In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "basic tax" means the tax imposed by the Government under the provisions of the Kerala Land Tax Act, 1961;
(b) "Government" means the Government of Kerala;
1[(c) "holding" means any land (including any land entered as “tharissu” in the revenue records) owned by the Temple and held by a tenant;]
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) "Temple" means the Pattazhi Devi Temple situated in the Pattazhi Village in the Pathanapuram Taluk and includes the following Keezheedus of the said Temple, namely:-
(i) the Kundayam temple situated in the Pattazhi Village in the Pathanapuram Taluk;
and
(ii) the Mannadi temple situated in the Kadampanadu Village in the Kunnathur Taluk.
(f) "tenant" means a person holding at the commencement of this Act lands owned by the Temple on venpattam, kanam or any other kind of tenure directly under the temple;
*Received the assent of the President on 23rd June 1961 and published in the Gazette Extraordinary dated 6th July 1961.
1 Substituted by Act 5 of 1966 3 1[(g) "tharissu" means any land entered as “tharissu” in the revenue rerecords and owned by the Temple but does not include any such land held by a tenant.]