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Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise reqmres,- (a) "appointed day" means the day on which till~ Act comes into force; (b) "compematJOn officer" means an officer appointed under section 7; (c) "landholder" means any person b,tble t0 pay Thnupptt• \',tram m respect of any land; (d) "prescnbed" meam pres.:JJbed by tules made under tlus Act· l (e) "Th1ruppuholder" means a person entitled to recei\'e ThiruppU\aram Immediately befo1e the appomted day; (f) "Thiruppuva:am" means an asstgnment of the whole or a ~pec,hc p01tron of the revenuC' payable to the Government by the hol':ler of a spc~1fieJ Lll\d 1n f.wour of a person cnlled the IIHruppuholdet in beu of any payment wh1ch the Goverument were unde1 an obhgation to make tu such person and entered ..1s Tlmuppuvaram in the revenue accounts and include~ sums payable to the Th1ruppuholder d1rectly hy the Government cor.sequent on- (i) the om1ssion to enter m the Land Revenue Settlement Register of 1386 IV1 E. the asqe-nment in favour of a Thit up~luholdet of the \.,liole or a p01 t10n of the land revenue payable by a landholder to the Government, or (u) the b.nd revenue fixed as payable by a landholder at the Land Revenue Settlement of I 086 M.E. bcmg less than the Thit uppu· varam assrgncd l efotc: rLat settlement Ill favour of a Thtruppuholder out of the land revenue payable by that landholder. Explanation -For the putposes of this clause, "revenue accounts" means the approved pnt.ib.wdJ accounts and !llcludc~ the settlement register. Cl-1 "PTER I I Abolition of Thiruppuvaram