Legal glossary
“defaulter”
Defined in 3 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Income-tax Act, 1961 · s. 1
(b) "defaulter" means the assessee mentioned in the certificate;
Read section 1The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887 · s. 3
(8) "defaulter" means a person liable for an arrear of land-revenue, and includes a person who is responsible as surety for the payment of the arrear:
Read section 3The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 · s. 2
(3) "defaulter" means a person from whom an arrear of land-revenue, or a sum recoverable as an arrear of land-revenue, is due, and includes a person who is responsible as surety for the payment of any such arrear or sum. STATE AMENDMENT Uttar Pradesh Amendment of Section 2 of Act 1 of 1890 .—For clause (2) of section 2 of the Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 (to be hereinafter called the principal Act) the following shall be substituted, namely : "(2) 'Collector' means the chief officer in charge of the revenue administration of a district and includes any Assistant Collector empowered by such officer to perform the functions of Collector under this Act; and". [ Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 11 of 1965, s. 2]
Read section 2