Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Substituted by Act 10 of 2016, S.2. 15 Inserted by Act 11 of 1980, S.2. 16 Substituted by Act 9 of 1994, S.4. 17 Inserted by Act 10 of 2016, S.2. 18 . Clause substituted by Act No. 33 of 2021, S.2. 19 . Inserted by Act 1 of 1989, S.4. 20 . Words substituted by Act 10 of 2016, S.2. 21 . Words inserted by Act 1 of 1989, S.4. 22 . Clause inserted by Act 33 of 2021, S.2. 23 Inserted by Act 24 of 1989, S. 2. 24 Inserted by Act 11 of 1980, S.2. 25 Substituted by Act 9 of 1994, S.4. 26 Renumbered by Act 24 of 1989,S.2. 27 The words “title deed and pass book ” are substituted by “title deed cum and pass book ” by Act No. 10 of 2016,S.2 . 4 (7) “pattadar” includes every person who holds 28 [agricultural] land directly under the Government under a patta or whose name is registered in the land revenue accounts of the Government as pattadar 29[] and who is liable to pay land revenue; (8) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; “(9)” 30[‘Record of Rights’ means records prepared and maintained under the provisions, or for the purpose of this Act manually or electronically maintained.] 31 [“(10) ‘Recording authority’ means such officer of the Revenue Department as may be notified by the Collector to be the recording authority for the purposes of this Act or such officer of the Registration Department as may be specified for the purpose of causing provisional mutation in Revenue records electronically 32 [or any officer of the Government, for a specified purpose, as prescribed by Government 2021.]] 33[(10 a) ‘Revenue Divisional Officer’ means the Deputy Collector incharge of Revenue Division and includes a Sub-Collector or an Assistant Collector;] 11) “tenant” means- (i) a lessee under a tenancy agreement, express or implied; or (ii) a person who is or is deemed to be a tenant under any law for the time being in force; (12) “village” means any local area which is recognised as a village in the revenue accounts of the Government. 34[(12-a) Gramakantam, Gramanatham, Abadi, Village Site or any other name in local parlance having same meaning, means the land set apart in a Village, for dwelling and incidental purposes. Explanation:- A Village can have one or more than one Gramakantam.]