1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Delhi and
Ajmer-Merwara Land Development Act, 1948.
(2) It extends to the 1
[States] of Delhi and 2
[Ajmer].
(3) It shall come into force in each of the said 1
[States] on such date3
as the Chief Commissioner of
that 4
[State] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) “Board” means the Land Development Board constituted for the 4
[State] under section 3;
(b) “owner”, in relation to any land, means—
(i) a person having a proprietary right in the land and includes a usufructuary mortgagee of
such right and, in the 4
[State] of 2
[Ajmer], an istimrardar, a jagirdar a muafidar, and a bhumia;
and
(ii) a tenant of the land as hereinafter defined;
(c) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) “reclamation” includes cultivation, afforestation and any other improvement of land; and
(e) “tenant” includes a usufructuary mortgagee of the rights of a tenant.