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The powers of collector have been delegated to the following officer district mentioned against their names. 1 District Development and Panchayat Officer in the State except those posted in the Districts of Patiala, Ropar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur Whole of the District within jurisdiction. 2 Divisional Deputy Director Rural Development and Panchayats, Patiala Sirhind, Bassi Pathana and Dera Bassi Block of District of Patiala. 3 Principal, Gram Sewaks Training centre, Nabha and Bhunerheri Block of District of Patiala 4 District Development and Panchayat Officer, Patiala Patiala, Rajpura, Samana and Ghanaur Blocks of District of Patiala. 5 District Development and Panchayat Officer, Gurdaspur Whole of the District of Gurdaspur, except Batala Sub-Division, Kahnuwan and Dharriwal Blocks of this District. Per Gazette Notification S.O.77/P.A.18/61/S, 2/89 Dated 23rd Aug.1989. (aa) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of division and includes any other officer not below the rank of a Joint Director Panchayats, appointed by the State Government for performing the function of commissioner under the Act; (b) “Displaced person” means a person defined as such in the East Punjab Displaced Persons (Land Re-settlement) Act; 1949 or the Patiala and East Punjab State Union Displaced Person (Land Settlement) Ordinance 2006 BK. 1(bb) “Hilly area” means: (i) (i) [2Kangra, Kulu and Shimla Districts and the District of Lahaul and Spiti (transferred to H.P). (ii) (ii) Dhar Kalan Block in Gurdaspur District (in Punjab) (iii) (iii) Hoshiarpur I, Hoshiarpur II, Bhungra, 1[Hajipur], Dasuya, Mahilpur, Balachaur, Saroya (Gagrat, Nurpur Bedi 1[Ambunal and Anandpur Sahib, Block in Hishiarpur district (iv) (iv) 1[Ropar, Majri, Nalagarh, Manimajra],Raipur Rani, Naraingarh, Bilaspur and Chhachrauli Bock in Ambala District. 1 Substituted by Pb. Act No. 13 of 1965 in place of section 2(bb) of Pb. Act. No. 19 of 1964. 2 Omitted by Pb. Adoption of Laws (State & SC) Order 1968. (c) “House” includes a court yard whether walled or not. (d) (d) “Inhabitant of a village” means a person, whether a proprietor, or non proprietor, who ordinarily resides in the village Provided that temporary absence or absence in relation to employment elsewhere shall not affect his residence in the village 2[(e) “Panchayat” means a Gram Panchayat constituted under the Punjab Gram Panchayat Act, 1952] (f) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under the Act. (g) “Shamilat deh” includes (1) Land described in the revenue records as Shamilat deh excluding abadi deh. (2) Shamilat Tikkas, (3) Land described in the revenue records as shamilat, Tarafs, Pattis Pannas and Tholas and used according to revenue records for the benefit or the village community or a part thereof for common purposes of village. (4) Lands used or reserved for the benefit of the village, community including, streets, lanes, playgrounds, schools, drinking wells, or ponds within abadi deh or gora deh and (5) Land in any village described as banjar qadim and used for common purposes of the village, according to revenue records, but does not include land which: 3[Proviso…………………………………………………………… ] 4[(i) becomes……………………………………………………] (ii) has been allotted on quasi permanent basis to displaced persons 1 Omitted by Pb. Adoption of Laws (State & SC) Order 1968. 2 Substituted by the Pb. Act 1976, section 2(1)(a) 3 Proviso is omitted by section 2(3)(a) of the Pb. Act 19 of 1976. 4 Sub Clause(i) is omitted by section 2(3)(b) of the Pb. Act 19 of 1976. (iii) has been partitioned and brought under cultivation by individual landholders before the 26th January,1950. (iv) having been acquired before the 26th January, 1950, by a person by purchase or in exchange for proprietary land from a co sharer in the shamilat deh and is so recorded in the jamabandi or is supported by a valid deed.;1[and is not in excess of the share of the co sharer in the shamilat deh. (v) is described in the revenue records as Shamilat, Taraf, Patti Panna an Thola and not used; according to revenue records for the benefit to the village community or a part thereof or for common purposes of the village. 2[(vi) lies outside the abadi deh and was being used as gitwar, bara manure pit, house or for cottage industry, immediately before the commencement of this Act]. 3(vii) is Shamilat deh………………………………………………] (viii) was Shamilat deh was assessed to land revenue and has been in the individual cultivating possession of co-shares not being in excess of their respective shares in such shamilat deh on or before the 26th January, 1950, or 4[(ix) was being used as a place of worship or for purposes, subservient thereto, immediately before the commencement of this Act]. (h) “Shamilat Law” means:- (i) (i) in relation to land situated in the territory which immediately before the Ist November, 1956, was comprised in 1 Added by section 2(3)(c ) of the Pb. Act 19 of 1976. 2 Substituted by section 2(3)(d) of the Pb. Act 19 of 1976. 3 Omitted by Pb. Adoption of Laws (State & SC) Order 1968. 4 Substituted by section 2(3)(e) of the Pb. Act 19 of 1976. State of Punjab, the Punjab Village Common Lands( Regulation) Act, 1953, or (ii) (ii) in relation to land situated in territory immediately before the Ist . November, 1956, was comprised in state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union; the Pepsu Village Common Lands Regulation Act, 1954; (i) (i) “State Government” means the Government of the State of Punjab.