DEFINITIONS-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Collector" means the collector of the district and includes any other officer appointed by the state Government for performing the functions of Collector under this Act; (b) "Estate" has the meaning assigned to it in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887; (c) "premises" means any land, whether used for agricultural or non-agricultural purposes, or any building or part of a building and includes— (i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of the building; and (ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; (d) "prescribed" means by rules made under this Act; (e) "public premises" means any premises belonging to or taken on lease or requisitioned by, or on behalf of the State Government, Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable property Act, 1954, and includes any premises belonging to any local authority, District Soldiers and Airman’s Board, as any University established by law. (f) "rent" in relation to any public premises, means the consideration payable periodically for the authorized occupation of the premises and includes— (i) any charge for electricity, water or any other services in connection with the occupation of the premises; (ii) any tax (by whatever name called) payable in respect of the premises; where such charge or tax is payable by the State Government or the corporate authority. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "common purposes land" means the land reserved for the common purposes of a village under Section 18 of the East Punjab Holdings(Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation )Act, 1948, the management and control whereof vests in the State Government or the Gram Panchayat under Section 23-A if the aforesaid Act.