In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “Competent authority” means the Revenue Divisional officer having jurisdiction over the revenue village within his division;
(b) “Government” means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;
(c) “law” includes any rule, by-law, regulation notification, scheme, form or order;
(d) “Part-time Village Officer” means any person who holds any of the village office of headman, munisiff, reddy, monigar, peddakapu, patel, karnam or patwari or triune officer or holder of any such village office by whatever designation it may be locally known including their assistants appointed under:-
(i) the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Village Officers Services Rules, 1969;
(ii) the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Village Offices Service Rules, 1978; or
(iii) any other law;
(e) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) “revenue village” means any area which is notified as revenue village under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh District (Formation) act, 1974;
(g) “Village Assistant” means an officer appointed under subsection (1) of section 4.