Definitions

Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

1. (a) "District Revenue Officer" means the Deputy Commissioner or any other officer in charge of Revenue Administration of a District and includes an Additional District Revenue Officer appointed by the State Government to assist the District Revenue Officer in the matter of revenue administration;
2. (b) "encroachment" means unauthorised occupation;
3. (c) "Government" means the State Government of Mizoram;
4. (d) "government land" in so far as it relates to the provisions of this Act, shall mean any land owned, occupied or possessed by the State Government;
5. (e) "land" includes all lands either vacant or occupied, agricultural or non-agricultural land, waste or arable land and shall also include benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth or other defined portions thereof and their space above the earth but shall exclude minerals, mineral oil, natural gas and petroleum;
6. (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by the State Government by rules made under this Act;
7. (g) "Revenue Officer" means an officer appointed or designated as Revenue Officer by the Government under this Act.