(a) "Collector", "Land" and "person interested" have the same meaning as in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act 1 of 1894) ;
(b) "Court" means a Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction and includes the Court of any Additional Judge, Subordinate Judge or Munsif whom the State Government may appoint, by name or by virtue of his office, to perform, concurrently with any such principal Civil Court, all or any of the functions of the Court under this Act within any specified local limits and, in the case of Munsif upto the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction with which he is vested under Section 19 of the Bengal, Agara and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887;
(c) "displaced Person" means-
(i) any person, who on account of this setting up on the two Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances in any area now forming part of Pakistan has been compelled to leave his place of residence in such area after the 1st day of March, 1974 and who has subsequently been residing in India and is in distress, or
(ii) a person who has been displaced due to various acquisition proceedings relating to land in Assam since 1943.
(d) "Owner" means proprietor or patta holder and his co-sharer ; and
(e) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Section 2 • Assam Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1964
2. Definitions.
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