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. l)efinitions.-In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "Borrower" means a displaced person, to whom a Joan bas been &ranted under this Act and includes the heirs, succefisors, assigns and the sureties of a borrower ; (b) "Deputy Com.missioner" means th~ Deputy Commissioner of th~ District; (c) "Displaced person" means (i) any person who on account of setting up of the two Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear· of such disturbances in any area now forming part of India or. Pakis- tan has been displaced from or compelled to leave his place of residence in such area after the [Prescribed date] 1 and who has subsequently been residing in India; and is in distress. *For Statement of Objects .and Reasons see "Assam Gazette", 1951, Part V, page 24. 1 Substituted by the Assam Displaced Persons (Rehabilitatioo Loans),' (Amendment) Act, 1951 (Act XX of 1951) for "first day of March. J9.41". ~ I 7 I "[;; ; PHI: r [! Ir r a 383 (i) an association, corporatecl or incorporated, formed by several such per- sons as defined in (i) above ; (d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Assam; (e) "Loan" means a loan granted or deemed to have been granted, under the provisions- of this Act either in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind ; (0 "Relief and Rehabilitation Commis~ioner" means an Officer appointed as sucb by the Government. (gl "Prescribt·d" mc::ans prescribed bv rules made under this Act. (h_1 "Sanctio11ing Authority" me:rns tte authority wbo sanctions a loan; 1 (i) "Prescribed date" (J) in relation to a person displaced from or compelled to leave his place of residence 111 any area now forming part of East Bengal, means the fifteenth day ot October, 1946. (2) in relation to a person displaced from or compelled to leave his place of i·csidc nce i !1 any area now for ming part of Pakistan other than East Bengal, mciliE tbe fitst clay of Marcil, 1947. (3) in ~·elafinn to a pe · ~; ::;.n dis~lac.:;; J tror,1 or compelled to leave his plac\; of re.~i<l nee in i:l.ny arm ncn'' formjrig part of India, means the first d;::y of January, 1950 }2.