The Bengal Regulation 2 of 1973

1 ~ 1..\'\ o) l\1 \'f''>;l t: P793: Ben. Heg .2. HEJ'\GAL H.EGULATION 2 OF 1793 (Trm flFI\'G'\L T.AND-RFVE'IlT RHW T.ATtON, 1703) CO~Tr.NTS SECTIO:-< I. Preamble. 2. [Repealed.l 3. C"llectors of rew·nue. 4. Collectors subject to Eo:1.rd of Revemw. 5· Seals of Collectors, 6. Collectors to keep di:lry. 7. Du tics of Collectors . R. Nature of D uties. 9. Officers to obey orders of Collector. 10. Collectors not to <'mploy pri vate servants rn publiC' matters. 11 - 13. [ Rej1uzled.] 14. I n absence of Collector senior Assistant to officiate . 15. Collectors and their officers prohibited being concerned t xtra offi::ially in revenues. lti. Bona fide purcha~es of l:lncl at private sal<' by Collectors officers, etc. 17- 19. LRepealed 1 20. Collectors to krf'p rrcor cis. 21 - 23. [Repeaf,•d.] 21. Collectors not to c·xercisf' a utlroritv beyond li mi te; ol' their zi las without orders. · 25 . Rule with regard to receipts. 26. Register of receipts for salaries, etc. 27- 32. [Repealed.] 33. In what ca~es Board may rr.quirr personal at tendance. H - 35. I Rrpealtd.J 36. Powers of Boa rei as to ~cttlemo:nt of lands held khas . 37, Securit y for payment of 1evr nu e. 38. Remissions. 39. Settlements to be madf' by Collectors. 40. Proct'dure on sf'ttlement being conclud<·d. 41 . Collection of revenue. 42. Temporary suspensions. 43. • Remissions of b:1lances. 44. r Repealed]. 45. Duty of Board to furnish arr.ounts, etr. • 6-70. f Rtpea!td.] 2. •lie ing .ors , of mat IS, 1793: Ben. Reg.2.1 13 BENGAL REGULATIO::--J 2 oF 1793 (THE BENGAL LAND-REVENUE R EGULATION' 1793) (1] fist Ma;•, 1793 .] A Regula tion for abolishing the Courts of Mal Adalat or Revenue Courts and transferring the trial of the suits which were cognizable in those Court3 to the Courts of Dewani Adalat ; and prescribing Rules for the con­ duct of the Board of Revenue [ 2 1 and the Collectors. 1. In * * * f 3 ] Bengal the greater part of the materials required for tl:te numerous and valuable manufactures, a nd most of the other·principal articles of export, are the produce of the lands: it follows that the commerce, and consequently the wealth of the country, must increase in proportion to the exten­ sion of its agriculture. But it is not for commercial purposes alone that the encoura­ gement of agriculture is essential to the welfare of these [S tates] 4 The Hindus, who form the body of the people, are compelled, by the dictates of religion, to depend solely upon the produce of the lands for subsistence ; and the generality of such of the lower orden of the Natives as a re no t of that persuasion are, from hab!t or necessity, in a similar predicament. The extensive failure or dest!llction of the crops that occasio­ nally arises from dmught nr inunda tion is in ronsequenc::e in­ variably followed hy famine, the ravages of which are fel t chiefly by the cultivators of the soil a!J£! the manufacturers from whose labours the rountrv derives botn its subsistence and wealth. Experience h~ving evinced that. adequate supplies of grain are not obtainable from abroad in seasons of scarcity, the country must neces,arily continue subject to these calamities until the proprietors and cultivators of the lands shall have the means of [ 1 ] SHORT T ITLE.