Definitions

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

1. (a) 'displaced person' means any person who is a permanent resident of the State and who, on account of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan, or on account of civil disturbances or fear of such disturbances in any area of the State occupied by Pakistan has, after the first day of March, 1947, left or been displaced from, his place of residence in such area and who has been subsequently residing outside such area in the State and also includes the successors-in-interest of any such person;
2. (b) 'evacuee land' means land (as hereinafter defined) which has been declared as evacuee property under the Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuee's (Administration of Property) Act, 2006.
3. (c) 'land' means land which is occupied or has been let for agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to agriculture and includes--
   • (i) the sites of buildings and other structures on such land;
   • (ii) trees standing on such land;
   • (iii) any right of occupancy;
4. (d) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
5. (e) all other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuee's (Administration of Property) Act, 2006, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.