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70. For the purpose of this Act the following shall be the duties and functions to Duties of the be performed by the Mamlatdar– Mamlatdar. (a) to decide whether a person is an agriculturist; (b) to decide whether a person 4[is or was a tenant] or a protected tenant 5[or a permanent tanant]; 6[(c) to determine the rates of rent under section 9; (d) to decide dispute regarding class of land under section 9A:] 1. These words were substituted for the words "High Court of Bombay" by the Gujarat Adoptation of Laws (State and Concurrent subjects) (Third Amendment) Order, 1960. 2. These clauses were substituted for the original by Bom. 13 of 1956, s. 33. 3. This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 4. These words were substituted for the words "is a tenant" by Guj. 5 of 1973, s. 17 (1). 5. These words were inserted by Bom. 13 of 1956, s. 39(1). 6. These clauses were substituted for clauses (c), (d) and (e), ibid., s. 39 (2). 74 The Gujarat Tenancy And Agricultural Lands Act, 1948 [1948 : Bom. LXVII (f) to determine the amount of compensation under section 10 for the contravention of sections 1[8, 9, 9A, and 9C]; 2[ * * * * * * ] (h) to determine the amount to be refunded to a tenant under section 13(5); (i) to determine the amount of compensation for trees to which a tenant is entitled under section 19; (j) to determine any dispute regarding the right to produce of trees naturally growing under section 20; (k) to determine the costs of repairing protective bunds under section 23; (l) to sanction exchange of tenancies under section 33; (m) to determine the amount of compensation payable to 3[ * * *] tenant for any improvement under section 41]: 4[(ma) to determine what is reasonable rent under section 43B; (mb) to issue a certificate under section 84A, and decide under section 84B or 84C whether a transfer or acquisition of land is invalid and to dispose of land as provided in section 84C; (mc) to decide references under section