The Revenue Recovery Act

Title and extent

Definitions

Recovery of public demands by enforcement of processes in other districts than those in which  they become payable

Remedy available to person denying liability to pay amount recovered under last foregoing section

Recovery by Collectors of sums recoverable as arrears of revenue by other public officers or by  local authorities

Property liable to sale under this Act

Saving of local laws relating to revenue

Recovery in India of certain public demands arising beyond India

Recovery in India of land revenues etc., accruing in Burma

Duty of Collectors to remit moneys collected in certain cases

All sections

In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,--

(1) "district" includes a presidency-town;

(2) "Collector" means the chief officer in charge of the land-revenue administration of a district;
and

(3) "defaulter" means a person from whom an arrear of land-revenue, or a sum recoverable as an
arrear of land-revenue, is due, and includes a person who is responsible as surety for the payment of
any such arrear or sum.

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