section 3
Definitions.
The Punjab Restitution of Mortgaged Lands Act, 1938(1) The exprm'ion "lid" means land which is not occupied as h e site of any building in a town or village and is nccupied or let for agricultural purposes or [or purposes 'subservient to agriculture or for pasture, and includes-- (a) the sites of building and other smctures on such Iand; (b) ashare in fieprofits of anestarc or holding; (c) any dues or any fixed percenhge of the Iand revenue pay abIe by an inferior land-owner lo a superior land-ownci; (e) any right to wakr enjoyed by he owner or occupier uf land as such; Ifl any right of occupancy; and (8) all kecs standing on such land. (2) The expression " Collectof' means the Collector of the districl in which the mortgaged property oi,any:part thereof is,s&atedj and shdl incIude an Assistant ColIecror of the 1 st grade specially empowered by rhe '[state] Government to perform the duties ofthe Collectoi for the purposes of this Act. [(2a) The exp~cssion "Commissioner" nmns the Conunissioncr ol' thc division in which he mortgaged property or any part th~reof is situalcd, and shall include any officer specially empowcrcd by lhc '[State] ~ovcrnment to perform the duties of a Commissioner for the purposes of lhis Ac1.1 (3) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under his Act. (4) "Mortgagor" or "rnorlgagee" respectively shall includc h e assignee and the representa~ive-i n-in terest 01 such "mortgagor" or "mortgagee" as the casc may be.
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