- fhis short htle was l(iven by the Amt'nuing Act 1897 (V of 1897), since Up•aled. LOCAL EXTENT.- This R egulation has been d :clarcd , by notifica.t:on under the Scheduled Di.,tricts .\ ct, 1874, (XIV of I 87 ~) section 3, to b~ in force in the District of Sylhet-·see Notification No. 713-L., <.1 •ttd the 27th Sep· tcmber 1937. P.'\RTIAL R EPE.\L.-So much ofmi' R('g'ulation a• rc-quin·~ the appoint· mmt of dewan• in th~ different districts, u•· defines the du ties of the <.Iewan~, or relatr'l in any mh~r nnnn<'r, directly or in<.l•rcctlv, to tho~<· offices, was repealed by Bengal Rel(ulation XV of 1813. Specific rc:-ferences in the Regula­ don to d cwans were r<'pcaled by the R epca lin'!' Act, 1871 (XVI of 1874) , a nd h ave bern omitted-t>ee footnote~, post. [ 2] In As~am, the Chi~f C"..ommiss1oner (Now, the Sta te G overn­ ml'nt)-ue the ' Ben'{al, 'lihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act, 191 2 (VII of 1912), s~ction 3, and Schedul• D, P~trt Ill , fxst as adapted by A. 0., 1950. 3. The word' "the British te•·ritories" is omitt!'d by A. 0 ., 1950. 4. Submtut.-d lor· 'Provinces' by A. 0 , 1950, Preamble ·-·------- ,. y ---- - -·· ---- ---- -------------- - ---- -·- -· . --- ·--- . --- ----~ 14 [1 i93: Ben. Reg .2. increasing the number of the rcservoil's, embankments and other artificial works, by which, to a gr<'at cleg re(', the unt imely cessa­ tion of t he periodical ra in s may be provided against , and the lands protected from inundation ; and as a necessary consequence the: stock of g rain in the c 'un try ;Jt large shall always be ~uffi­ cient to su pply those occasional, hut less extensive, deficienci<'s in the annual producP which mav !Jc G'\ J'l'Ctcd to occur notwith­ standing the adoption or the abovf' prrcaul!ons to obviate •hem. To ellcct these improvernrn ts in a~rit:ultme, which must neces~arily be followed by the inen·asr o! ever- atticle of produce, has accordir.gly been one or tlw prim:u y uhj<.ns 10 which the attention of the [GovrrnJOcnt J' has b:-cn directed in its arrangements for the in te rnal gon .. rnmrnt of tl:ese [States]. 2 As being the two funrla rn l'lll :ll m::-asurrs essential to the a t­ t ainment of it, the ptnpeny in tlw s,,j[ bas he.:n dPclmcd to b' vested in the landhold -rs, and rhe r ewnue JMyable to Govern­ ment from each estate ha~ been fl xcJ fllrevf! r. These m<>asures have a r once rend··• cd in the in terest ofthr. proprirtors to improve their estates, and <:rivf'n t!:e·11 1hc means of raising the fund ~ necPssnrv l~H· that puqJose. The property in the sod \1'<1~ nevf!r bcforr or formally declared to l::e vested in the la nclhoiJe.-s, nur wet c they a llowed to transfer such rig-ht~ as they did p.,~st·ss 01· rai~r money upon the credit of t heir tenures, wi lhnul t ltc previous sanction of Govennnent. • With respect t0 th e public de,nancl up m each estate, it was liable to annual or frequent V<tt iation at the discretion of Go..,ern­ ment. The amount of it wa~ fix,d upon a n rs ti matt· formed hy the public officers of !he a ':?;gr<>gate or th. rent~ pay<lile l>y the raiyats or tena nts for each Bi dta of la ud in cul tiva tion, of which, a fter deducting the expenses of coil ec tloll, ten-clt·vt~nths were usually considered as the right of !In· pub lic and the rern1inder