Section 144: (1) Every person belonging to any of the following classes shall be called a grantee and shall have all the rights and be subject to all the liabilities conferred or imposed upon a grantee by or under this Regulation, n…

(a) every person who, immediately, before the commencement of this Regulation, was in occupation , of any land in pursuance of a grant made under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Land Tenure) Regulation, 1926;

(b) every person to whom a grant is made under clause (i) of section 146.

(2) Not withstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), every person who, not being an occupancy or non-occupancy tenant, is in possession of any coconutt or arecanut plantation in the Nicobars immediately before the commencement of the Regulation otherwise than in pursuance of a grant of licence made or granted under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Land Tenure) Regulation, 1926, shall be deemed to be grantee thereof for the purpose of this Regulation for such period as the Chief Commissioner may by notification specify from time to time.

Explanation – In this sub-section “Nicobars” means all the islands comprised in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands lying south of 10 Degree Channel.