Definitions

Definitions.-In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context.-

1. (1) "village" means an inhabited site, but does not include a municipality:
2. (2) "village lands" means the lands included in the revenue mauzas or chak-alakas in which the village is situated:
3. (3) "well" or "spring" means a well or spring the water of which is habitually used for drinking purposes by all or some of the inhabitants of a village:
4. (4) "Magistrate" means the District Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate especially authorised in this behalf by the Government:
5. (5) "proprietor of village lands" means the proprietor who is responsible to pay Government revenue for the village lands and in the Province of Kashmir it will include the Assami responsible for the payment of Government revenue.