Section Text
1951.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
(a) “Agricultural year” means, where the Oriya year preva ils, the year commencing on the first day of Baisakh of the Oriya year, where the Fasli year prevails, the year commencing on the first day of July and where any other year prevails for agricultural purposes, that year;
Explanation – In the event of any question as to the particular agricultural year in any area or estate the notification by the Board of Revenue on this behalf shall be conclusive ;
(b) “Board” means the Board constituted under Section 22;
(c) “Claims Officer” means the Claims Officer appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 18;
(d) “Collector” includes any Officer, 1 ( *** ) appointed by the State Government to discharge all or any of the functions of a Collector under this Act;
(e) “Compensation Officer” means the Compensation Officer appointed under Section 23; 2 [(f) “Date of vesting” means, in relation to an estate vested in the State, the date of publication in the Gazette of the notification under sub-section (1) of Section 3 3 [or sub-section (1) of Section 3-A] in respect of such estate and in the case of surrender by an Intermediary under Section 4 the date of the execution of the agreement]; 4 [(ff)“District Judge” and ‘Subordinate Judge’ shall respectively include an Additional District Judge and an Additional Subordinate Judge]; 5 [(g) “Estate” includes a part of an estate and means any land held by or vested in an Intermediary and included under one entry in any revenue roll or any of the general registers of revenue paying lands and revenue free lands, prepared and maintained under the law relating to the land revenue for the time being in force or under any rule, order, custom or usage having the force of law and includes revenue free lands not entered in any register or revenue roll and all classes of tenures or under-tenures and any jagir, inam or maufi or other similar grant;
Explanation I – Land revenue means all sums and payments in money or in kind, by whatever name designated or locally known, received or claimable by or on behalf of the State from an Intermediary on account of or in relation to any land held by or vested in such Intermediary;
Explanation II – Revenue-free land includes land which is, or but for any special covenant, agreement, engagement or contract would have been, liable to settlement and assessment of land revenue or with respect to which the State has power to make laws for settlement and assessment of land revenue;