In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "alienee" means an Inamdar, Jagirdar or Estate Holder as defined in the Land Tenure Abolition Laws or such other laws for the time being in force, or a person who holds any subsisting right in any sub-soil in any land under any settlement, kaul, grant, sanad or order, any judgement, order or decree of a Court or Tribunal or any law or instrument for the time being in force, but shall not include any lawful lessee holding lease-hold rights in respect of any mines or minerals on the date of commencement of this Act ;
(b)"Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966) ;
(c)"Competent Authority" means the Collector of the District, and includes any officer, not below the rank of Deputy Collector, to whom the powers and functions of the Competent Authority may be entrusted by the Collector;
(d)"Land Tenure Abolition Laws" means the Salsette Estate (Land Revenue Exemption Abolition) Act, 1951 (Bom. XLVII of 1951), the Bombay Personal Inams Abolition Act, 1952 (Bom. XLII of 1953), the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act, 1953 (Bom. XXXIX of 1954), the Bombay Merged Territories Miscellaneous Alienation Abolition Act, 1955 (Bom. XXII of 1955), and the Bombay City (Inami and Special Tenures) Abolition and Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 1969 (Mah. XLIV of 1969) ;
(e)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(f)"sub-soil rights" means any rights to mines and minerals found or likely to be found, whether on surface or underground of any land ;
(g) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.