Legal glossary
“collector”
Defined in 9 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950 · s. 4
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Read section 4The Indian Treasure-trove Act, 1878 · s. 3
"Collector" means (1) any Revenue Officer in independent charge of a district, and (2) any officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions of a Collector under this Act. Owner.--"OWNER" means when any person is entitled, under any reservation in an instrument of transfer of any land or thing affixed thereto, to treasure in such land or thing, he shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the owner of such land or thing.
Read section 3The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 · s. 4
(6) "Collector".— "Collector" means the head revenue-officer of a district, and includes a Deputy Commissioner or other officer appointed under this Act to exercise all or any of the powers of a Collector;
Read section 4The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 · s. 2
(b) "Collector" means the Collector having jurisdiction over the area in which the accident occurs;
Read section 2The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 · s. 2
(2) "Collector" means the chief officer in charge of the land-revenue administration of a district; and
Read section 2The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 · s. 3
(g) "Collector" means the Collector of a revenue district, and includes a Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially designated by the appropriate Government to perform the functions of a Collector under this Act;
Read section 3The Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 · s. 2
(d) "Collector" means the Collector of the district and includes any officer appointed by the Administrator to exercise and perform all or any of the powers and functions of a Collector under this Act;
Read section 2The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 · s. 2
(9) "Collector" means the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue administration of a district or any other officer not below the rank of a Deputy Collector as may be appointed by the State Government under section 18B in this behalf;]
Read section 2The Indian Tramways Act, 1886, 11 of 1886 (Rep., Act 37 of 2025) · s. 3 · Repealed or not in force
(14) "Collector" means the chief officer in charge of the revenue-administration of a district, and includes an officer empowered by the[6] [Government] by name or by virtue of his office to discharge within any local area the functions of a Collector under this Act:[7] *
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