AND MINERALS) VALIDATION ACT, 1969 ____________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTION

1969 · State unknown · central · act_text

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1 · . Short title . — This Act may be called the Bihar Land Reforms Laws (Regulating Mines and Minerals) Validation Act, 1969.

2 · . Validation of certain Bihar State laws and action taken and things done connected therewith . — (1) The laws specified in the Schedule shall be, and shall be deemed always to have been, as valid as if the provisions contained therein had been enacted by Parliament.

10 · of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act XXX of 1950), as amended by the Bihar Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV of 1965) and by the Bihar Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1965 (Bihar Act VI of 1965).

10 · -A of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act XXX of 1950), as inserted by the Bihar Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV of 1965).

31 · of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 (Bihar Act XXX of 1950), as amended by the Bihar Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1964 (Bihar Act IV of 1965) and by the Bihar Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1965 (Bihar Act VI of 1965).

2 · The Government of Bihar have pointed out that, as a result of the aforesaid judgment, the levy and collection of royalty on minor minerals in respect of statutory leases by the State Government under the pro -visions of the Bihar Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1964. have not only become void but they may also be required to refund royalty collected by them on minor minerals in respect of those leases which runs into a few crores of rupees. It is also likely that as a result of the general principles laid down in the said judgment, the proceedings initiated by the State Government to resume un-worked statutory lease-holds under section 10 (2) of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, as amended by the Bihar Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1965, may be challenged.

3 · Since in view of the aforesaid judgment of the Supreme Court it is Parliament which is competent to frame legislation in regard to matters referred to in paragraph 1 above, the Bill seeks to re-enact and validate the provisions of the State laws specified in the Schedule to the Bill.

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