The Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1986

1 *U'5* -~5>* Registered No. A— 12 THE ASSAM GAZETTE EXTRAO RD INA RY aT»® w aspTf’ro PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY K 156 f it 'l l, 25 1991, 3 1913 ("i 5̂) < o 156 Oi?pur W eJ ne sl av , 25th Sep tem ber , 1991, 3rd Atv jua 1913 (S. E.) GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LE GI SL AT IV E DE PA RT ME NT : LEG ISLA TIVE BR AN CH NOT IFICATION Th e 24 th Se pt em be r 1991 ■ /.'f’ ~ “ No.LG L.78/83/90.—The fol low ing Ac t of th e Assam Leg is la tiv e As semb ly which rece ived th e as se nt of th e Pre si den t is he re by pu bl ishe d for ge ne ra l in fo rm at ion. 9S>4 the AS SA M GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINA RY, SEPT. 25, 1991 As sam Ac t No. VI II of 1991 (Receiv ed th e as se nt o f t he P re si de nt on 11th Se pt em be r, 1991). TH E ASSAM FIXA TI ON OF CE ILIN G ON LAND HO LD INGS (AM ENDM ENT) Act, 1986. An Ac t fu rt her to am en d th e As sam Fi xa tion of Ce iling on La nd Ho ldings Act, 1956. Preamb le W he reas it is ex pe di en t fu rt her to I AQS f a™̂ 7t am en d th e As sam Fi xa tion of Ce iling on La nd Ho ldi ngs Act , 1956 here -i n -a ft er ca lle d th e pr in ci pa l Ac t in th e m an ne r here -i n -a ft er ap pe ar in g ; It is he re by en ac ted in th e T hir ty - Se ve nt h Yea r of th e Re pu bl ic of In di a as follo ws :— extent ’and 1. (1) Th is Ac t m ay be ca lle ^ th e men’tmenCP_ ^ s s a m Fi xa tion of Ce iling on La nd Hol ­ ding s (A mendm en t) Act, 1986. (2) It sh al l ex te nd to th e di st rict s of Kam ru p, Nalba ri , P ra gj yo ti sh pu r, Bar - pe ta, K ok ra jh ar , Goa lpara, Dhu br i; Dar ra ng , So ni tp ur , Lak hi m pu r, D ib ru - ga rh , SSibsagar, Jo rh at, Nagao n; Cac ha r an d K ar im ga nj in th e Sta te of Assam. (3) It sh al l come in to force w ith im m ed ia te effect. Am end ment 2. In th e pr in ci pa l Act, in Se cti on 7,— of Assam" (a) fo r su b- se ct io n (6), th e fo llo wi ng sh al l be su bs ti tu te d, na m el y :—Act I of 1957. "(6) w itho ut pre ju dic e to an y ac tio n unde r an y ot he r pr ov is io n of th is Act , th e Sta te Gov er nm en t m ay of its ow n mo tion, w ithi n a pe rio d of 1 (one) yea r or on ap pl ic at io r if filed w ithi n 90 da ys fro m th e da te of pu bl ic at io n of th e fin al st a te ­ m en t un de r su b- se ct io n (4) or from th e THE AS SA M GAZETTE. EXT RAORDIN ARY. SEPT. 25* 1991 985 date on which the Assam Fixatio n of Cei ling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act , 1986 shal l come into force, whichever is later, cal l any record relating to any final statement and may pass such order or orders as it deems fit after giving the person or persons concerned an oppor­ tun ity of being hear d.” (b) Af ter sub-section (6) so substituted, the following shal l be inserted as sub­ section (6a), nam el y:— "(6a) with out prejudice to any action under any other provision of this Act, the State Gove rnment on its own motion, for ends of justice and/or for exceptional circum stances to be recorded in writ ing, may rev iew of any order passed earl ier and may call for any records rela ting to any final statement with in a period of 3 years and pass such order or orders as it deems fit, afte r giving the person or persons concerned an opportunity of being heard.” Re peal ar Q 3 (i) The Assam Fixa tion of Cei ling on Ac Land Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1984 is ° her eby repealed. (2) Notw ithstanding such repeal, any action taken, decision given, order made, anything done or any proceedings com­ menced under the provisions of the Act so repea led and in force immediately before such repeal shall continue in force and shal l be deemed to have been given, done, taken or commenced under the correspon­ ding provisions of this Act. K. LA SK AR , Secretary to the Govt, of Assam, Leg isla tive Departm ent. GTJWAHATI—Printed and pub l s i d j by t! e D> ' I hec tor (P).* Directo rate of Pig. and Sty , Assf.ni , Guwahat i—2 i (Fx. Gazette) No. 311-8 80 -500 -25 -9- 199