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In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context— (1) 'rent' means rent as defined by the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908, or quit-rent, jodi, kattubadi, poruppu or the like, payable to the landholder of an estate as defined by the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908, whether a decree or order of a Civil or Revenue Court has been obtained therefor or not, and includes interest payable thereon but does not include costs incurred in respect of the recovery thereof through a Civil or Revenue Court or the share of the land cess recoverable by the landholder under section 88 of the Madras Local Boards Act, 1920; (2) 'small holder' means a person who holds land not exceeding six acres of wet land or twelve acres of other land. Explanation(1)—The expression 'person' includes an undivided Hindu family. Explanation(2)—For the purposes of this clause, in the case of a person who holds wet land as well as other land, one acre of wet land shall be deemed to be equal to two acres of other land and vice versa.