In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject matter or context:--
(a) 'Holding' means a parcel or parcels of land or an undivided share thereof held by a tenant, and forming the subject-matter of one and the same tenancy;
(b) 'land' means land which is let or occupied for residential or business purposes or for purposes incidental thereto, and includes sites for buildings, water, water-ways, drains, ditches, canals, tanks and wells appertaining to such land;
(c) 'landlord' means a person immediately under whom a tenant holds but does not include the Government;
(d) ['Permanent structure' means a structure made of cement-concrete, stone brick, iron, aluminium, asbestos or wood or any combination of these materials: Provided that a building with bamboo or Ikra walls and thatched roof shall also be regarded as a permanent structure, if its frame is constructed of any of the materials mentioned above];
(e) 'prescribed' means prescribed by a rule made under this Act;
(f) 'rent' means whatever is lawfully payable in money or in kind by a tenant to his landlord on account of the use and occupation of his holding under such landlord ;
(g) 'tenant' means a person who holds land under another person, other than Government and who is, but for a special contract liable to pay rent for that land to the latter, and includes a person who derives his title from a tenant, and a person who continues in possession of any land after termination of his tenancy in respect of that land;
(h) 'urban area' means any area declared to be included in a municipality under the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 5, or declared to be a notified area under the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 328 or deemed to be such under proviso to that sub-section, of the Assam Municipal Act, 1923 (Assam Act I of 1923).
Section 3 • THE ASSAM NON-AGRICULTURAL URBAN AREAS TENANCY ACT, 1955
3. Definitions
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"content": "In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject matter or context:--\n(a) 'Holding' means a parcel or parcels of land or an undivided share thereof held by a tenant, and forming the subject-matter of one and the same tenancy;\n(b) 'land' means land which is let or occupied for residential or business purposes or for purposes incidental thereto, and includes sites for buildings, water, water-ways, drains, ditches, canals, tanks and wells appertaining to such land;\n(c) 'landlord' means a person immediately under whom a tenant holds but does not include the Government;\n(d) ['Permanent structure' means a structure made of cement-concrete, stone brick, iron, aluminium, asbestos or wood or any combination of these materials: Provided that a building with bamboo or Ikra walls and thatched roof shall also be regarded as a permanent structure, if its frame is constructed of any of the materials mentioned above];\n(e) 'prescribed' means prescribed by a rule made under this Act;\n(f) 'rent' means whatever is lawfully payable in money or in kind by a tenant to his landlord on account of the use and occupation of his holding under such landlord ;\n(g) 'tenant' means a person who holds land under another person, other than Government and who is, but for a special contract liable to pay rent for that land to the latter, and includes a person who derives his title from a tenant, and a person who continues in possession of any land after termination of his tenancy in respect of that land;\n(h) 'urban area' means any area declared to be included in a municipality under the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 5, or declared to be a notified area under the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 328 or deemed to be such under proviso to that sub-section, of the Assam Municipal Act, 1923 (Assam Act I of 1923).",
"footnote": "Substituted by S. 2 of the Assam Non-agricultural Urban Areas Tenancy (Amendment) Act. 1958 (Act XXI of 1958).",
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