Definition – In this Act unless there is anything repugnant or the context otherwise requires:-

“District” means a District Council in Mizoram declared to be as such by order of the Administrator of Mizoram 2) (Omitted) 3) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Union Territory of Mizoram appointed by the President of India under Article 239 of the constitution 4) "Land" includes all lands either vacant or occupied. It shall include also benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to c1nything attached to the earth but shall exclude minerals, mineral oil, natural gas and petroleum; 5) "Land Revenue" means any revenue assessed on an estate and includes other taxes assessed in lieu of land revenue. 6) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Regulation 7) "'Reserved Forest" means a reserved forest as defined to sub-paragraph (2) of sub-paragraph (3) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution. 8) "Settlement-holder" means any person other than a pass holder who has entered into an agreement with the Administrator to pay land revenue and is deemed to have acquired status of settlement-holder under section 7. 9) "Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner, of a District in Mizoram appointed by the Administrator as such. 10) "Financial Year" means the Financial Year commencing on the first day of April; 11) "Pass-holder" means a person who has the temporary right of use and occupancy over a specified plot of land for a specified period under such terms as the Administrator may prescribe in the pass he holds.