Section 2 — Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

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(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;

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(b) "Commission" means the Maharashtra State Commission for Right to Service constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13;

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(c) "Competent Authority" means the Disciplinary Authority or the Controlling Officer, as the case may be;

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(d) "Department" means a Department of the State Government or of a Public Authority, as the case may be;

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(e) "Designated Officer" means an officer who is required to provide public services to the eligible person;

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(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);

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(g) "eligible person" means a person who is eligible for obtaining a public service and also includes a legal person;

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(h) "First Appellate Authority" means an officer appointed by the concerned Public Authority under sub-section (1) of section 8;

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(i) "Government" or "State Government" means the Government of Maharashtra;

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(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;

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(k) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;

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(l) "Public Authority" means,

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(a) any Department or authorities of the Government;

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(b) any organisation or authority or body or corporation or institution or a local authority, established or constituted,

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(i) by or under the Constitution of India, in the State;

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(ii) by any other law made by the State Legislature;

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(iii) by notification issued by the Government;

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(c) and includes,

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(i) an institution, a co-operative society, a Government Company or an authority owned, controlled or financed by the State Government; or

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(ii) any non-Governmental organization receiving financial assistance from the State Government;

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(m) "public services" means such services as may be notified by the Public Authority under section 3;

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(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;

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(o) "Second Appellate Authority" means an officer appointed by the concerned Public Authority under sub-section (2) of section 8;

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(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.