2. Definitions
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a)
"Board" means the Land Development Board constituted for the [State] under section 3;
(b)
"owner", in relation to any land, means—
(i)
a person having a proprietary right in the land and includes a usufructuary mortgagee of such right and, in the [State] of [Ajmer], an istimrardar, a jagirdar a muafidar, and a bhumia; and
(ii)
a tenant of the land as hereinafter defined;
(c)
"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d)
"reclamation" includes cultivation, afforestation and any other improvement of land; and
(e)
"tenant" includes a usufructuary mortgagee of the rights of a tenant.
Amendment notes (2)
- Subs . Subs., ibid., for "Ajmer-Merwara".
- Subs . Subs. by A.O. 1950, for "Province".