In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context –
(a) “agricultural year” means the year commencing from 1st day of May;
(b) “Conciliation Officer” means, in relation to any area, the Conciliation Officer appointed under this Act for such area and where no such officer has been appointed, the Revenue Officer/Tahsildar having jurisdiction over the area;
(c) ”Government” means the Administrator appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution of India;
(d) “gross produce” includes the yield obtained at the poradi;
1. The Act comes into force in Karaikal on the first day of May 1966 Vide Notification No. 7- 36/65/F3, dated 1st May 1966 of the Finance Department, Puducherry.
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(e) “landowner” in relation to a pannaiyal means the owner of a land or other person deriving any right from him in respect thereof, who has engaged the pannaiyal for cultivating the said land;
(f) “Pannaiyal” means any person engaged by the landowner to look after a farm and do all cultivation work on the land whenever necessary in the course of an entire agricultural year, but does not include one who is engaged either causally or only for a specific item of work;
(g) “Revenue Court” means, the Revenue Court constituted under this Act and where no Revenue Court has been so constituted, the Court of the Administrator, Karaikal;