Section 2

“Chairman” means the Chairman of a Committee appointed under subsection 16(1);

“Committee” means a Committee appointed under subsection 16(1);

“enforcement officer” means an officer appointed under subsection 15(1) and includes the Chief Enforcement Officer and an assistant enforcement officer;

“enquiry” means an enquiry held under this Act;

“landlord” means any person who lets land for the cultivation of padi and includes his agent, chargee, assignee or successor in title;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for land;

“padi land” means land or any portion of land the purpose of which is for the cultivation of padi or on which padi is cultivated excluding any area occupied by a building site and other land;

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“prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under the Act;

“Registrar” means a Registrar appointed under subsection 14(1);

“season” means the period from the commencement of preparation of land for the planting of padi until the completion of the padi harvest and, where two crops are planted and harvested within the period of twelve months, means the period from the commencement of preparation of land for the planting of the first crop until the completion of the second harvest;

“tenancy agreement” means any agreement whereby a landlord agrees to let and a tenant agrees to take any padi land for the purpose of cultivating padi and includes any agreement whereby any person agrees to work on any padi land for payment of a share of the crop or any consideration in lieu of the share of the crop;

“tenant” means the tenant of any padi land comprised in a tenancy agreement;

“Tribunal” means a Tribunal appointed under section 26.