Construction of reference to Village Officers

In the application of any law, reference to the Village Offices of headman, munsiff, reddy, monigar, peddakapu, patel, karnam or patwari or triune officer or village officer shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to be a reference to the Village Assistant appointed in respect of one or more revenue villages under sub-section (1) of section 4 or a person appointed under section 13.