~In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(i) “Collector" means the Collector of the district, having jurisdiction over the area;
(ii) “Government land" means any land the proprietary right in which vests in the Government;
(iii) “prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Goveinment under this Act,
(iv) “registered holder of any land" means the person in whose name the land in question is registered in the Gov6rnment accounts of the Village.
Explanation (ll—When any person other than the registered holder is in lawful management ofa land, otherWise than as agent or servant of the registered holder or as mortgagee, such person shall be deemed to be the registered holder in iespect of such land.
Explanahan (2).—When a land is so registered in the names of two or more persons Jointly, the registered holder shall, for the purposes of this Act, be the person who is recognised by the other jornt holder or jomt holders as the manager of the land or who, in the case of dispute, is recognised by the Collector as the principal joint holder;
(v) ”registered land“ means any land the proprietary right in ' which does not vest in the Government, ‘ Published in the ' Gazette Extraordinary dated 22nd Deeember, I961.
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(vi) “survey" (includes all operations incidental to the determination, measurement and record of a boundary or boundaries 01' any part of a boundary and includes a rcsurvey;
(Vii) “suivcy mark" means any mark or object, ciecled. made, employed or specified by a Survey Officer to indicate or determine or assist in determining the posmon or level of any point or points;
(Vii!) L'Survey Officer" means any officer appolrfled by the Government as a Survey Office? under section 3;
(ix) “Village Offictal” includes Village Officer, Village AsSistant, Adhikari, Menon, Potail and Shanbogue.
3. Appomlmcnl (J Sun/c} OfiCerL—U} The Government may, by 'notificaiion in the Gazetie, {appoint any officer either by name or by virtue of his office to be a Survey Officer for all or any ol the purposes of this Act.
(2) Subject to the control of the Government and of any other officer or authority appointed by ilie Government in this behalf, cvery officer appointed as Survey Officer shall exchise_the powers and perform the duties of a Survey Officer Within such local limits as the Government may, from time to time direct, (3] The Government may, by order, direct that the powers excrcisablc by them under sub-sections (l) and (2) may also be exercised by such Officer or authority, subject to such conditions as may be speci— fied by them in this behalf.
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Suitvcv or LANDS.
4. Gavanimtrit may dzml the run/2y of my; [and or an}- baunduiyafziu} . [until—The Government or, subject {to the control of the Government, any olficer or authority authorised by the Government in this behalf, may, by notification in the Gazette, cider the survey of any land or of any boundary of any land or of the boundary forming the common limit of any Government land and any registered land.