In this Act, unless the content otherwise requires,- — KUDIYIRUPPU) ACT, 1976

4. In this Act, unless the content otherwise requires,- I I Cc authorisc d officer " meads any I[Reven 1 1 e 1 e Officer not below the rank of lahsildar] authorised by the Govzrnrnent by notification to ~xcrcise the p3wers conferred on, and discharge the duties imposed upm, the authorised officer under this Act, for such arca as may be specified in the notification; 6' Court " means the Subordinate JudgtSs Court having jurisdiction and if thcre is no such Subordinate Judge's Court, the District Court having jurisdiction; (3) cc Government " means the State Government; '6 kudiyiru.ppu" means the site of any dwelling house or hut (other than in a plantation or land hild for ancillary purposes of plantation), occupisd, either as tenant or as licensee, by any rural artisan and includcs such othcr area adjacent to such dwelling house or hut as mxy bc necessary for the convenient enjoyment thereof. Explanation I.-For the purposes of this Act, it ih pp shall be presumed that any person occupying the kudiyiruppu is a rural artisan until the contrary is proved. Explanation 11.-In determining the qucstion whether for the purposes of this clause any arta adjacent to the dwelling house or hut is neccsszry far the convenicnt enjoym~nt of such dwelling house or hut- (i) the area ~hich the rural artisan had been enjoying on the 1st day of July, 1973; and (ii) such other factors, as may be prescribed, shall be taken into account; 1 I

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