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Dtjimtmiir.—~In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (i) “Collector" means the Collector of the district, having jurisdiction over the area; (ii) “Government land" means any land the proprietary right in which vests in the Government; (iii) “prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Gov- einment under this Act, (iv) “registered holder of any land" means the person in whose name the land in question is registered in the Gov6rnment accounts of the Village. Explanation (ll—When any person other than the registered holder is in lawful management ofa land, otherWise than as agent or servant of the registered holder or as mortgagee, such person shall be deemed to be the registered holder in iespect of such land. Explanahan (2).—When a land is so registered in the names of two or more persons Jointly, the registered holder shall, for the purposes of this Act, be the person who is recognised by the other jornt holder or jomt holders as the manager of the land or who, in the case of dispute, is recognised by the Collector as the principal joint holder; (v) ”registered land“ means any land the proprietary right in ' which does not vest in the Government, ‘ Published in the ' Gazette Extraordinary dated 22nd Deeember, I961. 34/4695 740 (vi) “survey" (includes all operations incidental to the determi- nation, measurement and record of a boundary or boundaries 01' any part of a boundary and includes a rcsurvey; (Vii) “suivcy mark" means any mark or object, ciecled. made, employed or specified by a Survey Officer to indicate or determine or assist in determining the posmon or level of any point or points; (Vii!) L'Survey Officer" means any officer appolrfled by the Gov- ernment as a Survey Office? under section 3; (ix) “Village Offictal” includes Village Officer, Village AsSist- ant, Adhikari, Menon, Potail and Shanbogue.