Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject matter or context,—- (?) “ The Court” means the Court of Ordinary Civil Jurisdic tion in the area in which a house is situated which would be competent to pass a decree for the eviction of a tenant from that house. (uj “ House” means any building, hut or shed, or any part there of, let or to be let separately for residential or non-residential purposes, and includes :— (<z) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appurtenant to such building, hut, shed or part thereof ; and (b) any furniture supplied by the landlord for use by the tenant in such house. (Hi) “ Landlord” means, any person whois, for the time being, receiving, or entitled to receive, rent in respect of any house whether on his own account, or on account, or on behalf, or for the benefit of any other person, or as a trustee, guardian or receiver for any other person ; and includes in respect of his sub-tenant, a tenant who has sublet any house and further includes every person not being a tenant who from time to time derives title under a landlord. (z'r) “ Tenant” means any person by whom or on whose behalf rent is payable for any house, and includes every person who from time to time derives title under a tenant, -d 4 ,-x\ 2 (y) “ Urban area” means any area declared to be, or included in, a municipality under the provisions of clauses (a) and (Z>) of sub-section (2) of section 5, or declared to be a notified area under the provisions A ssam of sub-section (4) of section 328, or deemed to be such under the pro- Act I viso to that sub-section, of the Assam Municipal Act, 1923. of