In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “appropriate authority” means the Commissioner or the District Collector as specified by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 4 *Received the assent of the Governor on the 3rd day of December, 1997 and published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 458 dated 17th March, 1998.
1. 1st day of July 1998 vide S.R.O.No. 507/98 dated 20.06.1998 published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 961 dated 20.06.1998.
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(b) “Board of Revenue” means the Board of Revenue for the State constituted under the Kerala Board of Revenue Act, 1957 (7 of 1957);
(c) “Commissioner” means a commissioner appointed under section 5;
(d) “law” includes any rule, bye-law, regulation, notification, scheme, form or government order;
(e) “State” means the State of Kerala;