Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,- (a)”Collector” means the District Collector in whose jurisdiction the principal seat of the sthanam is located. (b)The expressions “sthanamdar” and “sthanam Property” shall mean the “sthanamdar” and “sthanam property” to whom provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 apply and include the sthanam properties referred to in Section 19 of the Mappilla Marumakkathayam Act, 1939. (c)“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.