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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "agricultural year" means, the year commencing on the first day of April; (2) "consolidation of holdings" means the amalgamation and where necessary the redistribution of holdings or portions of holdings in any village, mahal or taluka or any part thereof so as to reduce the number of plots in holdings; (3) "Consolidation Officer" means an officer appointed as such under section 15 by the 1[State] Government and includes any person authorised by the 2[State] Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Consolidation Officer under this Act; 3[(3-A) "Co-operative Society" means a co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the 4[Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (Mah. XXIV of 1961);] 5**** (4) "Fragment" means a plot of land of less extent than the appropriate standard areas determined under this Act: Provided that no plot of land shall be deemed to be a fragment by reason of any diminution in its area by diluvion; (5) "land" means agricultural land whether alienated or unalienated; (6) "local area" means any area notified as such in the Official Gazette, under section 3; 6**** (8) "owner" means in the case of unalienated land the occupant 7[or tenure holder] and when such lands has been mortgaged, owner means the mortgagors; in the case of alienated land owner means the superior holder; 8**. 9[Provided that in the Hyderabad area of the 10[State of Maharashtra], "owner" means a person who has permanent and heritable right of possession of land, and when unalienated land has been mortgaged, owner means the mortgagor; [11****]] (9) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 12[(9a) "relevent Code" means- 13[(a) in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, the 14Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879);] (b) in the Vidarbha region of the 15[State of Maharashtra,] the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M. P. II of 1955); and (c) in the Hyderabad area of the 16[State of Maharashtra,] the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F); (9b) "relevant tenancy law" means- 17[(a) in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (Bom. LXVII of 1948);] (b) in the Hyderabad area of the 18[State of Maharashtra], the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Hyd. Act XXI of 1950); 19[(c) in the Vidarbha region of the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1953 (Bom. XCIX of 1958);] 20**** (9c) "Settlement Commissioner" includes a Commissioner of Survey Settlement;] (10) "standard area" in respect of any class of land means the area which the 21[State] Government may from time to time determine under section 5 as the minimum area necessary for profitable cultivation in any particular local area, and includes a standard area revised under the said section; 22[(10a) "village committee" means a village committee constituted under section 34A;] (11) words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined have the meaning assigned to them in the 23[relevant Code]; 24****

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (1) "agricultural year" means, the year commencing on the first day of April; (2) "consolidation of holdings" means the amalgamation and where necessary the redistribution of holdings or portions of holdings in any village, mahal or taluka or any part thereof so as to reduce the number of plots in holdings; (3) "Consolidation Officer" means an officer appointed as such under section 15 by the 1[State] Government and includes any person authorised by the 2[State] Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Consolidation Officer under this Act; 3[(3-A) "Co-operative Society" means a co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the 4[Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (Mah. XXIV of 1961);] 5**** (4) "Fragment" means a plot of land of less extent than the appropriate standard areas determined under this Act: Provided that no plot of land shall be deemed to be a fragment by reason of any diminution in its area by diluvion; (5) "land" means agricultural land whether alienated or unalienated; (6) "local area" means any area notified as such in the Official Gazette, under section 3; 6**** (8) "owner" means in the case of unalienated land the occupant 7[or tenure holder] and when such lands has been mortgaged, owner means the mortgagors; in the case of alienated land owner means the superior holder; 8**. 9[Provided that in the Hyderabad area of the 10[State of Maharashtra], "owner" means a person who has permanent and heritable right of possession of land, and when unalienated land has been mortgaged, owner means the mortgagor; [11****]] (9) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 12[(9a) "relevent Code" means- 13[(a) in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, the 14Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879);] (b) in the Vidarbha region of the 15[State of Maharashtra,] the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M. P. II of 1955); and (c) in the Hyderabad area of the 16[State of Maharashtra,] the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F); (9b) "relevant tenancy law" means- 17[(a) in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 (Bom. LXVII of 1948);] (b) in the Hyderabad area of the 18[State of Maharashtra], the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Hyd. Act XXI of 1950); 19[(c) in the Vidarbha region of the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1953 (Bom. XCIX of 1958);] 20**** (9c) "Settlement Commissioner" includes a Commissioner of Survey Settlement;] (10) "standard area" in respect of any class of land means the area which the 21[State] Government may from time to time determine under section 5 as the minimum area necessary for profitable cultivation in any particular local area, and includes a standard area revised under the said section; 22[(10a) "village committee" means a village committee constituted under section 34A;] (11) words and expressions used in this Act, but not defined have the meaning assigned to them in the 23[relevant Code]; 24****

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