In this Act, unless the context otherw1se requ•res,-
(a) "appo1 .. ted day" means the day on which this Act co;::;es into force,
(b) "basic-tax" means the tax 1mposed under the provisions of the Ke1ala Land Ta" Act, 1961 (13 of 1961),
(c) "financial year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April;
(d) "holdmg" means any parcel or parcels of Sreepadam lands held by a landholder,
(e) "kuthakapattom" means a lease of Sreepadam lands or of trees on such lands or of both, granted for cons1derat10n payable in money or m kmd or in both, whether annually or otherwise;
( f) "landholder" means a pe1 son holding at the commencement of th1s Act Sreepadam lands on Sreepadam pattom or othe1 favourable tenures, but does not mdude a person holdmg Sreepadam lands on Kuthakapattom;
(t;) "presCIJbed" means prescnbed by rules made under this Act;
(h) "rent" means whatever is lawfully payable in money or m kmd or 111 both, to the Sreepadam Palace by a landholder for the use and occupatiOn of any Sreepadam land;
(1) "Sreepadam lands" means-
(1) lands compnsed m the free-hold villages of ldakkode, Illamba, Mudah.kal, Alamkodu, Avanavancherry, Attingal and Kdattmgal 111 the Ch1raymkd Taluk, the revenue from wh1ch is wholly assignr_d m favour of the Sreepadam Palace, (1i) othe• lands not bemg pandaravaka lands Situate in the State of Kerala and owned by the Srccpadam Palace;
( j) "tha1 issu'' means any land entered as tharissu 111 the revenue rec01ds (other than lands held under kuthakapattom) and owned bv the S1 ct>padam Palace, but docs not wclude any such land held by a landholl.er.
3 Extinguishment of the rights ofSreepadam Palace. -Not ~idthstandmdg anyt 11ng cdonta1fned 111 anythlaw cror contracdt ofr in anhy k JU gment, ecree or or er o court, WI euect on an 1om t e appomted day,-
(a) all rights, title and mtere~t of the Sreepadam Palace 111 all Sreepadam land, held by landholders shall stand extmguished, ( i 111
(b) all Sreepadam lands held on Kuthakapattom shall vest in the Government; and
(c) all tharissu shall vest m the Government.