Section 57
in ette (Extraordinary), 1957, page 1686 ; for pro
57. in ette (Extraordinary), 1957, page 1686 ; for pro
Assembly, see Punjab Legislative Assembly Debates, 1957. SFor Staternent of Objects and Reasons, see Punjab
Statement of Objects and Reaso
Gazette (Extraordinary), 1862, page 642,
SFPor Statement of Objects and Reaso
R
u
xtraordinary)
oFor Statement of
tte (Extraordinary) 962, pages 1610-1611
Objects and Reasons,
1967, Page 448. .
see Punjab Government oFor Statement of Objects and Rea
Gazette (Extraordinary), 1967, Page 448.
For Statement of Objects and Rea
Extraordinary
SFPor Statement of
tte (Ext 1862, page 642,
Objects and Reasons,
1962, p R
see Punjub Govermment r Statement of Objects and Reasons, s
Gazette (Extraordinary), 1962, pages 1610-1611,
oFor Statement of Objects and Reasons, s .
a
rdinary),
For Statement of
tte (Extraordinary) Objects and Reasons,
1969, p see Punjab Government For Statement of Objects and Reaso
Gazette (Extraordinary), 1969, page 1130.
For State
of Object
and Reaso R
a
e 1130. R For Statement of Objects and Reasons see Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary) 1972, Page 1471.
Short commence~ ment duration,
Definition.
An Act to amend and consolidate the law, relating to tenancies of agricultural lands and to provide for certain measures of land reforms.
It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
A
(1) This Act may be called the PEPSU Tenancy and and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955.
The provisions 'Isection 7-A and Chapters IV, IV-A and IV-B shall save as otherwise provided in those provisions, come into force on the date of commencement of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Second Amendment) Act, 1956], but the remaining provisions shall come into force on the sixth day of March, 1955
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) 'allottee' means a displaced person or a group of such persons to whom land is allotted in pursuance of the scheme contained in the notification of the Department of Rehabilitation No. 9R, dated the 23rd July, 1949, or in pursuance of any other scheme for allotment of evacuee land to displaced persons which the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify for the purpose of this Act, and includes—
(i) the legal representatives of such displaced persons; and
(#1) in the case of an allotment to a group of displaced persons, each such person and his legal representatives;
2Sub-section (8), as amended by Pepsu Act No. 27 of 1955 and Pepsu
No. 9 of 1956, omitted by Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956.
2Sub-section (8), as amended by Pepsu Act No. 27 of
Act No. 9 of 1956, omitted by Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956.
)
(b) banjar land' means land which has remained uncultivated for a continuous period of not less than four years immediately preceding the date on which the question whether such land is banjar or not arises;
'[ (bb) "Collector" has the meaning assigned to it in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887), and includes any officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector specially empowered by the State Government to perform all or any of the functions assigned to the Collector under this Act.]
(¢) "Commissioner" has the meaning assigned to it in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (Punjab Act XVII of 1887), and includes any other officer specially empowered by the State Gov- ernment officer specially empowered by the State Gov- ernment to perform all or any of the functions assigned functions assigned to the Commissioner under this Act;
(d) "evacuee land" means land which is or which is deemed to deemed to be
Ad evacuee property
of Evac under the be evacuee property under the Adminitsration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950
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