Definitions

§3

Summary

1[In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (1) "banking company" has the same meaning as in Uttar Pradesh Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1972 ; (2) "ceiling area" means the area of land, not being land exempted under this Act determined as such in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 ; (3) "company", "government company" and "Public company" have the same meanings as in the Companies Act, 1956 ; (4) "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered under the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 ; 2[(5) "Corporation" means the statutory cooperation, that is to say, a corporation established by or under an Uttar Pradesh Act or a Central Act.] (6) "degree" or post-graduate college means such college as is an affiliated, associated or constituent college in relation to a University ; (7) family in relation to a tenure-holder means himself or herself and his wife or her husband as the case may be (other than a judicially separated wife or husband), minor sons and minor daughters (other than married daughters) ; (8) grove land means any specific piece of land in a holding having trees (not including 3[guava, papaya, banana or vine plants] planted thereon before January 24, 1971, in such numbers that they preclude or when full grown will preclude the land or any considerable portion thereof from being used primarily for any other purpose and the trees on such land constitute a grove ; (9) holding means the land or lands held by a person as a bhumidhar, sirdar, asami of Gaon Sabha or an asami mentioned in Section 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, or as a tenant under the U. P. Tenancy Act, 1939, other than a sub-tenant, or as a Government lessee, or as a sub-lessee of a Government lessee, where the period of the sub-lease is co-extensive with the period of the lease ; (10) intermediate college means a college recognized as such by the Board of high School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh ; 4[(11) irrigated land means land determined as such in the manner laid down in section 4-A. ] 5[(11A. Adult means a person who has attained the age of 18 years and Minor means a person who is not an adult] (12) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (13) prescribed authority means such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first class as may be empowered by the State Government, by notification in the Gazette, to perform the functions of prescribed authority under this Act for such area or areas as may be specified in that behalf ; (14) private irrigation work means a private tube-well, or a private lift irrigation work operated by diesel or electric power for the supply of water from a perennial water source, completed before August 15, 1972 ; (15) "state irrigation work" means a canal as defined in the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873, or a State Tube-well as defined in the United Provinces State Tube-wells Act, 1936, or lift irrigation work constructed, maintained or controlled by the State Government and operated by diesel or electric power for the supply of water from any perennial water source ; (16) "surplus land" means land held by a tenure-holder in excess of the ceiling area applicable to him, and includes any buildings, wells and trees existing thereon ; (17) "tenure-holder" means a person who is the holder of a holding but 6[except in Chapter III] does not include - (a) a woman whose husband is a tenure-holder ; (b) a minor child whose father or mother is a tenure-holder ; (18) "unirrigated land" means any land other than 7[irrigated land grove land or usar land ]; (19) "University" means a University established by law ; (20) "usar land" means land determined to be usar in such manner as may be prescribed ; and (21) the words and expressions not defined in this Act, but used in the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Act.]

1[In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires (1) "banking company" has the same meaning as in Uttar Pradesh Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1972 ; (2) "ceiling area" means the area of land, not being land exempted under this Act determined as such in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 ; (3) "company", "government company" and "Public company" have the same meanings as in the Companies Act, 1956 ; (4) "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered under the Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1965 ; 2[(5) "Corporation" means the statutory cooperation, that is to say, a corporation established by or under an Uttar Pradesh Act or a Central Act.] (6) "degree" or post-graduate college means such college as is an affiliated, associated or constituent college in relation to a University ; (7) family in relation to a tenure-holder means himself or herself and his wife or her husband as the case may be (other than a judicially separated wife or husband), minor sons and minor daughters (other than married daughters) ; (8) grove land means any specific piece of land in a holding having trees (not including 3[guava, papaya, banana or vine plants] planted thereon before January 24, 1971, in such numbers that they preclude or when full grown will preclude the land or any considerable portion thereof from being used primarily for any other purpose and the trees on such land constitute a grove ; (9) holding means the land or lands held by a person as a bhumidhar, sirdar, asami of Gaon Sabha or an asami mentioned in Section 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, or as a tenant under the U. P. Tenancy Act, 1939, other than a sub-tenant, or as a Government lessee, or as a sub-lessee of a Government lessee, where the period of the sub-lease is co-extensive with the period of the lease ; (10) intermediate college means a college recognized as such by the Board of high School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh ; 4[(11) irrigated land means land determined as such in the manner laid down in section 4-A. ] 5[(11A. Adult means a person who has attained the age of 18 years and Minor means a person who is not an adult] (12) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (13) prescribed authority means such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first class as may be empowered by the State Government, by notification in the Gazette, to perform the functions of prescribed authority under this Act for such area or areas as may be specified in that behalf ; (14) private irrigation work means a private tube-well, or a private lift irrigation work operated by diesel or electric power for the supply of water from a perennial water source, completed before August 15, 1972 ; (15) "state irrigation work" means a canal as defined in the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873, or a State Tube-well as defined in the United Provinces State Tube-wells Act, 1936, or lift irrigation work constructed, maintained or controlled by the State Government and operated by diesel or electric power for the supply of water from any perennial water source ; (16) "surplus land" means land held by a tenure-holder in excess of the ceiling area applicable to him, and includes any buildings, wells and trees existing thereon ; (17) "tenure-holder" means a person who is the holder of a holding but 6[except in Chapter III] does not include - (a) a woman whose husband is a tenure-holder ; (b) a minor child whose father or mother is a tenure-holder ; (18) "unirrigated land" means any land other than 7[irrigated land grove land or usar land ]; (19) "University" means a University established by law ; (20) "usar land" means land determined to be usar in such manner as may be prescribed ; and (21) the words and expressions not defined in this Act, but used in the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, shall have the meanings assigned to them in that Act.]

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