Definitions (contd.)

(c) 1.2 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate of Rs. 8 and above but below Rs. 10 per acre; or (d) 1.6 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate Rs. 6 and above but below Rs. 8 per acre; or (e) 1.75 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate Rs. 4 and above but below Rs. 6 per acre; or (f) 2 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at any rate below Rs. 4 per acre; or (g) 2,5 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate Rs. 2,00 and above per acre; or (h) 3 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate Rs. 1.25 and above but below Rs. 2 per acre; or (i) 4 acres of wet land assessed to land revenue at any rate below Rs. 1.25 per acre; (2) in the Kaniyakumari district- (a) 1 acre of registered wet land irrigated by any source forming part of, or benefited by, any project; or (b) 1.2 acres of registered dry land irrigated by any source mentioned in item (a); or (bb) 1.6 acres of wet land irrigated by any Government source other than a source mentioned in item (a); or (c) 1.6 acres of dry land irrigated by any Government source other than a source mentioned in item (a); or (d) 4 acres of dry land unirrigated by any source mentioned in item (a) or by any other Government source of irrigation; Explanation I.- For the purpose of sub-clause (1) of clause (28), “land revenue” shall mean- (i) in the case of any land in respect of which a ryotwari settlement is in force on the date of the commencement of this Act, the ryotwari assessment payable on that date; (ii) in the case of any inam land on which full assessment of revenue has been levied under the Tamil Nadu Inams (Assessment) Act, 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act XL of 1956), such assessment; (iii) in the case of any land [other than an inam land referred to in clause ii] in respect of which a ryotwari settlement is not in force on the date of the commencement of this Act, but is brought into force after that date but before the notified date, the ryotwari assessment payable under such settlement after it is brought into force; (iv) in the case of any land in respect of which a ryotwari settlement effected in pursuance of section 22 of the Tamil Nadu Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVI of 1948) has not been brought into force before the notified date, or in the case of any inam land, the land revenue notified by the Government in this behalf with due regard to the highest rate of ryotwari assessment payable for any land of a similar description and with similar advantages in the nearest ryotwari village; Provided that no notification shall be issued under this clause, unless the persons likely to be affected by such notification are given a reasonable opportunity to make representation and adduce evidence in respect of the rates proposed to be specified in the notification. Provided further that the land revenue notified by the Government under this clause shall not be modified, notwithstanding that a different rate of assessment is fixed under— (i) any settlement that may be brought into force; or (ii) the Tamil Nadu Inams (Assessment) Act, 1956 (Tamil Nadu Act XL of 1956); after the date of the publication of the said notification. Explanation II—In sub-clauses (2) and (3) of clause (28) “wet land” and “dry land” shall include inma wet land and inam dry land respectively. Explanation III—For the purpose of sub clause (2) of clause (28) “project” means any of the following irrigation systems, namely:- (i) Kodayar project system proper; (ii) (a) Pazhaayar system; (b) Valliar system; (c) Thirparappu Right Bank channel and Left Bank channel system; (d) Champakulam system; (iii) Alathuraiyar system; Explanation IV:-- In any area in the State, except the transferred territory, one acre of dry land— (a) irrigated by direct flow of water from any Government source of irrigation supplying water— (i) for two crops and above, shall be deemed to be equivalent to one acre of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate of Rs. 8 and above but below Rs. 10 per acre; (ii) for only one crop, shall be deemed to be equivalent to one acre of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate of Rs. 4 and above but below Rs. 6 per acre; (b) irrigated by lifting water from any Government source of irrigation shall be deemed to be equivalent to one acre of wet land assessed to land revenue at the rate of Rs. 4 and above but below Rs. 6 per acre; Provided that the Government may, in respect of any particular area, by notification, direct that 1 acre of dry land irrigated from any Government source of irrigation shall be deemed to be equivalent, to any specified extent of any of the categories of land specified in sub-clause (1) of clause (28) on the ground of quality of the soil or on any other ground; Provided further that such notification shall not come into force unless it is approved by the Legislature. Explanation V.- Where the land held by a person consists of more than one of the kinds of the land specified in clause (28), the extent of the land held by him shall, for the purposes of this Act, be reduced to standard acres calculated according to the proportions specified in clause (28); (1) The Government may, by notification, constitute Rent Courts and Rent Tribunals for the purposes of this Chapter, with jurisdiction over such areas as may be specified in the notification. (2) Every Rent Court shall be presided over by an officer not below the rank of Tahsildar and every rent Tribunal shll be presided over by an officer not below the rank of District Munsif.