(1) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "appointed dated" means the date on which this Act comes into force ; (b) "Code" means the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879) ; 1[(ba) "Collector" includes an Officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act ;] (c) "inamdar" means a holder of a personal inam and includes any person lawfully holding under or through him ; (d) "inam village" or "inam land" means a village or a portion of a village or land, as the case may be, held by a person under a personal inam ; (e) "personal inam" means,- (i) a grant of a village, portion of a village, 2[land (including any share in the revenues of a village or any portion thereof or land) or] total or partial exemption from the payment of land revenue entered as personal inam in the alienation register kept under section 53 of the code ; (ii) a grant of money or land revenue including anything payable as a cash allowance on the part of the State Government in respect of any right, privilege, perquisite or office and entered as class I, II, III, IV or V in the records kept under the rules made under the Pensions Act, 1871 (XXIII of 1871). Explanation.- If any question arises whether any grant is a personal inam, such question shall be referred to the State Government and the decision of the State Government shall be final 3[and the entry, if any, in respect of such grant in the alienation register kept under section 53 of the Code shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly] ; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (g) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to this Act. (2) The other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) "appointed dated" means the date on which this Act comes into force ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> "Code" means the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879) ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><sup>1</sup>[(<i>ba</i>) "Collector" includes an Officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act ;]<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) "inamdar" means a holder of a personal inam and includes any person lawfully holding under or through him ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) "inam village" or "inam land" means a village or a portion of a village or land, as the case may be, held by a person under a personal inam ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) "personal inam" means,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> a grant of a village, portion of a village, <sup>2</sup>[land (including any share in the revenues of a village or any portion thereof or land) or] total or partial exemption from the payment of land revenue entered as personal inam in the alienation register kept under section 53 of the code ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>ii</i>) a grant of money or land revenue including anything payable as a cash allowance on the part of the State Government in respect of any right, privilege, perquisite or office and entered as class I, II, III, IV or V in the records kept under the rules made under the Pensions Act, 1871 (XXIII of 1871). <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>Explanation</i>.- If any question arises whether any grant is a personal inam, such question shall be referred to the State Government and the decision of the State Government shall be final <sup>3</sup>[and the entry, if any, in respect of such grant in the alienation register kept under section 53 of the Code shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly] ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to this Act. <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) The other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.<br>