Definitions

(ii) does not include house-site or land used exclusively for non-agricultural purposes; (3) "agriculturist" means a person who cultivates agricultural land by the contribution of his own manual labour or of the manual labour of any member of his family; (4) "authorised officer" means any Gazetted Officer authorised by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette to exercise the powers conferred on, and discharge the duties imposed upon the authorised officer under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification; (5) "Government" means the Administrator of the Union territory appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution; (6) "Kudiyiruppu" means the site of any dwelling house or hut occupied, either as tenant or as licensee by any agriculturist or agricultural labourer and includes such other area adjacent to the dwelling house or hut as may be necessary for the convenient enjoyment of such dwelling house or hut; Explanation.—It shall be presumed that any person occupying the kudiyiruppu is an agricultural labourer or an agriculturist, until the contrary is proved. (7) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (8) "tenant" means any person who has paid or has agreed to pay rent or other consideration for his being allowed