the share of the lar.dholder. Refusa l to pay 1hc sum r <'quirrd of hint \\a\ followf·d by his remova l from the lltanagemeHt of hi'i lands, ,ond the public clues were e ither let in !arm or collrctecl bv an officer or ( ;ovcrnment, and the above-me11tio ned share o f the landholder, or such ~urn as special custom, or the orders of GO\ cnm,ct. t, might have fixed was paid to him by the J:<rmer o r from tlw public treilsury . When the extension of cultl\·ation \V:l~ prod uc tive only of a heavier assessment , a nd even 1he po~ses~ion or the property was uncertain, tlw hereditary lamlholdn 1Jad li t tle inducement to improve his estate, a nd moneyed man had no encoura~ement to embark their capital in 1hc purchase or improvct nent of land , whilst not only the profit, but the securitv for the capital itself, was so precariou,. The samf! ca ll 'le~ . th ercrore, which prevl'ntcd the imp rove ­ ment of land depreciated its value. Further measures, howcvt>r , <1rr. essen tnl to the a ttainment of the important ol~ject aln,c stated . J. Substirutrd for " Briti~h Admini, trntinn' hv A. 0 . . 1<~50 . 2. ., · l'ruyiur•·,' b\ A. 0. 19511. -\ IS 0 I') I, r, ~· 1 i !J3: Ben . H.cg.:!.j L.\~1 1 J{ I \ I Nl L l5 A ll < tue~tH>n'i b<·twu·n Oove1 rllll< 11t ,,nd the Ja ndhoklet s respecting a~ses~n11·n t .llld cu:J,·ctioa uf the puulic revenue a n d disp u ted c;laitn :-. l)('twcctt the l. t lll'r ;rnd their ra iyats or o ther persons concerned i 1 he cul!cnion of th-:ir re•tts, have hitherto !Jccn cognizable i:1 th.._ C<~uns f>f :-.tal Adal.1t or Reven ue C ourts. The Collect!) , I lite R•· \ 'tllllC p cside 111 these C o urts as j udges and an appC.l i ltc, lr•llll their dcci~iOII to t he Board or R evenue, .wd I rum tin ckuTc-:; of' tb.n Bo.tnl to t he Governor G ener;d in Counci l in the Dcp.llllllt:nt ol R eveuuc. 'I ht• prupri · tots t'art newt eon,idt'r, the pt ivi leges '.VItich have bcen coull:rrv l upon thc;tn as ~ccure, whilst lnr.: Revenuc­ oll!cers are vested'' ita llH'~t jthlici .. d pOI\tl~ . Exdusiv,· ol Ll•t: <1bjcdiorrs .11 isin,; t11 these cr>ur ts ftom t heir irrcgu l.tr ~ ..~mnhtry, .t.td olll'tt t·:;..p.tttc JJl'OCc:rdin~s , and from tlt t: Cvlkt.tor s bctrt~ obi ige·d to xu~{ll'lld ti1e C-'~'' cisl' o f t heir judic ia l fu ncu uts, "he1 1: e 1 th.._y illtcrf'ct c.: "ith their !inane ial d utie~, it i ~ obvtvu~ that, tl t lw n~gulatiuus lot as~cssing a nd collec ting t he public r e\euue· .11t inli·i11gcd, 1 he Rc,enuL·-olfict-1:; themselves m ust J,c tht: .u~gn·~~ors, awl tha t individ uals who h a ve bee n wronged by tllt'm 111 one <:LIJ>.lcitr <'.Ill never hope to obtain r edress flo m thclll 111 an0thcr. !'heir financtal ( < up.llt•liiS e'<pt til~ di,lpt.tlif~ t hcm for a<.l- utiuistcrin~ tl1t: (;II\ lJt:l\H'Cll the pt ope it. tot~ ul land and their tcnaub. O ther security, tl n: t .-lutc 111mt he l!ivcn to la nded p ro perty a nd to till' ught~ ,ntached tn 1l hcft~tt· the dt·sired im provem cu ts in a g t tcultulc t::111 lw e·,pt:ctcu to b .: clkctc·d. l:.o\Ctutw.:ll t uttt~t Jj c.;:>l ll~c.:d ol the powcr of inlri ugi ng, in its exet ut n c .• p.tl'it~. tht• tJghl> and fHII·ilq.;c.:" which, as excrcis­ tng tlte lcgtslatl\ c.: authority, ll 1!,,, <•JIIfenc:d on the: landhfJiders . lhc Kc\c.:;:Ul'·oflic ~~ J111l)t b~: d ~!)ti ·.cd of their judicia l powers.