Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (1) "additional assessment" means the additional assessment levied under section 3 or 4; (2) "fasli year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of July; (3) "first class source of irrigation", "second class source of irrigation", "third class source of irrigation", "fourth class source of irrigation" or "fifth class source of irrigation" means an irrigation work registered as such in the revenue accounts of the Government; (4) "Government" means the State Government; (6) "inam land" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (d) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Inams (Assessment) Act, 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act XL of 1956); (7) "landholder" means any holder of land under ryotwari settlement and includes,-- (ii) any person liable to pay land revenue under (a) section 23 of the Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1948); or (b) section 21 of the Tamil Nadu Inam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 1963); or (c) section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Lease-holds (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1963); or (d) section 12 of the Tamil Nadu Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 (Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 1963); or (e) section 12 of the Kanyakumari Sreepadam Land (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1964 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 1964); (f) section 13 of the Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1969 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1969); (8) "second crop" means any crop which requires water for more than six months in a fasli year; (9) "settlement notification" includes a resettlement notification;