Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) 'agriculture' includes making land fit for cultivation, cultivation of land, improvement of land including development of sources of irrigation, raising and harvesting of crops and such other activities as are generally carried on by an agriculturist; (b) 'agriculturist' means a person who is engaged in agriculture. (c) 'bank' means a banking company as defined in clause (c) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and includes— (i) the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 ; (ii) a subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 ; (iii) a corresponding new bank as specified in the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 and in the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 ; (iv) the Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation established under the Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation Act, 1963 ; (v) a Regional Rural Bank established under the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 ; (vi) any banking institution notified by the Central Government under section 51 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 ; (vii) any other financial institution which may be notified in this behalf by the State Government ; and (viii) a co-operative society including an agricultural development bank registered or deemed to be registered under the law relating to Co-operative societies for the time being in force. (d) "financial assistance" means an assistance by way of loans, advances, guarantee or otherwise for the purpose of agriculture ; (e) 'land' means land used for agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to agriculture and which is assessed by the Government to land revenue/land tax, but not being land appurtenant to residential building situated within a municipality or notified area or a Cantonment ; (f) 'land-holder' means the person to whom the land belongs and includes a lessee, a mortagee with possession, an under-raiyat or a bargadar ; (g) 'loans or advances' means loans or advances for agricultural purposes ; (h) 'prescribed' means prescribed by the rules made under this Act ; (i) 'pass book' means a land pass book issued under section 4 of this Act ; (j) 'revenue officer' shall have the same meaning as in the Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960, and includes any officer empowered by the State Government to exercise and perform the powers and functions of a revenue officer under this Act ; and (k) 'Registrar' and 'Sub-Registrar' shall have the same meanings, respectively, as assigned to them in the Registration Act, 1908.