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32A. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary 32 in any law, custom, usage or l tled agreement, no ow person er in any law, cust usage or agree no person shall be entitled to own or hold as landowner or enant nd der sonal ivation in shall be entit to own or hold as landow or tenant land under his personal cultivation within the ate ich ceeds regate issible tena land under his person cultiva within the State which exceeds in the aggregate the permissible limit. For the purposes of computing the permissible limit under sub-section (1), the provisions of clauses {d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 3 shall not apply. b: ng . t b: Bons having . 32-B. Any person, who on the commencement of the land in excess of Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Second Amendthe ceiling. ment) Act, 1956, owns or holds as landowner or tenant land under his personal cultivation, which in the aggregate exceeds the permissible limit, shall within a period of '[one month from the commencement of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands {( Amendment) Ordinance, 1958] furnish to the Collector a return giving the particulars of all his land in the prescribed form and manner and stating therein his selection of the parcel or parcels of land not exceeding in the aggregate the permissible limit which he desires to retain and the lands in respect of which he claims exemption from the ceiling under the provisions of this Chapter: *[Provided that such person shall state in the return any transfer or other disposition of land made by him after the 21st August, 1956, and where a person has furnished a return before the commencement of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendment) Ordinance, 1958, he shall within the aforesaid period intimate to the Collector any such transfer or other disposition of land made by him.] '[32BB. (1) Every landowner or tenant required to Shporied 0 2 furnish a return under section 32-B, whose land is situated Chapter IV-A, inserted by Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. 2Substituted for the words “six months from the co Chapter IV-A, inserted by Pepsu Act No. 15 of 1956. 2Substituted for the words "six months from the commencement he Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendment) Ordinance, 2Substituted for the words "six months from the commencement of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendment) Ordinance, 1957, by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 4. The Punjab Ordinance of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands 1957, by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 4. Amendment) Ordinance, The Punjab Ordinance No. 7 of 1958 came into force on the 30th July, 1958. 3Added hy Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 4. ‘New section 32-BB inserted by Punjab Act No. 3Added hy Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 4. ‘New section 32-BB inserted by Punjab Act No. 3 of 1959, section 5. Declarations furnished cotaed furnished cotaed ownens BY and cotaed ownens tenants. BY and ownens tenants. EE ! rr rr in more than one Patwar circle, shall furnish to the Collec- ithin a period of one month from the commencement in more than one Patwar circle, shall furnish to the Col tor within a period of one month from the commencement psu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amendtor within a period of one month from the comme of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Amend- rdinance, 1958, a declaration supported by an of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands ment) Ordinance, 1958, a declaration supported by an n respect of the lands owned or held by him in ment) Ordinance, 1958, a declaration supported affidavit in respect of the lands owned or held by him in and manner as may be prescribed. affidavit in respect of the lands ow such form and manner as may be prescribed. If a landowner or tenant fails to furnish the Provided that nothing herein shall affect— (a) the lands of such landowner or tenant which have been exempted under section 32-K; or the lands of such landowner or tenant have been exempted under section 32-K; or (b) the right of such person to any compensation in such surplus area to which he may be the right of such person to any respect of such surplus area to which he may be this Act: respect o entitled under this Act: Provided further that no such order shall be made giving the person concerned an opporided further that no such order s without giving the person concerned an oppor- of being heard. : without giving tunity of being heard. : oo Where a landowner or tenant, who is required to 32-C. If any person owning or holding under his per- Collection of in excess of the permissible limit fails through othe 32-C. If any person owning or holding under his per- sonal cultivation land in excess of the permissible limit fails through other turn and intimate his selection within the ageney: sonal cultivation land in excess of the permissible li to furnish the return and intimate his selection within the ageney: under section 32-B, the Collector may to furnish the return and intimate his period prescribed under section 32-B, the Collector may ion required to be shown in the return period prescribed under section 32-B, obtain the information required to be shown in the return ws ® PY Submission, Government, of through such agency as he may [deem fit and, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of s ay [deem fit and, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 32-BB, select] the parcel or parcels of land which su sub-section (2) of section 32-BB, select] the parcel or parcels of land which such person is entitled to retain under the provisions of this Act a ls of land which such person is entitled to retain under the provisions of this Act as also the surplus area of such person. area of such person. 32-D. (1) On the basis of the information given in the

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