Definitions

In this Act, unless the context requires (a) "Committee" means any committee constituted under section 2-A and having jurisdiction; (b) “Cultivation" means raising of cereals, pulses or plantation crops but shall not include the raising of kitchen gardens or flowers gardens; Explanation: "Kitchen garden" in this clause means the area not exceeding fifty cents appurtenant to a residence and used for growing vegetables for bonafide consumption of the residents therein; (c) "Government' means the State Government; (d) 'New cultivation' means cultivation of land which remained uncultivated for three consecutive years; (e) 'Notification' means a notification published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette; (f) 'Prescribed' mans prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) 'tree' includes bamboo, but does not include brushwood.