section 2
Definitions
The Haryana Lease of Agricultural Land Act, 2024General202419 sections
Statutory text
- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
- (a) “agriculture” includes activities that are performed alongwith or related to agriculture such as construction of structure for rearing of livestock, storage of agricultural produce equipments, fertilizer, seed and agricultural produce including food and non food crops, fodder or grass, fruits and vegetables, flowers, any other horticultural crops and plantation, animal husbandry and dairy, poultry farming, stock breeding, fishery, agro forestry, agro-processing, which the lessor and lessee decide to do in the lease agreement executed and such other ancillary activities, as may be notified by the Government;
- (b) “Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana in the administrative department;
- (c) “improvement” means improvement of land through creation of capital assets and shall also include the works to be done by mutual consent of lessor and lessee, as mentioned in the lease agreement;
- (d) “land” means land which is used for agriculture but does not include the sites of buildings and other structures on such land except where these are used for agricultural;
- (e) “lease agreement” means an agreement in writing between the lessor and the lessee by which the lessor conveys use and occupation of his land to the lessee for agriculture for a specified period for a consideration in the form lease money under this Act;
- (f) “lease money” means money or share of crop given to lessor, as per the lease agreement under this Act;
- (g) “lessee” means a person doing agriculture and allied activities by giving money in accordance with the lease agreement executed under this Act;
- (h) “lessor” means owner of the land and includes his authorised representative;
- (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act.
- (2) The words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Haryana Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act 17 of 1887).
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