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( 1 ) In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- ( a ) "appointed dated" means the date on which this Act comes into force ; (b) "Code" means the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879) ; 1 [( ba ) "Collector" includes an Officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act ;] ( c ) "inamdar" means a holder of a personal inam and includes any person lawfully holding under or through him ; ( d ) "inam village" or "inam land" means a village or a portion of a village or land, as the case may be, held by a person under a personal inam ; ( e ) "personal inam" means,- (i) a grant of a village, portion of a village, 2 [land (including any share in the revenues of a village or any portion thereof or land) or] total or partial exemption from the payment of land revenue entered as personal inam in the alienation register kept under section 53 of the code ; ( ii ) a grant of money or land revenue including anything payable as a cash allowance on the part of the State Government in respect of any right, privilege, perquisite or office and entered as class I, II, III, IV or V in the records kept under the rules made under the Pensions Act, 1871 (XXIII of 1871). Explanation .- If any question arises whether any grant is a personal inam, such question shall be referred to the State Government and the decision of the State Government shall be final 3 [and the entry, if any, in respect of such grant in the alienation register kept under section 53 of the Code shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly] ; ( f ) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; ( g ) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to this Act. ( 2 ) The other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Code.