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Inthis Act unless the- context otherwise requires-- (a) ."appointed date'' in relation to any area means the dare appointed 'in respect of ' such area by a notification : under sub- section (3) of section 1; (b) "Ehogra IandsYJ in relation to any village office means lands by whatevcr name described or locally known; wbelher or not recorded , as such in the settlement papers, held as emolument 'in respect -of such office; (c) "ColIector" inchides any officer, not being . below the' rank of an Additional District Magistrate appointed by the Siate Govern- ment to 'perform a11 o,r any of the functions of a Collector under this' Act; '(d) "emolument" in reIation to any -village office means salary, cash yayment, commission, use or enjoyment of lands held and all kinds of privileges and bene- fits in respect of or annexed to such office in lieu of remuneration for the performance of the duty appertaining thereto and includes- right to fees or perquisites in money or in kind, whether at fixed tiyes or . otherwise as incidental to such office; (e) "former State" means a Merged State ' within the meaning of the States Merger (Governor's Provinces) Order, 1949; (S) "Gountia" inclrldes Gountia with protected status; . (g) "~ouhti-raiyat i lands" means land record- ed as such in the settlenlent pzpers in the merged territories of the former State of Bamra; (h) "Grama Sasan" means the Grarna Sasan constituted under the provisions of the Orissa Act 15 of 1948. Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1948; (See. 3) (ij "right ofoccupancy'' shall have Ibe same meaning as has been assigned to it in the Orjssa Acr 4 or 1950. Orissa Merged States' (Laws) Act, 1950 in respect of an occupancy tenant ;, ( j ) "Village Office'' in relation to any of the merged territories specified in column 1 of .the Sched uIe shall mean the office- . - shown in column 2 of the said Schedule in respect of such merged territories; and (k) words and expressions used in this Act - but not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the relevant law, ruIe, order, usage, settle- ment, 'sanad ,3r -other grant - relaling to the Village Offices in the corresponding merged territories.