17. In this Law-" appropriate authority " means the Secretary to a, Ministry or the Chairman of a public Corporation;" competent authority " means the Commissioner of Motor Traffic within the meaning of the Motor Traffic Act or such other person as may be appointed by the Minister by notification published in the Gazette." lorry " means a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted wholly or mainly for the carriage of goods and includes a trailer so constructed or adapted and a tractor, and a contraption used for the purpose of, or in connection with, any work of excavation or construction;" public Corporation " means any corporation, board or other body which was or is established by or under any written law. other than the Companies Ordinance, with capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant, loan or other form:"public purpose " means any service relating to -
which service is maintained or undertaken by a public corporation, Government department, Local authority or co-operative society:| (a) the transport and distribution of essential foodstuffs or other goods or agricultural produce, or |
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" registered owner ", in relation to a lorry, means the person registered for the time being as the owner of that lorry under the provisions of the Motor Traffic Act: and"requisitioning " with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means, in relation to any lorry, taking possession of such lorry or requiring the lorry to be placed at the disposal of the competent authority. |
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