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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "Board" means a Board constituted under section 3 ; 1[(1A) "Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966) ;] 2[(1B) "Company" means a company owned or controlled by the State which is set up for the purposes of executing or financing (or for both purposes) schemes which have come into force under this Act ; (1C) "Company Officer" means any Officer of the Company duly appointed by it for all or any of the purposes of this Act ;] 3[(2) "Director of Agriculture" means the officer appointed for the time being to be the Director of Agriculture and includes any officer appointed by the 4[State] Government to perform the duties of the Director of Agriculture under this Act ; 5[(2A) "District Superintendent Agriculture Officer" means the officer appointed for the time being to be the District Superintendent Agriculture Officer ;] 6[(2B) "District Agricultural Officer" means any officer of a Zilla Parishad (constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962)) appointed by the State Government to perform the duties of the District Agricultural Officer under this Act ;] 7[(2C) "Executing Officer" means an officer appointed by the Board 8[or Company] under sub-section (1) of section 11 9[and the expression "Executing Officer" shall be construed accordingly as the schemes are executed at the expense of the State Government or the Company ;] (3) "Inquiry Officer" means an officer appointed as such by the Board ; 10[(4) "owner" includes an owner in severalty; in common or joint, an occupant, a tenure holder pattadar, tenant and a mortgagee in possession and the expression "owning" and "own" shall be construed accordingly ;] (5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; 11***** 12[(5B) "relevant tenancy law" means- (i) in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, the 13Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (Bom. LXVII of 1948) ; (ii) in the Vidharbha region of the State of Maharashtra, the 14Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958 (Bom. XCIX of 1958) ; and (iii) in the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra, the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Hyd. XXI of 1950) ;] 15[(6) "scheduled bank" means a bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (II of 1934), and "Bank Officer", in relation to such bank, means any officer of such bank duly appointed by it for the purposes of this Act ;] (7) "scheme" means a land improvement scheme prepared under this Act ; 16[(7A) "Soil Conservation Officer" means the officer appointed for the time being to be the Soil Conservation Officer ; 17[(7B) "tenant" means a tenant within the meaning of the relevant tenancy law ;] (8) The words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined, shall have the meaning assigned to them in the 18[Code].

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "Board" means a Board constituted under section 3 ; 1[(1A) "Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966) ;] 2[(1B) "Company" means a company owned or controlled by the State which is set up for the purposes of executing or financing (or for both purposes) schemes which have come into force under this Act ; (1C) "Company Officer" means any Officer of the Company duly appointed by it for all or any of the purposes of this Act ;] 3[(2) "Director of Agriculture" means the officer appointed for the time being to be the Director of Agriculture and includes any officer appointed by the 4[State] Government to perform the duties of the Director of Agriculture under this Act ; 5[(2A) "District Superintendent Agriculture Officer" means the officer appointed for the time being to be the District Superintendent Agriculture Officer ;] 6[(2B) "District Agricultural Officer" means any officer of a Zilla Parishad (constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962)) appointed by the State Government to perform the duties of the District Agricultural Officer under this Act ;] 7[(2C) "Executing Officer" means an officer appointed by the Board 8[or Company] under sub-section (1) of section 11 9[and the expression "Executing Officer" shall be construed accordingly as the schemes are executed at the expense of the State Government or the Company ;] (3) "Inquiry Officer" means an officer appointed as such by the Board ; 10[(4) "owner" includes an owner in severalty; in common or joint, an occupant, a tenure holder pattadar, tenant and a mortgagee in possession and the expression "owning" and "own" shall be construed accordingly ;] (5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; 11***** 12[(5B) "relevant tenancy law" means- (i) in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, the 13Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (Bom. LXVII of 1948) ; (ii) in the Vidharbha region of the State of Maharashtra, the 14Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958 (Bom. XCIX of 1958) ; and (iii) in the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra, the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Hyd. XXI of 1950) ;] 15[(6) "scheduled bank" means a bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (II of 1934), and "Bank Officer", in relation to such bank, means any officer of such bank duly appointed by it for the purposes of this Act ;] (7) "scheme" means a land improvement scheme prepared under this Act ; 16[(7A) "Soil Conservation Officer" means the officer appointed for the time being to be the Soil Conservation Officer ; 17[(7B) "tenant" means a tenant within the meaning of the relevant tenancy law ;] (8) The words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined, shall have the meaning assigned to them in the 18[Code].

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