* All hn.ntn<,l d,Litu- ol 1ltc.: [H<I,Ju., ''ht·n disputed under the R egulation,, illllsl lit sulljccted ttl the cognJ /.i:IIH e of Coutts or J udll ... lture, stiJJC•ri:Jt nded L · l t:rl•es 1\lw, from their o fllcia l ~ttu.nious ,wtlth~: u . .rur ·of uwn l1 t,t,, ,;•<~II uut ouly be w holly unint,tcstc I Jn h 1 1 ,t 01 ll< ,,. <lt.t.i~tom, but i.JoutH.lto decide impat tlally b.;twce;ll tltc puiJitC antl t in! propr ie tOrS Of' land 1 an d also betwcen tht: lattcr and thc.:tr tenants. The (.ullc ttoi~OI the IC•ellll' IJIUSt !IVL only bcdrvested or the pO\HI ol de.:, :cl:r.~,: upon thl'ir own acb, out J t:mletccl ameu· able lor tltern to the ( 'oun, of J udicatun·, a ud collec t the p ublic due~ su l~jt~ct to .1 pet sotMI pt IJSt c utiou lor <·very exactio n exceed­ ing the amount w tit.lt they arc ,tuthorizcd to dcmand on beh a lf of the public:, aud fur C\Ct)' del'iation lrom the Regu la tions pres­ cribcJ lot tlte co!icctton of' it. Nu powcr will tiwn cx~l iu tit• countt y b>· \\ h ich the rights \estell 111 tht.: l.t ••dholucr:, by the Regulatious c..an be.. infringed or t he value or lat.dc;d ptopctlf ctlt-ct\'(1. --------------- \ f ~ l t ~· ''•' 11•'·1( t I i \.. l'l••o!!t•f'l• t•• l-..e c.1u .t..q;-..!.t'.l .ll lllllb , I cf !~~ , 1..111!' ::..r \ 11 , ..... ... . 16 jl793: Ben. Reg.~ . Lanc.l mu~t, iu t.onseq ucncc bcLOIIlt: the most desirable of all property, and the inc.lustry of the p ·ople 'vi ii be directed to those improvements i 11 agnculture wltwh are a~ essential to th~ir own '~elfarc as to the prosperity of the 'Statt.. The following 11.1 :es, being the rulr:s passcu for the guidance of th:: collct.tors a nd the Board or Revenue, on the 8th June, 1787, and the :.!::ith April , l7!iB, witl1 altera tions adapted to the prim:ipks above :, tat~.:d , h .wc bee n .tccord:ngly enacted. 2 [.lbu'itimz of Courts nf .\Ial .Ida/a' . J RejJ, by the RejJealing Act, 187J. ( 12 oj 18131• ColleclOIS 3. The collection or the I t'VCIIUC JHyaiJll' to Governmen t ul Revwuo.;. from the estates in l'..l<.ll zila i ~ to b.- committed, as he retofore, to a civil covcnauteu servant or the company, who is t o be styled Collector of tile Rcvem11· l 1 ] of the zda to which he may be <\j)p1Jilltcd • "' "' r z ] < . .,Jko.to£' L ·1 he Collectors l' I arc tu co nespoud with Uuard of subj~d Ln Revenue ! J J and to conform to all i n:,truc tions w ith which they lio.~rd ul have bee n furnished by that lloa rd, aud that a1c or may not be Revmue. altered or rcvukcd by this or any other Regulation • • * "' * I 4 I' and .li~o to all in-.tructiom which th(! Board or Re,enuc [ J lm.1y hereafter transmit l1> them. ::. a h " ' 5. The Collectors l 1 I of the several ;:ila~ .ue to usc a c ircu- Cullcdora. Ja r ~.-a! one j nch anu a hali iII d ial!lcttr. The ~~.;als of the Collectors r 1 I in llt ·ngal aw l Ori~sa arc to hear an insc1 iption to the following clfcct, in the Bengal i • 5 Characte•s ami language 7 , a 11J the ~cal s of the cdlcc tors in Bihar a similar inscription, in the * + * * * G llinuustani laugu.tgc and Nag• i character. "fhe se,l( oft 1e Colkctor l! I ol the zila oi <.o lkctors L" o. TIH: Collct:tors [ 1 J arc lo keep a regular Jiary ol their keep diary . ofhdal trall:sdt.tiuus, ~.; ithcr in the Lnglish , * "' * 8 or Be ngal i lang uage, r<;coJ ding and a ttesting the m w1th their oflicial ~ igna­ turc at the t ime they m.1y take p lace. Dutil's of 7. The dulles p rescribed in the following section <Ire to be Collectors. p erformed by the Colk ctors 1 ' J under the supe1 iutendence of the Board of Ren nue 1 J J. 01. tl. Fir.Jl.