Definitions

In this part, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "dead rent" means the dead rent payable under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (No. 67 of 1957); (b) "land" means land held under a mining lease for undertaking mining operations; (c) "mineral areas development cess" means cess levied under section 9 on land held under a mining lease for undertaking mining operations; (d) "royalty" means the royalty payable under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (No. 67 of 1957) and includes any payments made or likely to be made to the Central Government or the State Government as the case may be for the right of raising minerals from the land under the said Act.