(1) If, after the commencement of the Pepsu § Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Second Amendment) tion by — Pepsu Act 13 TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL 113

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(1) If, after the commencement of the Pepsu § Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Second Amendment) tion by or tenant, tance Act, 1956, any person whether as landowner or b tenant, tance acquires by inheritance or by bequest or gift from a person to whom he is an heir any land '[or if after such commencement and subject to the provisions of section 32-FF any person acquires in any other manner, except as specified in section 32-L, any land] which with or without the lands already owned or held by him, exceeds in the aggregate the permissible limit, then he shall within the period prescribed furnish to the Collector a return in the manner specified in section 32-B giving the particulars of all lands and selecting the land he desires to retain *fand if the land of such person is situated in more than one Patwar circle, he shall also furnish a declaration required by sub-section (1) of section 32-BBI.. on sion acquisiinheti= (I-A) If such person fails to furnish the declaration, provisions of sub-section (2) and (3) of sectio (I-A) If such person fails to furnish the declaration, the provisions of sub-section (2) and (3) of section 32-BB shall apply.] shall apply.] If he fails to furnish the return and select his land The Collector shall then submit a statement to the State Government in the manner specified in section 32-D and issue a notification in the Official Gaz State Government in the manner specified in section 32-D and issue a notification in the Official Gazette as required by that section. by that section. The excess land shall then vest in the State Gov- Power sho. Sepa landowners joint lands. landowners joint lands. °[32-MM. (1) Where the landowner owns land in jointly with other landowners and his share of such land or part thereof, as ascertained from the record of rights, has jointly with other landowners and his share of such land or part thereof, as ascertained from the record of rights, has been or is to be declared as surplus area, the officer competent to declare such area or where such area has been declared, the officer competent to utilise it, may on his own motion, after summary enquiry and affording to the persons interested in such land an opportunity of being heard, separate his share of such land or part thereof in the land owned by him jointly with other landowners. Where, after the declaration of the surplus area of any person and before the utilisation thereof, his land - has been subjected to the process of consolidation, the ~ officers referred to in sub-section (1) shall be competent to separate the surplus area of such person out of the area of land obtained by him after consolidation.] Definition of Buble Rd Sooty and 'land'. 32-N. In this Chapter— ‘Public purpose’ includes— (i) a purpose connected with the allotment of land to— (a) tenants who are liable to ejectment and entitled to allotment of alternative land under section 7-A; or Inserted by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1059, section 9(2). 2New section 32-MM inserted by Punjab Act No. 16 of on 9. 1962, (b) landowners or tenants owning or holding land not exceeding five standard acres in order to make their holdings equal to five standard acres, and landless agricultural workers; (it) development of co-operative farms or seed farms; and 1 (iit) efficient management of land; '[(1-A) "small landowner" means a landowner whose entire land in the State does not exceed the permissible limit;], 'surplus area' means the area in excess of the permissible limit *[and includes the area which is deemed to be surplus area under sub-section (2) of section 32-BB]; and 'land' includes banjar land save as otherwise provided. c *[32-NN. For the removal of doubts it is hereby dec- valuating the land o removal of doubts it is hereby dec- lared that for evaluating the land of any person at any time under this Act, the land owned by him immedi evaluating the land of any person at any time under this Act, the land owned by him immediately before the commenc ely before the commencement of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Second Amend y and Agricultural Lands (Second Amendment) Act, 1956, or the land acquired by him after such commencement Amendment) Act, 1956, or the land acquired by him after such commencement by inheritance or by bequest, or gift from a person to whom he is an heir, shall such commencement by inheritance or by bequest, or gift from a person to whom he is an heir, shall always be evaluated for converting into standard acres as if the evaluation was being made on the date of such com- mencement, and that the land acquired being made on the date of such com- mencement, and that the land acquired by him after such commenceme m after such commencement in any other manner shall always be evaluated for converting into stan manner shall always be evaluated for converting into standard acres as if the evalu- ation was being made on the date of such acquisi verting into standard acres as if the ev ation was being made on the date of such acquisition.] inserted by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 10(1). Inserted by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 10(2). SNew section 32-NN inserted by Punjab Act No 16 of 1962, section 10, and shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from" 30th October, 1956. Removal certain doubts, of ‘CHAPTER IV-B Constitution of Land Commission Constitution Land angr of Constitution of Land angramistions thereof. 32-P. (1) The State Government shall establish a to be called the Pepsu Land Commissi he State Government shall establish a - Commission to be called the Pepsu Land Commission con- sisting of— Commission sisting of— (¢) a Chairman being a person who is or has been a Judge of the High Court; g a person a Judge of the High Court; (b) two members to be nominated by the State Gov- ernment having special knowled e nominated by the State Gov- ernment having special knowledge or practi- cal experience of land or agri special knowledge or practi- cal experience of land or agricultural problems, The Chairman and members of the Commission The Chairman and members shall be entitled to Subject to the provisions of this Act and in accor- dance with any rules which may be ma o the provisions of this Act and in accor- dance with any rules which may be made 'by the State Government in this behalf, it shall = be th ules which may be made 'by th (a) determine fair rents for the purposes of section 32-G; 32-G; I (b) determine the market value of any building [structure or t [structure or tube-welll under sub-section tube- (4) of section 32-G : (c) advise the State Government with regard to exemption of lands from the Government with regard to exemption of lands from the ceiling in accord- ance with the provisions of secti lands from the ceiling in a ance with the provisions of section 32-K. The advice given by the Pepsu Land Commission Chapter IV-B inserted by Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. 2Substituted for the words “structure, tube-well or er er IV-B inserted by Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. 2Substituted for the words "structure, tube-well or erop" by Punjab

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