In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(a) " Bhoodan Yagya " means the movement initiated by Sri Acharya Vinoba Bhave for acquisition of land through voluntary gifts with a view to distribute it to landless persons ;
(b) " holding " shall have the meaning assigned to it in the U. P. Tenancy Act, 1939;
(c) " owner " means, as respects any land,
(i) in areas where the rights of intermediaries have vested in the State Government under section 4 of the U.P Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, its [ bhumidhar or Government Lessee ] as the case may be;
(ii) in areas where the U. P. Tenancy Act, 1939, is in force for the time being. its landlord and also includes a rent-free grantee, a grantee at a favourable rate of rent, a grove-holder and a tenant mentioned in clauses (a) to (f) of section 21 of the said Act;
(iii) in other areas, its proprietors and also includes a tenant having a heritable and transferable interest in land ;
(d) " prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) " State Government " means the Government of Uttar Pradesh ; and
(f) words and expressions not defined in this Act shall have the meaning assigned to them-
(i) in areas referred to in sub-clause (1) of clause (c), in the U. P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 ;
(ii) in areas referred to in sub-clause (ii) of the said clause in the U. P. Tenancy Act; 1939 ;
(iii) in other areas, in the law relating to land tenure applicable to the land.