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Section 3: Definitions.'—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject-matter or context

The Assam Non-Agricultural Urban Areas Tenancy Act, 1955State Act of Assam · Act 12 of 1955

(a) ‘holding’ means a parcel or parcels of land or an undivided share thereof held by a tenant, and forming the subject-matter of one and the same tenancy ;

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(A) ‘land’ means land which is let or occupied for residential or busi­ ness purposes or for purposes incidental thereto, and includes sites for buildings, water, water-ways, drains, ditches, canals, tanks and wells appertaining to such land ;

(t) ‘landlord’ means a person immediately under whom a tenant holds but does not include the Government ;

(d) ‘permanent structure’ in relation to any locality means a structure which is regarded as permanent in that locality;

(«) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by a rule made under this Act ;

( / ) ‘rent’ means whatever is lawfully payable in money or in kind by a tenant to his landlord on account of the use and occupation of his holding under such landlord ;

(g) ‘tenant’ means a person who holds land under another person, other than Government and who is, but for a special contract liable to pay rent for that land to the latter, and includes a person who derives his title from a tenant, and a person who continues in possession of any land after termination of his tenancy in respect of that land ;

(A) ‘urban area’ means any area declared to be included in a Munici­ pality under the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section

(2) of section 5, or declared to be a notified area under the provi­ sions of sub-section (4) of section 328 or deemed to be such under the proviso to that sub-section, of the Assam Municipal Act, 1923 (Assam Act I of 1923).

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ActThe Assam Non-Agricultural Urban Areas Tenancy Act, 1955
Section3
Marginal noteDefinitions.'—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject-matter or context
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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