Definitions.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "Agriculture" means,-
   • (i) the raising of any crop or garden produce; or
   • (ii) the raising of orchards; or
   • (iii) the raising of pasture; or
   • (iv) hay-ricks;
2. (b) "Agriculture lands" means lands used for agriculture;
3. (c) "Conversion" means change of land use from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes;
4. (d) "Non-agricultural land" means land other than Agricultural land;
5. (e) "Government" means the State Government of 1Telangana;
6. (f) "Collector" means the District Collector in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land for which conversion is applied for is situated and also includes Joint Collector or any other officer not below the rank of the Joint Collector authorized by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the District Collector under this Act;
7. (g) "Revenue Divisional Officer" means the Revenue Divisional Officer including Sub-Collector or Asst. Collector in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land or a part thereof is situated and includes any officer not below the rank of a Revenue Divisional Officer empowered by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Revenue Divisional Officer under this Act; 2[(h) "Tahsildar" means the Tahsildar, in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land is situated;] 3[xxx]
8. (j) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act;
9. (k) "Notification" means a notification published in the 1Telangana Gazette and the word "Notified" shall be construed accordingly;
10. (l) "Occupier" includes:
    • (i) Any person for the time being paying or liable to pay to the owner rent, or any portion of the rent, for the land or for the structure constructed;
    • (ii) A rent-free occupant;
11. (m) "Owner" includes any person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive, whether on his own account, or as agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver, for another person, or for any religious, educational or charitable purpose, rent or profits for the agricultural land or for the structure constructed on such land and includes in respect of the lands that have been leased out by the State Government or the Central Government,-
    • (i) a lessee, if the land has been leased out by the Government for any non-agricultural purpose; and
    • (ii) a local authority, if the land is vested in the local authority and used for any non-agricultural purpose deriving income therefrom. 4[(n) "Dharani" means the centralized digital platform as defined in sub-section (3) of section 2 of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 2020;
12. (o) "Record of Rights" means the records as defined in sub-section (12) of section 2 of the Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 2020.]