Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) " agricultural year " means the year commencing on the 1st day of May; (b) " commencement of this Act " or " date of commencement of this Act " means the 23rd August 1952 in respect of the whole of the district of Tanjore and the date appointed by the notification issued under section 1, sub-section (2), in the case of any other area; (c) " Conciliation Officer " means in relation to any area, the Conciliation Officer appointed under this Act for such area, and where no such Officer has been appointed, the Tahsildar having jurisdiction over the area; (e) " Government " means the State Government; (f) " gross produce " includes the yield obtained at the poradi; (g) " land owner " in relation to a pannaiyal means the owner of a land or other person deriving any right from him in respect thereof, who has engaged the pannaiyal for cultivating the said land; (f) " pannaiyal " means any person engaged by the landowner to look after a farm and do all cultivation work on the land whenever necessary in the course of an entire agricultural year, but does not include one who is engaged either casually or only for a specific item of work; (l) " Revenue Court " means in relation to any area, the Revenue Court constituted under this Act for such area, and where no Revenue Court has been so constituted, the Court of the Revenue Divisional Officer having jurisdiction over the area;