The Assam Land Revenue and Rent (Surcharge) (Amendment) Act, 1976

ist ere d No.—A l^ T O The Assam Gaz et te TOIR8! EXTRAORDINARY Sts ?# r> r ff̂ T PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY h? 36 20 1976, 30 spf^cj, 1897 No . 36 Dispur, Saturday , March 20, 1976, 30th Ph a’gu na , 189? (S. E.) GO VERN ME NT OF ASSAM OR DE RS BY TH E GO VE RN OR LAW DEPARTME NT NO TIFIC AT ION The 20th March 1976 No .LJL .29/76/12.—The following Act of the Assam Legis lative Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereb y published for general info rma tion . 204 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXT RAORDIN ARY, MAR. 20, 1976 ASSAM ACT II OF 1976 (R eceiv ed the as se nt of the Governo r o f Assam on the 12 th March 1976) THE ASSAM LAND REVENUE AND RENT (SURCHARGE) (AMENDMENT) ACE, 1976 An Act fu rthe r to amend the Ass am Lan d Reven ue and Rent (Surcharge) Ac t, 1970. Preamble. Wherea s it is exp edient fu rth er to amend the Assam Land Revenue and Ren t (Surcharge) Act, 1970, he re inaf ter called the principal Act,Assam Act in the ma nner he re inaf ter app earing ; X o 197 It is he reb y enacted in the Twent y-seve nth ye ar of the Republic of India as follows :— Short title, l . (l) This Act ma y be called the Assam extent and La n c j Revenue and Ren t (Surcha rge) (Amend- commence- . j. mne me nt> men t) Act, 1976- (2) It sha ll hav e like ex ten t as the princi pal Act. (3) It sha ll come into force at once. Amendment 2. In section 2 of the prin cipal Act, aft er of Section 2 clause (3), the following sha ll be inserted Act xT f a s clauses (4), (5), (6), and' (7), na m ely: — 1970. "(4) 'Su b-D epu ty Col lector” means an Officer appointed wi th that designation and includes an Ass istant Se ttle me nt Officer-” ^ H E ASSAM GAZET TE, EX TR AO RD INAR Y, MA R. 20, 1976 205 "(5) ‘Collector’ means the Deputy Com­ missioner and includes the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Subdivisional Officer and Sadar 'cub divisional Officer within whose jurisdiction the land in question is situated”. “ (6; ‘person’ means an individual, a family including a jo int family, a partnersh ip, a Company, and a body corporate” . "(7) All words and express ions used in th is Act and not defined herei n sha ll hav e the same meanin g as is assigned to the m in the Assam Lan d and Revenue Regulation, 1886, or Regulation the Rules framed thereu nd er .” 1 o f 18 86 , Amendment 3. in section 6 of the prin cipal Act,— o f Section 6 • of Assam Act X of 1970. (1) In sub-sec tion (1), the word s "Sub-Di­ visiona l Officer of a Sub-Division or Sadar Sub-Divisional Officer, as the case ma y be” sha ll be subst itu ted by the word "Co llec tor.” (2) In sub -sec tion (2). the words "Sub-Di­ visional Officer” in betw een the words "the ” and "pa sse d” sha ll be sub sti tut ed by the word "Co llec tor.” MD. SAADULLAH, Joint Secretary to the Government of Alia m, Law Department. -anhati:—Printed and published by the Superintendent-in-charge, Printing Press Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., Government of Assam (Ex-Gazette) Nn7 i’ - i S804-1.200—20-3-1976,