Interpretation clause

In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context,— "land" includes the sites of villages, towns and cities; it also includes trees, growing crops and grass, fruit upon, and juice in, trees, rights-of-way, ferries, fisheries, and all other benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to things attached to the earth; "land-revenue" means all sums and payments in money or in kind, received or claimable by or on behalf of the Government from any person on account of any land held by or vested in him and any cess or rate authorized by the State Government under the provisions of any law for the time being in force; "Revenue officer" means any officer employed in or about the business of the land-revenue, or of the surveys, assessment, accounts or records connected therewith.