- f o col lect the amount of the lill.cd rr•,·enue assessed '\<~.turc duua. upon the Lwd:. of the lami nd:~rs, independent ta lukdars or other actual propricto1 s of land, with or on behalf of whom a settlement has been or may be condudcd . [I J l u ,\~.<am •. lhc Dq.uly Cumm iss imu·r. h to the c:ccr('i,c ul funclion5 of D.-puty Cutllml>·.ton<·r~, ue the A~~am Lanu and R~nnu" H.q;ulation , 1886 (I of 1886), CIJap lll' \d l ,jJO>I. (~ l lhe s~cond '''ll lqlCt• of 5. 3, as t..> ••a •.hs. which wa' n p:alcd by the R l·pl·ahJH· \rt, 187J \.II c•f JU73,. is oml 1 ·d. l3] I n .\~~.tm, the Chicl Commtssto.ter t\'uw, llJc Stale (;ovcrnmcot ) -Jtt theH•n·~al. llih.•r and Ori~sa and .\'~·lm L. ws .\ct, Jill:! I \ 11 of 1912), s.3 and Sd1. D. l't. II I.Jx~>l , as amend~d by the ,\. Q. t9 5t . [ 1 J l'l tc wonh and ligures "publiohed m th~ ma• .ner di rl'cted iu R t'gula­ tion ~ :;>,.LI , I i'IJ, "' which were tepcalcd by the Repeal ins .\ ct, 1U7 ' (::\ \'1 ul' 18H), are omillc .J. 5. J bt words · .. md pc1s1an lllllittcd by ,\ . 0. J\l:iO. 6. The wor(ls 'Pen.ia u (. hara<.krs nmJ l;u U~be aud the.;' Vlnllted by the .\. o., l9~ll . 7. Subatilukd fur 'laJJ\IUage>' hy ,\ . l ). , 1•1:>11. 0. lue "'ord ' l'ntltll <.wllkd Ly A. U., l~S I!. lfi LA.xn !{ r· \'PNt E [171):$: Ben . R eg .:!. F1{tttnllt.-'J o conform to all special orders that ha"e been or ma y be issued to them by the Board of Rev en lit>, [ 1 1 nr by puhlic officers empowe red to issue suc h n tders. Officer& 10 ~. • "' ( ~] all * * [ j] officers under the Coli ctor [ ' l a re to obey orders act agrr.t>ably to his oruers and ~ttrh rules as hr may presc t;be. o f Collecltlr . * "' [ •· J Coli 1 10. The Collectors l 4 J a re prohibited from employing not~~>~~~~- direc t 'y or indirectly, thetr private servants, whether baniyas or ploy pri,·ate other~ , in the disc hargr o f any part of their public du t it>s, it ser"ants in being rcquirc·d that, ut all mat ters relating to the tru"t com mit­ f:~~~·c mat- ted to them, they at t a~ the un ly Ctll(>OWt:rt•d agrnts or Govet n- ment. This prohibition, however, is not meant to 1 c~ll ic..t them from occasionally employing their assistant\ • • ["]or their infe­ rior public scnants in the <.:.1\t:S a nd in the lllanut>r in which tht"y a t e authoriscJ to make use or the ir agetll.~. 11. [ A/J/Juil•lmml and ltiiiOtal '!} . \at11t caih-l.eepers.j Rrp. by I lte . l. 0. 1931 . 12. [h1m lo br o!•Sli/Jed iu ismin ·: puU~t mcm(!', l Hrp. l~v Ad 2.S i:!l 185J. 13. [ 4/-'/lfl:ntm,,ll a11cf mnoral of . \ ict11·e sm an/J. ] Rtp. b;• Ill, A. 0. 1937. In aLienee lJ . In the ~\ent ot the d eath or removal of a co llector f'], of CoJ I~c- or of hrs abs<"nce li·om his station, the senio r As~istant on the ~:S·i~,:~~·;~· ~pot is to perform the duties of Collector • * [ " I and tht~ publi<: oftrciate. officers ol the Collectorship .trt> accoaling ly to obey his orders. 