Rural Artisans (Conferment of [1976: President's Act 38 — KUDIYIRUPPU) ACT, 1976

642 Rural Artisans (Conferment of [1976: President's Act 38 P Ownership of Kudiyiruppu) alternative kudiyiruppu shall, with effect from such date, be deemed to have vested in him absolutely free from all encumbrances and the site of the existing kudiyiruppu shall revert to the owner. I Subject to the of sub-section (6), where any rural artisan fails or refuses to shift to the alternative site provided by the owner in pursuance of a permission granted under sub-section (1) within such period as may be prescribed, the rural artisan shall not be entitled to the ownership of the existing kudiyiruppu under sub-section (1) of section 5. No rural artisan who fails or refuses to shift to the alternative site shall be evicted from the existing kudiyiruppu and such rural artisan shall be entitled to continue to occupy the said existing kudiyiruppu on terms and conditions not less favourable than those applicable to him on the date on which he occupied such kudiyiruppu. (1) If any rural artisan who was occupying any On receipt of an application under sub-section () Authorised oscer to decide whether a person is etc. (1) If any question arises- (a) whether any person is a rural artisan ; or a (b) whether any rural artisan holds any land thkdii p () y ru8al artisan, other than the kudiy iruppu ; or t (c) whether any site is a kudiyiruppu ; or (d) whether any rural artisan was occupying any kudiyiruppu on the 1st day of July 1975 ; or &ural Artisans (Conhrment 643 of 0 wnership of Kudiyiruppu) (e) whether any area adjacent to a dwelling hifhij y jg house or hut is necessary for the convenient enjoyment of such dwelling house or hut ; or (f) whether any rural artisan already owns a dwelling house or hut, and if so, its distance from the kudiyiruppu and the extent of the site on which such dwelling house or hut is erected, such question shall be decided by the authorised officer. (2) In deciding any question under sub-section (I), the authorised officer shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed.

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