Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "gram panchayat" and "nagar panchayat" means a gram panchayat and a nagar panchayat established under the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961; (b) "land" means land which is used for agricultural purpose or which is so used but is left fallow, and includes the site of farm buildings apertenant to such land; (c) "landholder" means a person who is the holder of land or is interested in land and includes, in relation to any land within the jurisdiction of a gram panchayat or a nagar panchayat, such panchayat; (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under section 8; (e) "private armed force" means a force consisting of one or more persons who are armed for the whole or part time and maintained by, or subject to the control of, a person other than the Union or the State Government, but does not include a person employed as a helper or sathi or an agricultural labourer who is not armed. Explanation.—A person shall be deemed to be armed if he has in his possession an article of any description designed or adapted as a weapon of offence or defence, not being an article commonly used for domestic or agricultural purposes, such as a lathi, a sickle, an axe or a Dharia.