Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

1. (a) "Bhudan holder" means a person recorded in village papers or record of rights as a Bhudan holder under section 25;
2. (b) "Bhudan Yagna" means the movement initiated by Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the acquisition of lands through voluntary gifts in favour of the Board;
3. (c) "Board" means the Punjab Bhudan Yagna Board or the Haryana Bhudan Yagna Board or the Himachal Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Board established or deemed to be established for the State of Punjab or the State of Haryana or the transferred territory as the case may be ;
4. (d) "Community purposes" means any purposes which is for the good of the community of the village in general;
5. (e) "land" means land which is occupied or let for agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to agriculture or for pasture;
6. (f) "landless person" means a person holding no land or land less than the area which may be prescribed in this behalf;
7. (g) "Revenue Officer" means such Revenue Officer appointed under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 or any other corresponding law for the time being in force, as the State Government may, by notification, appoint to discharge the functions of a Revenue Officer under that Act or law;
8. (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
   • (i) "transferred territory" means the territory transferred to the Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966).