(a) "Agriculture Year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of 'Bohag' or. Baisakh;
(b) "Deputy Commissioner" means Deputy commissioner of the District in which the land in question is situated, and includes the Additional Deputy Commissioner;
(c) "Encumbrance" in relation to any land under this Act does not include the rights of a rayat or agricultural or non-agricultural tenant;
(d) The head of a Religious or chartiable institution in so far as it relates to the institution shall mean a person, by whatever designation known in whom the control and management of the properties of that institution is vasted weather under the terms of any enactment or grant or usages relating to this institution or any scheme of management framed by a Court under Section 92 of the Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908)
(e) "Institution" means a religious or chartiable institution of public nature including its branches, if any, established prior to the commencement of this Act and existing at the date of such commencement;
(f) "Religious Institution" means an institution the primary purpose of which relates exclusively to religious teachings or worship or advancement of religion irrespective of denomination;
(g) "chartiable Institution" means an institution for chartiable purpose including relief of the poor, education, medical relief and advancement of any other object of Public utility, but does not include a purpose which relates exclusively to religious teaching or worship or advancement of religion;
(h) "Religious or chartiable Institution of Public Nature" shall include Satras, Maths, public Temples, public Wakf (that is to say, Wakfs other than Wakf-alal-aulad) including public Mosques and Durgahs, Gurdwaras, Churches or similar institutions or endowments for public purposes of chartiable or religious nature;
(i) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act, and
(j) "Tenant" means a person who holds land under another person and is, or but for a special contract would be, liable to pay rent for that land to the other person and includes a person who cultivates the land of another person on condition of delivering a share of the produce.
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Section 2 • Assam State Acquisition of Lands extent and Belonging to Religious or chartiable Institution of Public Nature Act, 1959
2. Definitions.
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Section 2
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"content": "(a) \"Agriculture Year\" means the year commencing on the 1st day of 'Bohag' or. Baisakh;\n(b) \"Deputy Commissioner\" means Deputy commissioner of the District in which the land in question is situated, and includes the Additional Deputy Commissioner;\n(c) \"Encumbrance\" in relation to any land under this Act does not include the rights of a rayat or agricultural or non-agricultural tenant;\n(d) The head of a Religious or chartiable institution in so far as it relates to the institution shall mean a person, by whatever designation known in whom the control and management of the properties of that institution is vasted weather under the terms of any enactment or grant or usages relating to this institution or any scheme of management framed by a Court under Section 92 of the Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908)\n(e) \"Institution\" means a religious or chartiable institution of public nature including its branches, if any, established prior to the commencement of this Act and existing at the date of such commencement;\n(f) \"Religious Institution\" means an institution the primary purpose of which relates exclusively to religious teachings or worship or advancement of religion irrespective of denomination;\n(g) \"chartiable Institution\" means an institution for chartiable purpose including relief of the poor, education, medical relief and advancement of any other object of Public utility, but does not include a purpose which relates exclusively to religious teaching or worship or advancement of religion;\n(h) \"Religious or chartiable Institution of Public Nature\" shall include Satras, Maths, public Temples, public Wakf (that is to say, Wakfs other than Wakf-alal-aulad) including public Mosques and Durgahs, Gurdwaras, Churches or similar institutions or endowments for public purposes of chartiable or religious nature;\n(i) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act, and\n(j) \"Tenant\" means a person who holds land under another person and is, or but for a special contract would be, liable to pay rent for that land to the other person and includes a person who cultivates the land of another person on condition of delivering a share of the produce.\nChapter II",
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