Definitions.- (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “abadi deh” means the site recorded as such in the Record of Rights prepared and maintained under the Revenue Act, which is not assessed to land revenue; (b) “Appointed day” means the twentieth day of April, 2020; (c) “Assistant Recording and Resolution Officer” means a Revenue Officer not below the rank of Naib-Tehsildar under the Revenue Act, notified to perform functions under this Act; (d) “Assistant Survey Officer” means an officer appointed by the Government to act and perform functions under this Act; (e) “Chief Recording and Resolution Officer” means the Collector of the district under the Revenue Act, notified to perform functions under this Act; (f) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the division under the Revenue Act, notified to perform functions under this Act; (g) “Common area” means an area or building within the abadi deh used for any common need, convenience or benefit of the community and includes roads, paths, streets, public parks, drains, public toilets, ponds and tanks, wells, water courses, play grounds, bus stand or waiting places, places used for public sittings and gatherings or for any such other purposes used by the inhabitants, and any vacant site or plot not owned or possessed by any person; but does not include a building or area which houses an institution under the control of the Central or State Government; (h) “Financial Commissioner” means the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Himachal Pradesh notified to perform the functions under this Act; (i) “Government” means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (j) “notification or notified” means a notification published in the Rajpatra (e-Gazette), Himachal Pradesh; (k) “Panchayat” means a Panchayat constituted under the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994; (4 of 1994). (l) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (m) “proprietary right” means the right of ownership recorded in the name of a person, Panchayat, Urban Local Body, Central or State Government, juristic person or any other entity but does not include the rights of tenant, lessee, mortgagee or any other right which does not confer ownership; (n) “Recording and Resolution Officer” means a revenue officer not below the rank of Sub-Divisional Collector, notified to perform functions under this Act: (o) “Revenue Act” means the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954; (6 of 1954). (p) “Revenue Officer” means a revenue officer exercising the powers under the Revenue Act; (q) “section” means section of this Act; (r) “Survey Officer” means an officer appointed by the Government to act and perform functions under this Act; (s) “survey unit” means the area within the abadi deh, to which a survey number is assigned under this Act; (t) „Urban Local Body‟ means a Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat, constituted under the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (12 of 1994) and Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) respectively; and (u) “Village Committee” means the committee nominated in the village or area under urban local body, as the case may be, by the Assistant Recording and Resolution Officer, with its composition as prescribed to identify the ownership of survey units and common areas set apart for common purposes with the abadi deh. (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Revenue Act have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. CHAPTER-II OFFICERS AND POWERS