(6)"Competent authority" mean [Telangana Gazette] [Throughout the Act 'Official Gazette' wherever they occur substituted by 'Andhra Pradesh Gazette', (Act No.15 of 1962) and further 'Andhra Pradesh' substituted by 'Telangana' by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.], to perform the functions of the competent authority under Chapter VI for such area as may be specified in the notification;