15. ~o Collector, [•] A,sistant * * I") to a Cull t>ctur, or any pr t son [1 ] in the e mploy of a Collector or of an .\ssi~ r ant, Cvlkcton ~hall hold, direct!} or indirect lY, any tarm , or be roncf'rned on ami rhe1r their p r rv;t te account in the collection or payment of the r<"\·enur" v~~~n 'd''>- of any land~ in the zi la , either as farmer, sur!"tv or othct wise: and Uc: 1~~~~~on- • • [ ] ofhctr~ and private sen ants and d epender. ts ol Collector~ cer11ed .ex- ami i\s~istants ate pmhibit<"<l from purchasing, dire~• tly or traofficra II} in re1 ruu~. (1 1 Jn , \SMIII , the Cloic! CouHuis,ioner (.\!mv th,. St:ttc G•>vt't lllllrllt) -ut the lkrog.ol, llih.ar and Ori•n •nd A~~an1 l • ·~ \ cl , 1<~12 {\ It ••f 191! . .. , adoptecl b)' the,\. 0 ., 1'1:i 11. [•] 'J lw \\<>rd" "'J'he d~wan a rod'' wltidt w~rr. l''l'~a l l'!l hy thr Rt~p~alin~ Act,l8H (X\'1 of lR74),~ue omittr' 1 , ] l'he word "l'iall\'C" onntt<'d b~ A. 0., 1~\11, •] lu A•saul, Deputy (.vmnllo>ivnrr, :\ s tv •he ~Xtl'll'~ of tunrtic•ns of Deputy CumJni~iuJI('J, lte tlw A~~ .• m L:tn I aJOcl Rr Cnt•<' H c~tu l .. ri<on JKHo {I vf lKIIh', Cl:ap. \I l , j •oJI . I J 'J he \\OHh " 'll,e) a1e r•o• tv pcrfnnn an\ .tU of ;outhmny withou t hiJ \:merion ••r autborit\' 1 umlc:r pain of bcm•• hn!'d in R ~um lUll !''(rrrcl;ng 1ix IIIOIItl ·· alary, (of ol bcillf.( UI>JHi~· .. cl hom rl.ru on .... , by the (ollri..(Or, I)JC Hoard CJf ReH·nut· tor I hr· (.;m ano• Gene• .. ! in ( Olllll'il, .uod also pf lxin~ aued 11• t l.t· Court 1M JUdicature lot dar .. a!(<', h\' an' pe; son -.ho mav ronaid .. r hrmselt "~t'::rit'ed b~ auch unauthon~ed att ," •rp. by the A. 0., 1'1"17 . ( ]1 he word5 ·•,,nd the dt"wans," which wcorc •rpealnt by the Repealing Act, l i!H (~Vl of litH , 01rc onuunl. [ ) l hc \\CJtd, "or dewan," which werr •rpc;.ol<"d by thr "lnlC' Ar are llllliliC'd. [.] Tlle word f•person" substituted fu r tl•e ,,.,,1d ":'\ati,e"' by A, 0., 1!150, 17 Ne an pr. fill, l8 /)(/I int be• wh ()I'( pa• da r the Bo. nf I (I o iu ( Au d r~ '\• t llldC f' Oli -se '· 3, 1793: Ben. Reg.2 .1 T ANn R !.!vE~t:E indirc<..lly, anv land that rhc Oollec tot I' I n1av • di~po~c ol a ~ public s<~lt ·, under riw J>t'nalty of torlciting the property to ( ;m·crn me nt, upon proof bei n~ made , to the ~atisf.tction of the Statr. <~overnrn,.nt [~f01 the propert~· havi ng been so pur­ rha~rd, 16. 'l'lw r ule~ in the l't crnlill!( ~e.~tiou, hfiW<'\I'r, ;u c n ot to llu"'1 fid1 I . I I h'l . ~ -~ 1" 1, ll' I I I' (' II pu rchases nr x· COi t ~IC t'rc'( to pro 1 Jlt · · · <11 1 n liT I' ' o a .o ector land at pri- l' J, 0 1 :\11\ p•! Va lt' St'I'Vallt of • < ~oll.:ct or J 1 J or of dil As~i s t?. nt, ,,,te sale by from purrha~ing- houo ficlt the pnlprit•t try 1 ight i11 lanch siluatetl Collector 's i n rhc /.ila, hy pri\·,tll" ,,tlr officers, etc. 1 ;' . r Pro/obit II/I 1/.._!(l/1/.\ I .!!I 1/llf It! !Ill to Eu•Ojltl/11$ .J Rtjl. l~y lh~ Rt'f'ralng lid, 186H IJ o/ 11/MI 11:. I ('"flf tlnn •11"1 lhPn 11111/c/ltl• Jil,.fubilerl J111111 luul111g.] Rep, h· A. 0. 193;' . 19. [1Jrwa'l5 jJruluf,lfetl ) lOIII !Pndmg mrmey to jJiojn i~tors of 1and.J NejJ. b) 1/uRejJNdmg.Jlf, 1873 (12 of 187:1) . 20 Tltr" Collcctnts [ 1 I ar!' tn be careful tha t t h e act.:ounts ;~nd 1 t>rorcJ, of th,.ir rrspenivr· zilas arc kr pt compl ete and uuh prr:~c·t •eel. 2 l-2 !. I R1ll!