In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the sub ject or context—
(a) “Adh iar” means a person who under the system generally known, as Adh i (whether Guchi -adhi or Guti-adhi), barga, chukt i, bhag or chukani, cultivates the land of another person on condi tion of deli vering a share or quantity of the produce of such land to tha t pe rson ;
*For Statement of Objects and Reasons see “Assam Gazette” , 1951, Pa rt V, page 36.
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(b) “allotment” means the grant by the Deputy Commissioner of the tem porary right to use and occupy any property otherwise than by yvay of lease ;
(c) “appointed day” means the 31st day of March 1951 ;
(d) “the Committee” means the Evacuee Property Managem ent Committee for Assam constituted unde r sub-section (1) of section 12 of this A c t;
(e) “the Deputy Commissioner” means the Deputy Commissioner of the district within which the evacuee property is situa ted ;
(ij “evacuee” means a person ordinarily resident in Assam who on account of communal disturbances or the fear of such disturbances leaves, or has after the i5l h August 1947 left, Assam, for any place in Pakis tan and also includes his legal heir ;
(g) “proper ty” means immovable prop er ty ;
(ll) “prescribed” means prescr ibed by rules made under this A c t;
(1) “Urban are a” means any area included in a Munic ipality or a small town constitu ted under the provisions of the Assam Municipal Act, 1923 (Assam Act 1 of 1923), and such other areas as may be notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette as urban areas for the purposes of this Act.