In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context—
(a) “Agriculture” with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means raising of useful or valuable products which derive nutriment from the soil with the aid of human labour and skill and includes horticulture, dairy farming, poultry farming, stock breeding, grazing and pisciculture;
(b) “Government” means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;
(c) “Mamlatdar” means a person appointed as a Mamlatdar by Government and includes a Joint Mamlatdar;
(d) “Mundcar” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Legislative Diploma No. 1952 dated the 26th November, 1959, as in force for the time being;
(e) the words “plaintiff” and “defendant” shall include
(i) a pleader duly appointed to act on behalf of such plaintiff or defendant and
(ii) the recognized agent of a plaintiff or defendant as defined in Order III Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure;
(f) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(g) “Village Officer” means such officer as Government may, from time to time, specify by notification in the Official Gazette as being a Village Officer.