> fr·r ;mr/uir•g ., ll•tj rwnpatt, and jlluht!n/wu agai111/ cmploying stp'~JJ in col/utiun '!J' rr ,.ul'/l'.) Nrp. /,~ lite Repealmg Act, lH ; r ( I Ii tf 1871). 2:1. I l~t:-•llioion on ''·'•ant ., '!( lnUa,"i.J 1:1/J. ) 1/u !.and !mpro­ VUIINII Act , /1/7 1 (2 6 qf ]/J ;'l ) . { .olk,tors t•• b.crp rcc,onJs . 2·t. The Collcctm·, I 1 I a n' p rohi b ited dt•ptnin~ .tny person Collector~ in to the zila of any othet ( !olln.tor, or exerci~in~ anv a uthoritv n_ot 10 ex 1 cr- l l 1 I' · · 1 · · ·1 . •. .• •••c ""t "'->cvoJtcJ t '' llllll~ o! 1 Wtr r•·spt'Cli\1' .lJ as, f'\TCJlllll~ 111 cases 111 ritv hevo, 1 d whicJ1 !lit) lll<l) bt> au tlwrisf'd ~0 Ill tlo ~ '" * f j bv ~pccial il 11~it> u l t>nlcrs frt>m" nHl!Jll"lrnt .lu t hot it\. tl~cir £i)a , ~5. Thr: <:ullf'cWJ'> I' I a r f' lo ~iq· IIW•tthlv t t;.:l'lpts for a ll 1\Hhout . . I . . · 1. . I I orders JM)'IllCnt• o l rcven ut' 111t0 I H'lt ltca,unes, S!Jf' C I \I ll~ I tc c a te or d<tlCS 011 which tJtr lllOIIl'}- llla)' he- I C'Cf'iVccJ * >1- >Jo r···J. l~ulc with Tlw J..ef' IWrs of 1 hr· '" * I~ J 1 !To>rtl s <liT lo kt'!'Jl a regis ter of rcga_rc.J to tlwH• recr·ipt~ rrgtd.ll h 1111111hn r d I"'"Ceipl~. Aftt'l ho~,·iug t•·gbtur-rl tlw 11·• t·ipts tl.r·y :trr ln.tll• ton t!J,. !:tc•· of the' lit tlv· ri.Jte 011 wltid1 tlwy tnay lw rr!{i~tf'rnl. A 1 opy of tJ,j, rf'!!i~f• ' l ;, t•' lw ltauslltltlt·d llt~>lllltly to 1hc Board ul Rr \I ll t tt', ,,r as ofteu ,1\ tll<tl R<,;lJd I' )111,1\ ' Jl'quire. [I ' In -\s..aw, du· Dq>lll} I •"111111 "i""'·r . .-\ s I<• thc f'Xf'ITISI' of !'lltll ti01,~ of J.>t>pnly Lnno111ission~• "· .1rr (1 ,, A•~.nn Land and Re,cnou• Rl'gulal ions, 18l!f• (I or 18a6), Chap. \ 11,/'"'' · [~I Sub,tilllted hy tl,.. \ . 0 1 J•d• -111 I \. 0. l 9~·llo~r "(;,,n·rum GcnCI«l iu Coun, il'~ to r t•tHI ,to;. ''~t<t te f;v,rrnrnt•nt 11 ] l he wotds "rlew.m or n th('r ,'' "hid1 were 1 <'p: .tlc:d h} the lh·pcahn~ A 1 IIIH {XVI or 187.J1 , ·"" .,m;llrd. I' I ~~~b•li•u•cd to• "a r-;,,;". on,c...-" '" A. 1 > . • J•>:,u. L> I The word• and fi"m~' ''b> " 1~•-;.:lll,lllo~l puhh.htd 111 the "'"'"'tl d11~•trd 11 1 R"~"l.'':nn XLI. Ji 1JI, c•r '' whith '"''"' rt•fwalrd loy tlw Hcpcali"" :\ct, lllil ( \.\I .,f IH74). a t< "'"itl,·rl. I" I l lw '"" ··h "~nd !lor spec c·~ nl ruprr~ j , " hid1 • ,., h I'"'"""'' 111ay f,,. mdcl~' whitlt were rqx-ak·d '" tlo~ Rc-p<'al>ng Act , lllH ,::\ \ 1 ot I iii~), o.~l(; omitt~d. 17 I Tlu: word "';o..all\1" <olllltlcd by A. 0. , l95H. [" I In A \sam the Chit·f ( onHn is,ic•n('( ( Now the !:>t-ole 1.,o, 1 umt'IIIA) -1u thr 1\en~ra l , B1ha1 a 11rl ( >n-sa <111d A~sam La\\s ,\ct, I'J12 ( \ lJ ,f l 'JI!l), '· 3, and !:>ch. !J., Pt. lll.j, •I as ad .. ptcd by the A. 0,, l!i~O. 20 LAl'm R t \ ENL1£ fJ i93 : Ben. Reg .2. A simi lar J<'gistrr nr rrrt•ipts is to he k''IH bv all t.lhsildaJS, ~<ll·lwals or othl'l'"' ,;. ['] ofticers r ntrustcd \\'ith the imml'diatc collection of the public re\ enur I and a COJ>) or it is to b~ trans­ mitted to tht Collector 11 J monthly or as oftl:n as he may require. 26. 1 he lliOllthly or CJtlter 1<:1 ripts. ii1r ~ai.ni1:s, JH'll~ious, or Rrg~sttr rof allowanCI'S of whaten·r kind. which u1:-•\' I•<" p.tid hv the: ( :ol!l"c- rrcc:tph .or [ l I l . l . , I . I . sa lan"'· trc. lOIS. 1 :uc to lt: ( cpclS!fCI amn•l!