Land Act, 1965

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Definitions.

1.—In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires—

“congested area” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (1) of section 4;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Lands;

“prescribed” means prescribed by the appropriate rules or regulations referred to in section 2;

“works” means any works whatsoever and includes any river, stream, natural or artificial watercourse, canal, drain, pond, lake or other area covered by water, and any natural or artificial bank or embankment;

every reference to a holding or land shall be construed as including a reference to part or parts of a holding or land and to a parcel of land in whole or in part and to an incorporeal hereditament in whole or in part;

every reference to purchase money shall be construed as including a reference to any redemption price of a superior interest, any resumption price, any compensation or any fund, and any residue of such redemption price, resumption price, compensation or fund, and any share in such redemption price, resumption price, compensation or fund, and any residue of such share.