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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "basic tax" means the tax imposed under the provisions of this Act; (2) "Jenmikaram" means Jenmikaram as defined in the Travancore Jenmi and Kudiyan Act of 1071; [(3) "land holder" means,- (a) in relation to any land held by a cultivating tenant as defined in the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (1 of 1964), such cultivating tenant; (b) in relation to any land in the possession of a kanam tenant as defined in the Kanam Tenancy Act, 1955 (XXIV of 1955), such kanam tenant; (c) in relation to any land which has not been surveyed and is not held by a cultivating tenant referred to in sub-clause (a), the proprietor of such land; (d) in relation to any other land, the registered holder for the time being of such land, and includes his legal representatives and assigns and any person who under any law for the time being in force is liable for the payment of public revenue due in respect of the land held by him]. (4) "Malabar area" means the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956; (5) "Oodukur holdings" means holdings which are by customary law recognised as such; (6) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under Act; (7) "prescribed authority" means the authority appointed by the Government by notification in the Gazette to perform the functions of the prescribed authority under this Act. (8) "State" means the State of Kerala; (9) [x x x x] "Melvaram" means [x x x x] Melvaram entered as such in the revenue accounts; Substituted by Act 9 of 1972, w.e.f. 01/01/1970. Prior to substitution it read as under: "(3) "landholder" means the registered holder for the time being of any land and includes his legal representatives and assigns, and also includes any person who under any law for the time being in force is liable for the payment of public revenue due in respect of land held by him and in the case of lands which have not been surveyed, the proprietor of the land". The words "Thiruppuvaram or" omitted by Act 19 of 1969, w. e. f. 01/01/1970.