1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Rajshahi Town Development Authority Ordinance, 1976. (2) It extends to the areas comprised within the limits of the Rajshahi Municipality and to such other areas in the vicinity of the said municipality as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify. (3) It shall come into force in such areas and on such dates as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify.

2. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) “Authorised Officer” means an officer appointed by the Authority, by notification in the official Gazette, to exercise and perform the powers and functions of an authorised officer under this Ordinance; (b) “Authority” means the Rajshahi Town Development Authority established under section 3; (c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Authority; (d) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Rajshahi Division; (e) “member” means a member of the Authority and includes the Chairman; (f) “municipal area” means the area of the Rajshahi Municipality; (g) “municipality” means the Rajshahi Municipality; (h) “Paurashava” means the Rajshahi Paurashava constituted under the Bangladesh Local Government (Union Parishad and Paurashava) Order, 1973 (P.O. No. 22 of 1973); and (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance.