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Section 3
The Jammu and Kashmir Restitution of Mortgaged Properties Act, 1976Jammu and Kashmir

Section 3. Definitions

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context—

(i) “benefits” includes any payments made by the mortgagor in kind or in cash ;

(ii) “Collector” means the officer designated as such under the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Svt. 1996 ;

1[(iia)“Government” means the Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir ;]

(iii) “mortgagor” and “mortgagee” respectively shall include the assignee, successor-in-interest and legal representative of such mortgagor or mortgagee, as the case may be ;

(iv) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;

(v) “Subordinate Judge” means the Subordinate Judge appointed under the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Courts Act, Svt. 1977 ;

(vi) the expressions “mortgage”, “mortgagor”, “mortgagee”, “mortgage-deed” shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in 2[the Jammu and Kashmir Transfer of Property Act, Svt. 1977] ; and

(vii) the words and expression used in this Act but not defined have the meaning assigned to them in 3[the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882)].

1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.