1. Short title, extent and commencement –

(1) This Act may be called “The Rajasthan  Land Revenue Act, 1956.” 

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan. 

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may be notification in  the [official Gazette]1appoint. 

(1Substituted by Sec. 4 of the Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 1958, pub. in Raj. Gaz. Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 13-1-1958.)

2. Enactments not affected by Act –

Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as in any  way of affect or restrict the operation of the provisions of the Rajasthan Land Reforms and  Resumption of Jagirs Act, 1952 (Rajasthan Act VI of 1952) [or the Ajmer Abolition of  Intermediaries and Land Reforms Act, 1955 (Ajmer Act 3 of 1955) or the Bombay Merged  Territories and Areas (Jagir Abolition) Act, 1953 (Bombay Act XXXIX of 1954) in so far as it  applies to the Abu area or the Madhya Bharat Zamindari Abolition Act, Samvat 2008 (Madhya  Bharat Act 28 of 1954) in so far as they apply to the sunel area)2or the Rajasthan Land  Summary Settlement Act, 1953 (Rajasthan Act XIX of 1953) of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act,  1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) or the Rajasthan Panchayat Act, 1953 Rajasthan Act XXI of  1953) or and other law or enactment not repealed by Section 263.

( 2Ins. By Part-B of the First Schedule of Rajasthan Act No. 2 of 1958, pub. in Raj. Gaz., Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 13-1- 1968. )

3. Interpretation –

In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires -

(i) “Land Records Officer” shall mean the collector and shall include Additional or  Assistant Land Records Officer; 

3[(ia)“Municipality” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Rajasthan Town  Municipalities Act, 1951 (Rajasthan Act 23 of 1951) or any other municipal law  for the time being in force; 

(ib) “Nazul Land” shall mean abadi land within the limits of a municipality or a  panchayat circle or a village, town or city, vesting in the State Government; (ic) “Panchayat circle” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Rajasthan  Panchayat Act, 1953 (Rajasthan Act 21 of 1953) or any other Panchayat law for  the time being in force;] 

(ii) “Prescribed” shall mean prescribed by this Act or by rules made under this Act; (iii) “Recognised Agent” of a party shall, subject to rules made under this Act, mean a  person authorised in writing by such party to make appearances and applications  and to do other acts on his behalf; 

4[(iiia) “Revenue Appellate Authority” shall mean the officer appointed as such authority  under Section 20-A;] 

(iv) “Settlement Officer” shall include an Assistant Settlement Officer;

(v) “Village” shall mean the tract of land which ha sbeen recognised and recorded, or  may here after be recognised & recorded to be a village; 

(vi) “Reference” to an officer appointed under this Act shall be construed to include  references to an additional officer of the same grade likewise apointed; 

(vii) “Words and expressions” defined in the Rajasthan Tenanacy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan  Act 3 of 1955) shall, wherever used herein, be construed to have the meaning  assigned to them by the said Act; and 

(viii) “Words & expressions used to denote” the possessor of any right, title and interest  shall be deemed to include the predecessors and successors in right, title or interest  of such person. 

(3Inserted by Section 2 of Rajasthan Act No. 33 of 1959, Pub. in Raj. Gaz. Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 30-6-1959.

4Ins. vide item 16 of the Schedule of the Rajasthan Act No. 8 of 1962, pub. in Raj. Gaz. Part IV-A, Extraordinary, dt. 23-4- 1962.)