Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

1. (a) "Acre" means an area of land measuring 4840 square yards;
2. (b) "Allotment Commissioner" means the Assistant Collector of the First Grade under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act No. XVII of 1887) posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in a Sub-Division;
3. (c) “Allottee” means an occupant of land to whom land has been allotted by an order passed by the Allotment Commissioner but does not confer right of ownership;
4. (d) “Appointed day” means the first day of January, 2020;
5. (e) "Chief Allotment Commissioner" means the District Collector or the Deputy Commissioner of the District;
6. (f) “cultivating possession” means continuous cultivating possession for a period of ten years or more as on the appointed day by a landless, marginal or small farmer or his predecessor on Government land established by entries in the revenue record;
7. (g) “Financial Commissioner” means the Financial Commissioner, Revenue of the Government of Punjab;
8. (h) “Government” means the Government of Punjab in the Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management;
   • (i) “land” means the agriculture land in rural area belonging to or vesting in the State Government of any department, but shall not include,-
   • (i) evacuee land, governed by the Punjab Package Deal Properties (Disposal) Act, 1976;
   • (ii) nazool land as defined in rule 2 (d) of the Nazool Lands (Transfer) Rules, 1956; and
   • (iii) surplus area of land in excess of the permissible area declared under the Punjab Land Reforms Act, 1972 (Punjab Act No.10 of 1973);
9. (j) “Landless, Marginal and Small Farmer” means a farmer, who, does not own, owns up to 2.5 acres and more than 2.5 acres and up to 5 acres of agriculture land respectively in the State of Punjab;
10. (k) “occupant” means a person including his predecessors in cultivating possession;
11. (l) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
12. (m) “rural area” means an area which is not part of urban area and is not within the limits of any municipality or local self-government institution;
13. (n) “Sub-Divisional Magistrate” means the in-charge of the revenue administration of a Sub-Division in the District; and
14. (o) “Tehsildar” means the Tehsildar of a Tehsil under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act No. XVII of 1887).