In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,––
(a) “Alienation” means sale, gift, mortgage with possession or exchange but shall not include gift in favour of an heir ;
(b) “Competent Authority” means the District Magistrate of the area and includes such other officer of the area as the Government may appoint for an area ;
(c) “Government” means the Government of the *State of Jammu and Kashmir ;
(d) “Immovable Property” shall also include tenancy rights or interest created under any law for the time being in force ;
(e) “Migrant” means any person who has migrated from [Kashmir Valley or any other part of the State] after 1st November, 1989 and is registered as such with the Relief Commissioner and includes a person who has not been so registered on the ground of his being in service of the Government in any moving office, or having [left the Valley or any other part of the State], in pursuit of occupation or vocation or otherwise, and is possessed of immovable property [at the place from where he has migrated] but is unable to ordinarily reside there due to the disturbed conditions ;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act ;
(g) “Prescribed Authority” means the authority competent to grant permission under section 3 ;
(h) “Relief Commissioner” means any authority appointed as such by the Government or any other State or Central Government for purposes of registration of the migrants ;
(i) “Unauthorized Occupant” means any person who has encroached upon or taken possession of any immovable property of a migrant without his written consent and authority of law.