State Act

The Gujarat Land Revenue Code, 1879

117C. In this Chapter, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context— (1) “Settlement” means the result of the operations conducted in 8[a zone] in order to determine the land revenue assessment. 1[(1A )“zone” means a local area comprising a taluka or a group of talukas or portions thereof of one or more districts, which in the opinion of the State Government or an officer authorised by it in this behalf, is contiguous and homogeneous in respect of— (i) physical configuration, (ii) climate and rainfall, (iii) principal crops grown in the area, and (iv) soil characteristics.] (2) “Term of a settlement” means the period for which the 2[State] Government has declared, that a settlement shall remain in force. (3)“Group” means all lands in 3[a zone, which in the opinion of the State Government or an officer authorised by it in this behalf, ] are sufficiently homogeneous in respect of the factors enumerated in sub-section (2) of section 117G to admit of the application to them of the same standard rates for the purpose of assessment of land revenue. (4) “Classification value’’ means the relative valuation of land as recorded in the survey records having regard to its soil, water and other advantages. (5)”Standard rate” means, with reference to any particular class of land in a group 4[the value of one sixteenth of the average yield of crops] per acre on land in that class of sixteen annas classification value. (6) “Class of land “ means any of the following classes of land, namely, dry crop, rice or garden land. (7) “Rental value” means the consideration (including premia, if any, or any sum of money paid or promised, or a share of crops, 5 * * or any other thing of value rendered periodically or on specified occasions) for which land is or could be leased for a period of one year for its most advantageous use. (8) “Prescribed means prescribed by rules made under section 214.