Chapter I PRELIMINARY

these rules may be called the Tripura land Revenue and Land Reforms Rules, 1961.

In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:

1. (a) ‘Act’ means the Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960.
2. (aa) ‘Competent authority’ shall have the same meaning assign to it as in the Act.
3. (b) ‘From’ means any of the forms given in schedules 1, II and IV or a translation thereof in the Bengali Language published under the authority of the [State Government]
4. (c) ‘Last settlement’ with reference to any local area means the last general revision of the land revenue demand of that area carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Act or any other act for the time being in force:
5. (d) ‘Schedule’ mans any of the schedules to these rules; and
6. (e) ‘Section’ means section of the Act.

The distance of a nearby village referred to in explanation I to clause (p) of section 2 shall not exceed 8 kilometres from the village in which the land is situated, such distance being reckoned by the route normally used for journeys between the two villages.