In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “agriculture” means cultivation of paddy;
(b) “agriculturist” means a person who cultivates agricultural land personally;
(c) “agricultural land” means a land which is presently being used for cultivation of paddy but does not include the land which is earmarked for the use or purpose, partly or fully, other than agriculture in any plan prepared under the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act 21 of 1975);
(d) “Collector” means the Collector as defined in clause (7) of section 2 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969);
(e) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
(f) “Mamlatdar” means a person appointed as a Mamlatdar by the Government and includes a Joint Mamlatdar;
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(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(h) “to cultivate land personally” means to cultivate land on one’s own account,-
(i) by one’s own labour; or
(ii) by the labour of any member of one’s family; or
(iii) by a servant on wages payable in cash or kind but not in crop share, or by hired labour, under one’s personal supervision or the personal supervision of any member of one’s family;
(i) “Tribunal” means the Administrative Tribunal constituted under the Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965 (Act No. 6 of 1965).