Meaning of "Raiyat"

(1) "Raiyat" means primarily a person who has acquired a right to hold land tor the purpose of cultivating it by himself or by members of his family, or by hired servants or with the aid of partners; and includes the successor-in-interest of persons who have acquired such a right, but does not include a Mundari-khunt-kattidar. Explanation. - Where a tenant of land has the right to bring it under cultivation, he shall be deemed to have acquired a right to hold it for the purpose of cultivation, notwithstanding that he uses it for the purpose of gathering the produce of it or of grazing cattle on it. (2) A person shall not be deemed to be a Raiyat unless he holds land either immediately under a proprietor or immediately under a tenure-holder or immediately under a Mundari-khunt-kattidar. (3) In determining whether a tenant is a tenure-holder or Raiyat, the Court shall have regard to,- (a) local custom, and (b) the purpose for which the right of tenancy was originally acquired.