Definitions

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

1. (a) "agricultural land" means land ordinarily used for the purpose of raising of annual or seasonal crops and garden produce, horticulture, planting and up-keep of orchards, reserving of land for fodder, grazing or thatching grass;
2. (b) "building" means a house, out-house or other roofed structure, whether of masonry, brick, wood, mud, metal or any other material whatsoever but does not include a tent or other portable and temporary shelter;
3. (c) "Collector" means the Deputy Commissioner of the district and includes any officer appointed by the Government to exercise and perform all or any of the powers and functions of the Collector under this Act;
4. (d) "competent authority", means any officer appointed or designated by the Government for any purposes under the provisions of this Act;
5. (e) "farm" means a tract of land forming a single property and devoted to the cultivation of land and growing of agricultural and horticultural crops including trees and bamboos, grazing livestock or beast or aquatic animal and production of dairies and allied activities;
6. (f) "Government" means the Government of Mizoram;
7. (g) "land" means all lands either vacant or occupied. It shall also include benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to any attached to the earth or other defined portions thereof, but shall exclude minerals, mineral oil, natural gas and petroleum;
8. (h) "mutation" means the process of change or alteration or substitution of the name of the previous land owner in the name of the new land owner;
   • (i) "non-agricultural land" means land other than the land used exclusively for the purpose of agriculture;
9. (j) "official Gazette" means the Mizoram Government Gazette;
10. (k) "owner" means and includes any person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive, whether in his own name or as an agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver, for another person, or for any religious, educational or charitable purpose, rent or profits for the agricultural land or non-agricultural land or for the structure or building constructed on such land, in respect of which the word is used and also includes the land owned by the State Government or the Central Government or local authority or any other organisation;
11. (l) "premium" means amount to be paid by an allottee to the Government for the allotment in lump sum as may be specified by the Government.
12. (m) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
13. (n) "prescribed authority" means the authority prescribed by rules made under this Act;
14. (o) "private market" shall be deemed to be synonymous with the expression "bazar" and shall mean :-
    • (i) a place where persons assemble for the sale of, or for the purpose of exposing for the sale of meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, livestock, or any other article of food of a perishable nature whether or not there is any collection of shops or warehouses or stalls for the sale of other articles in such place, or
    • (ii) any place of trade or business, other than a place referred to in sub-clause (i), where there is a collection of shops or warehouses or stalls.
15. (p) "property" means land and building and other structures fastened to the earth over which one exercises the right of ownership including possession, use and disposal;
16. (q) "shop" means any premises where any trade or business is carried on and where services are rendered to customers;
17. (r) "stall" means any booth or fixed seat where services are rendered to customers in connection with trade or business; "tax" includes toll, rate, cess, fee or charge or other impost leviable under this Act.