The Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1959

The 17th August 1960 No LJL .28/S9. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assent of the Presiden t is hereby pub lished for general information. ( Rec ei ve d th e ass en t o f th e Pre si den t on th e 10th Aug us t 1960 ) ASSAM ACT N o. X X V II OF 1960 TH E ASSAM FIXA TION OF CE ILING ON LAND HO LD INGS (AM END MENT) ACT', 1959 (As passed by the Assembly) [Pu bli shed in the Assam Gazette, Ext raordin ary , dated the 17ih August 1960] An Act fur the r to amend the Assam Fixa tion of Ceiling on Assam Act Land Holdings Act, 1956 I ot D57. Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to am end the Asturfi Act Assam Fixation of Ceiling on la n d ^Holdings Act, 1 o f ,9 5 -̂ 1956, hereinafter called the Principa l Act, in the man­ ner hereinafte r appearing ; 2 It is hereby ena cted in the Eleventh Year of the Rep ubl ic of In di a as follows:— Short ti tl e ( 0 This Act mav be calle d the A>sam Fixa tion exte nt an d ° f C eiling on La ud H.id ings (Am endment) Act, I960, co mtnet ice- (2) It shall have the like extent as the Principa l Act. (3) It sha ll come into force a t once. Amendment 2. In section 3 o f the Principa l Act, the following » f sectio n 1 shall be substitu ted foi clause ( /) , name ly; •• of Assam , ' A ct 1 o f 1957. “ ( j) ‘person* includes a fami ly, a comp mv and a body corpo tat e ; ” Amendment 3. In su bs ec tio n (1) of section 4 of the Principa l of sect ion 4 Act, the following commas and the words shall he of A®8™, om itte d, nam ely 1— Act I of ’ 1957. eith er by h imse lf or t hro ugh any mem ber of his fam ily,” . AmtalBiew 4. In section 5 o f the Principa l Act, the following of section 5 words and the com ma shall be om itted , na me ly:—- of Assam Act I of 1957, “ either by himself or thro ugh any mem ber of his fa mily,**. Amen dm en t 5, In sub-section (I ) of section 7 of the Principa l °J sect ion 7 ^c t, the following words sha ll be om itted , namely ;—- Act I o f B57, “on thei r own behalf an d on beha lf of the ir family” , Amendment 6. In section 16 o f the Prin cipal Act , in sub-section o f sect ion H (2) the “ full st op ” at the end shall be deleted and I of P957. Ct ^ l e fo llowing sha ll be added, na mely:— “ , on the sam e ra te o f revenu e or rent for such class of land in the neighbourh ood.” Amendment 7. In sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Prin cipal of station .19 Act, the fo llowing words and comm as shall be o mitted , of Assam Ac* namely I o f 1957® * “ , e ither by himself, or through any member of his family,” and “ or an y member of his family,’*. 3 Amendment 8. In section 20 o f the Principa l Act, in sub-section of section 20 the fo llowing words shall be omitted, nam ely : — oi Assam Act “eith er by himsel f o r thro ugh any mem ber of his family” . Am endmen t 9. In sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Principe 1 otsection 22 Act, the fol lowing words and comm as shall be om itte c, of Assam Ac t nam elv :— I of 1957. 7 “ either by himself o r throu gh any mem ber of his fam ily ,” and “o r any mem ber of his family,” . Amendment 10. In clause (Z>) of section 23 of the Princ ipal Act. of Assam Ac t t l̂ e b lo w in g words shall be om itte d, na mely:— [o f 1957. “ or any memb er o f his family” . P. C. DAS. Dy. Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Law Dep tt