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Number (i) an d item (ii) deleted by Assam Act, X X V ll of 1953. 12 (3) “ tenant” means a person who bolds land under ano ther person, and is, or bu t for a special contract—express or implied—would be, liable to pay ren t for that land to that other person : Provided that a person who holds land immediate ly under the [Government]1 is not a tenant within the meaning of this definition ; '^Explanation:—A person who holds land on con dition of service to a temple or religious institution shall be deemed to be the ten ant of the manager of such temple or religious institution. (4) “landlo rd” means a person imm ediately under whom a ten ant holds but does not include [any Governme nt] 2 . (5) “ rent” means whatever is lawfully payable or deliverable in money or kind or partly in money and partly in kind bv a tenant to his landlord on account of the use or occupation of land held by the te nant; (6) means articles of food required by custom to be offered to a deity ; (7) “ pay” , “ payable ” and “ paym ent” used with reference to rent, include “deliver’’, “deliverable” and “delivery” ; (8) “ holding” means a parcel or paicels of land or an undivided share thereof, held by a ten ant and forming the subject of a separate tenancy ; (9) “Agriculture” includes horticulture ; (10) “ agricultural lan d” means land used for agricultural purposes; NOTE-—Land und er homesteads occupied for residential purposes in connection with an agriculture: holding is included in “agricultural land.” (11) The term “settled” used with reference to a land or an estate means leased by, or on behalf of, the [Government.]! <?