Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context— (a) ‘Government’ means the State Government; (b) ‘notified area’ means any area declared to be a notified area under section 3; (c) ‘notified date’ in relation to immovable property situated in any notified area means such date as the Government may, by notification, specify in respect of that area; Explanation— The date specified in any such notification may be a date either before or after the declaration of the area as a notified area under section 3; (d) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette; (e) ‘transfer’ means a sale, exchange or mortgage with possession and includes a sale held in execution of a decree or order of a Court or a sale conducted by an officer acting under the authority of any statute, decree or order of a Court.