70. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires- " immovable property " means land and includes any interest in, or any benefit to arise out of any land, and any leasehold or other interest held by any person in any Crown land, and also things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth; " motor vehicle " has the same meaning as in the Motor Traffic Act; " person who was interested "-
| (a) in relation to any immovable property vested in or requisitioned for the Board, means a person who, immediately before the date on which such property was so vested or requisitioned, had an interest in such property as owner, co-owner, mortgagee, lessee or otherwise, whether absolutely for himself or in trust for any other person; and |
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| (b) in relation to any movable property vested in the Board, means any person who, immediately before the date on which such property was so vested, had an interest in such property as owner, co-owner, mortgagee, pledgee, hirer or otherwise, whether absolutely for himself or in trust for any other person; |
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" producer " means any cultivator, landlord or owner cultivator within the meaning of the Paddy Lands Act, No. 1 of 1958;" property requisitioned for the Board " means property requisitioned for the Board by virtue of a requisitioning Order, and any cognate expression shall be construed accordingly; and" property vested in the Board " means property vested in the Board by virtue of a vesting Order, and any cognate expression shall be construed accordingly. |
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