of 1956) in which not less than fifty-one percent of the paid up share capital is held by the State Government. ii. any corporation, board, public undertaking, institution or any other authority, whether statutory or not, owned, controlled or sponsored by the State Government. iii. a municipal corporation, municipality or town committee constituted or established by or under any State Act. iv. the Meghalaya State Electricity Board. v. the Meghalaya Transport Corporation, and vi. the Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. (c) “Deputy Commissioner” includes the Additional Deputy Commissioner and the Sub-divisional Officer within their respective jurisdiction ; (d) “Premises” means any land or any 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 ; (e) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) “Public Premises” means any premises belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, or on behalf of, the State Government and includes any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of, a corporate authority; (g) “Rent” in relation to any public premises, means the consideration payable periodically for the authorised occupation of the premises, and includes.- i. any charge for electricity, water or any other services in connection with the occupation of the premises. ii. Any tax (by whatever name called; payable in respect of the premises, Where such charge or tax is payable by the State Government or the corporate authority; (h) “State Government” means the State Government of Meghalaya; (i) “Unauthorised Occupation”, in relation to any public premises, means the occupation by any person of the public premises without authority for such occupation, and includes the continuance in occupation by any person of the public premises after, the authority (whether by way of grant or any other mode of transfer grant under which he was allowed to occupy the premises has expired or has been determined for any reason whatever.