Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

1. (a) “Assistant Settlement Officer” means an Assistant Settlement Officer appointed under section 5 and having jurisdiction ;
2. (b) “Director” means the Director of Settlements appointed under section 3 ;
3. (c) “fasli year” means the year commencing on the 1st day of July;
4. (d) “free-hold land” means any land held—
   • (i) free from demand of land revenue, or
   • (ii) subject to the payment of concessional land revenue, and specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Act, and includes any land,—
   • (i) in respect of which land revenue or other tax in respect of such land has been assigned in favour of any religious institution or charitable endowment in lieu of cash allowance known as mohini allowance, and
   • (ii) which is specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Act ;
5. (e) “Government” means the State Government ;
6. (f) “owner of free-hold land” includes his heirs, assignees, legal representatives or persons deriving rights through him ;
7. (g) “publication of this Act” means the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette ;
8. (h) “ryotwari assessment” means the assessment payable to the Government under sub-section

1. (1) of section 9 ;
   • (i) “Settlement Officer” means a Settlement Officer appointed under section 4 and having jurisdiction.