Unless otherwise meant with reference to the subject or context, in this Act,
(a) “Jhora Area” means settled area of cleared (Phadani) forest as authorised by the law.
(b) “Landowner” means a person in whose name lands have been registered or who has the right to register land in his/her name
pursuant to the prevailing Nepal Law.
(c) “Cultivator/peasant (Raiti)” means a person who has settled down on land situated in the Jhora land and who is cultivating such lands
through his/her own labour or the labour of his/her family.
(d) “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules framed under the Act.