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In [his Acl, unless there is nnylhing repugnant in [he subjcct or kfini~ions. context,- ( 1 ) "Bengali ycw" means a ycnr cnding on thc last day of thc Bengali moot11 of Clraitra; ' ~ k s Arccxtended t o C ~ d c m ~ g o n w~thcllccl born thc appo~nccd day undcr sccu~n 8 nT ~ h c Chmdemagorc (Assiniilalion of Lvvs)Act. 1955 (IVcst Ben. Act IV of 1955) 'For thc ~rarc~nenl olObjcc~s u d Remns, lee Ihe Cnlcurt~ Gflzetre. ~rmbniir~aq: u T 1448, Pad W, pagc Y2;md for h c Prwcrd~ngsof Ihc West Bcngd Legislatiuc Assembly, J ~ L , !hr hocccdings orrhr m i i n g ofihe\'esrI3cngal Le,isbiiwAsscnibly held on thc IRth and thc 191h January, 1949. 'Slib-scczioa (2) IVX first sutrs~i!utcd by s. 7, orrhe \\rfit Scngal Non-Agricul~unl Tcnanr y (A~nzndmcnl) Acl, 1974 (\Vat Bcn.Ac! VIll of 1973).ThcrraRtr, h c s a ~ ~ ~ c w;usrc-~ubslilu~~d by s. 2orths iYcsr Bcngal Non-AgriculludTenmcy IAl~~ndltien~)Acl. 1956 (\Vest Ben.Acl XXII OF 1rm6). lThc Calcu~ra Tlriku Tenancy Act. 1949 (~Vcsi Bcn. Acl 11 01 1949~ w a ~ rtpcaled aid rc- cnaclcd by thc Cdculra T11il;o Tcnmcy (~cquisition md Rcgula~ion) Act, 19RI (\Vcsl Ben. k r XXXVllof198 1 ). 'This Acr c m inlo inr~r: on ~ h c 15th &lay, 1939, ride No~iliw~ion No. 3hgUL. RcT.. ducd thc 6th May. 1949. published in ~ h r Cnlcrrrm Guxrte, dared ihc 12rh May, 1949. Pan 1. page 800. 'This word ~ i l h i n rhc square brackcts w a ~ subsli~urcd for the m r d "Provincial" , . - . . . , -. . . Tlie \Vest Bellgal Norl-Agriclrlrlrral Te,lo~~cy ACI, 1949. [West Bcn. Act (Chapter I.-Preliti~i~ra~.-Serrio~ I 2.) ... , (2) "Collcclor" includes any oficer appoinlcd by [he '[Sra~c] Governmcnl 10 perform nil or any or the functions of a Collector under this Acl; (3) "landlord" means a pcrson imrncdintcly undcr whom a non- agricullural Icnnnt holds and includes ~ h c Governrncnt; (4) "non-agricultural land" mcans land which is uscd for purposes not connecred with agriculrurc or horticulture, and includes any land which is held on lcase for purposes not conneclcd w i ~ h agricullure or horricullure irrcspective of . . whelhcr il is used for any such purposes or not, bul does not include- (a) a homeslead ro which thc provisions or ?[the West :wcs~Ben. Bcngal Land Reforms Act, 19551 apply, A n 1456.1 X of (b) land which was orginally leased for agricullural or horticultural purposes but is bcing used for purposcs nor conneclcd wirh agriculturc or hoi-iicullure withoul the conscnl either cxprcss or implicd ol the landlord, if [he pcriod For which such land has been so used is less than twclvc years, ?* . (c) land in [he dislricts of Darjccling or Jalpaiguri which is hdd for purposes connec~cd with [he cultiva[ion or manufac~urc of tea, '[and] $(d) land vcsrcd in, nr in [he possession of, thc Slate Govcmment in rcspect of which any licensc has been granted by lhc Stale Goucmmenl: Provided lhar where an arder has becn made under seclion 72 converting a parcel of land which i s no1 non- agricuhural land into a lenancy to which rhe provisions or lhis Act apply such land shall be dccmed lo bc non- agricultural land; ( 5 ) "non-agricultural en an^" mcans a person who holds non- agricullural land under anolher person and is, or bul for a special contract tvould bc, liable to pay rent to such person for [ha! land but does no[ include "[a pcrson who holds any premises or par[ of any premises, situaled on non-agriculwral 'See roni-nnrc 5 on pagc 121, a~rfc.. Thcrc words and figures md ~ h c nmnd relerencc wirhin the squarc bnckcis wen: substirulcd for the words and 6gum "'section 182 of the Bengal Tcnancy Acl, 1885." and rhc marginal rerercncc "VI11 of 1885." by s.. 3( 1) of ~ h c \Vcscsl Bcngal Non-A~icultud Tenancy (Alncndlncnr)Acr, 1973 (\Vcsi Ben.Ac1 Vlli ol1974). 'Thc word " a n d w P a olniticd by s.?(a)(i)orlhc Wcsr Bengd Kon-Agricul~unl Tcnancy Ihmendmeni) Acl. 1953 (IVesl Rcn, ACI XX'IVoT 1953). 'The word "and" wus addcd by s.2 (a)(ii), ibid. $The sub-clausc (d) was a d d d bys, l(nl(iii), ibid. 'Thzsc words wirhin the swum bnckc~s wcrc substimtcd lor thc words -';my pcrson who holds,my such land on which m y prcmiscs occupitd by such pcson an: siruaicd if -..-h - - - - - . - ~ - - h ~ ~ . m konn r - r q r r l nr qrr. n-1-nrd h ~ . rhr nPmnn in rnrhnrn sl!rh nrpllnirris. or The West Bengal NOII-Agricrrl~~rr~~l 7i.trrrrrcy Act, 1949. XX or 1949.1 (Cl~opter 11.-Cla.~,~es of ~lo~l-ng ricultrtral fetlarrls. -Sncrior~s 3, 4.) '[\lfcsr Rcn, I\C[ x or 1956.1 IV ol' 1882. land and erected or owned by ano~her person, and who is, or hut for a spccial contracl would be, liable to pay renl for such premiscs or such part of the premises lo such person.] E.rplatrafion.-In [his clause "premises" means any building, such as a housc, manufacrory, warehouse, stable, shop or hul whcrhcr cons~uc~cd ormasonry, bricks, concrete, wood, mud, mc~al or any othcr malcrial wha~socvcr and includes any land apperlaining ro sucll budding; (6) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Acl; (7) "prtcm strucrure" means any strucrure cons~ucted mainly of brick, slone or concrcre or any cnmbination of ~hesc malcrials; (8) all words and cxprcssions uscd but no1 dcfincd in rhis ACL and uscd in '[the Wcsl Bengal Land Rcforms Ac!, 1955,] or the Transfer of Propcrty Acr, 1852, havc the same meanings as in ~hosc Acts. Classes of non-agricultural tenants.