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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (1) "award" means the award of the Boundary Commis- sion referred to in section 3 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947; (2) the expression "common estates, tenures or hold- ings" means estates, tenures or holdings which are comprised of lands situated, after the date on which the award came into force, partly in the Province of West Bengal in the Dominion of India and partly in the Province of East Bengal in the Dominion of Pakistan; (3) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Provincial Government under this Act; (4) "Revenue-officer" includes any officer whom the Provincial Government may appoint to discharge any of the functions of a Revenue-officer undr this Act; and (5) "tenure" includes a Putni tenure.