Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise,-

1. (a) "Commissioner" shall mean, the Commissioner of a division appointed under the law relating to land revenue as amended by the Schedule to this Act;
2. (b) "Director of Local Authorities" means the Officer appointed for the time being by the State Government to be the Director of Local Authorities;
3. (c) "division" means the territories formed into a division under the 1Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879), 2[. . . . . .] or under the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code,1954 (M.P. Act II of 1955), or under the 3Hyderabad Land Revenue Act (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F);
4. (d) "Divisional Officer" means an officer appointed as such, immediately before the commencement of this Act, under the provisions of- (i)4[]. (ii)5[].
   • (iii) section 9-A of the 6Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1954 (M.P Act II of 1955), read with Government Notification in the Revenue Department No. RVA. 1556-R, dated 1st November 1956; or
   • (iv) section 4 of the 7Hyderabad Land Revenue Act (Hyd. Act VIII of 1317F.);
5. (e) "existing law" means any enactment of a Legislature or other competent authority in relation to matters specified in Lists II and III in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution in force in any part of the State immediately before the commencement of this Act and includes any rule, bye-law, regulation, order, notification, scheme, form or other instrument having the force of law made, prescribed or issued under any such enactment;
6. (f) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act.