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In thls Act, unless a different Definitions intention appears from the subject or context, - (i) the t~rms defined in the Regulation and not defined in t his Act, shall have the same meanings as in t he Regulation. (ii)" village" means, subject to "Villagt. (fil) any general or special orders of the 1 Sta t e Government, the Area surveyEd and r ecor- ded in any survey .made by or under the authority of the Go~rnment as a dist:nct and separate village; "established village" means a village where in the opinion of the 1 State Gover nment; (a) the cultivated fields and homesteads are per manent , and (b) the area of waste land, se - ttled and assessed as waste or aYailable for se ttlemen-t is inconsiderable . "Establish- ed village" 1 Substituted for the word "Province" by the Adapta- tion Laws Order 1950. • -3- (1v) "ir.lmature village" means a vi llag~ which is not an est- ablished village . "Immature village". (v) "assessment group" means a group of villages or e states wich are included by the sett- lement Officer, subject to "Asse ssment gr oup" . rule , in one se t of prpposals for assc ssment; (vi) "prescribed" means pre scribed by rule s under this Act; "Pre scribed" (v.11) "rule" means a rule made under this Act; "Rule" (v:tli)" settlement" with re:ference t o c:.ny local area or class of est- at l s means a special pperation carri ed out in purruance of a notification under section 18 "Set tlement" of the Regulation f or the re- vision of the land r evenue de- mand of that local area or class of estates; (ix) "major settlement" means a sett- l ement of any local area or class of est ates extending oVt;r not l oss than 20 square miles; (x) "last se t tlement 11 with r ef er en- ce to any local area or class of estates means the last gen- eral revision of the land reve - nue dewand of that area or class of est a tes whether carried out in pursuance of a notification under section 18 of the Regula- tion or not ; "Maj or se ttlement" " Last set- tlement". * 1 I "' -4- * (xi) 11 town land" means any land "Town land" within an area declared or deemed to be a ounicipality or notified area under the A~sam Munici pal Act, 1923 (Assam Act I of 1923) and any other :?and w!'lich the 1 State Gover- rllllent may declar e under t he Assrun land f.U1d Revenue Regula- tion 1886 (Regulation I of 1886) or under provisions of t his Act, to be town land; (xll) "special cultivation" means "Special cul- cultivation which invol ve s tivation". either owing to the nature of' the crop or owing to the pro- cc ss of cultivation a much l arger expGnditure of capit al pvr acre than is incurred by most of the cultivat ors in tre 1 State.