~~~ tlw pnhlw tc••·ote s Ill t 1 II' r<"~p('rti\·e zil;t~, and a rrgistrr of' tlww i~ to ht: kt•pt by t he keep­ ers of the "'* I~] rr r.ord~ + * • * (2J. 27 rr:n/1 rtoH rnigninx {)f /( u.nud 1/IJI to 1Ui I .-tntioll .c itlullll snnrlinr .. l /(•/' hy tltt RP(.t·ntmn Act, 1117 I ' In of IR:- 1) . 28, 29 r (,'1./frr ft1H /o hr lllfl,,rrfinn/1' /0 1/ }J, ·f/ tf of f:f, f/11/( : if I· ronsl1/rliio11.l Rtf!. by lht Rm.~al h1mtl of N,,.mut u,,;11lnlron, Jn22 (.1 fl[ 1 822). J(-. 'l2. [Ptiii'U of Uonrrl" tT n 7icr11 Ullflo lhtrll, and r•1lu 11 !!,llld­ ;ng (/(pUilll/1111 1 Rtp. f,r lht Rt/lftdint; t iel, 1117 J.. ( 16 of 1 n I) I.o "IMt ~~. '1 he Board of Rcvc·uuc· [ 3 1 arc empcn\('rt'd to rc-qui1c thr ra•e~ Bo .• !·d pc1:-.onal attendance of an p111prit•tor or Lu mn of land or an-. mav requur_, I I 11 I. r· . otc 4< ['I rer,nn.tl at- uPlll'llf t•nt ta 11 '' at. IIIH t'l ;•nner or r,lJ\ ,It, or ·1ny ttndac~e·e. officc·r emplt vul m.cler .1 ( .ttlkc to1 I 1 J lin till' purposc of adjus­ ting :111v sc>tdrnwnt, or examining any act·uunts, or inquitilll! into any matter coming within tlwir r.ormiz1nce, prnvided the pc-rso­ nal attrndancr or the party shall appear 10 them indispensably nrcc·~sary. In snc.:h casc:s tlw lloard I u I arr to di!<"C! llw ( !oll••c to1 1 1 1 to serw· such person WI h a writ tc11 rcol!cr uuc!Pr his oflic.:ial seal and siqnat111 r, specif~ 1ng tht> bnsint•ss on au uunt of' wbirh his attendance is juclgcd uect>ssaty, 111 I n·quirin, him to attc·nd tht> Bnatd uv such pe-riod as thrv ma) limit, under pain of beiug subject to such dailv tine until ht• attend~. or shows satisfacto rv cause for his non-a'ttr.ndance, as the Board may th ink proper to imp ~e '1 he lloarrl I ·] are empowered to fuw such pc tVllh neglc·cllll)? to appear by the time rcquirt>tl, in such amount as may app<.·ar tf them proper upon a I'Onsidcration of the cas1: a n cl the situat101 ancl cirrum~tancr:s in life of th<· pm ty, and thr amount of the hn< shu ll be: levic:d by tlw Collector, 11 I !,y tlu~ proc!'~s prcsn ibcd for the re<.o\·cn· of a1 n•.tr s of rc\·c·nue. nut th;· B<)dJ(l ol Rc\.CIJ\1(' I J I arc pmllilJitccl rcquirin~ t ]J, pr1snual attcncl.mrr ,f Ill\ pn~on iu Cii'I'S i11 which the husinc~ c:,111 be tt ansae ted by a \':tkil. - I 1 1 In A,S.1111, n,r I>·•Jnlly CoJillld~~innrr. "' .. , •h·· <'Xrt< ISr. <>I run· ( Ifill ••l llrpuiY C"rrJtnissionc-n, sa th• ,\~'aut La•td and H~vc:nue R<·••ul.uiru 11:nr, iT of JRA1r), <'ho~~ p. \'II, f•oJt. I ) I he wonh ",\ ropy llf llw ccgistc·r is tube tran<mitlrd anuually 1 th,. 1\. ard of RevCtPtt",'' ><hit!• wer<' rcpealtd by tiJ,.. R,-p,.alin~ .\l't, Ill ' (XVT of l !lH}, at(' ~>mittecl. r 1 In A·"~.m 1hc (.hief c;. mmi• innC'r (Now rloc S'a!t (;o,rrnm• nt­ thc B,.u:~al , Rlitar and (!cissa and ,\~"1111 L•w~ .\<.1, ! 1112 ( \'11 of I'll:!). ada) ,tecl by tltl' .\ 0., 19;;0. [') 1he .,., ·d "~ativc" omitt•·d br,\. 0., 19511. 1793: Ben. Reg.2.] L AND R EVE:>n;E 21 34, 35. [Executio11 of Borzrd's ordfrs, and f!Owfrs nf Membm .] Rep. by tht BmJ;al Roard of Rew1vt Regulation, 1822 (.J '!./ 1 822). 36. T he R0ard of Revenue [1 J are ~.:.mpowercd to issue orders Powers o f' to their subordinate officers for making the settlement of land s RoMd as to tha t are or may he khas in conformity to tl\e Regulatiom, and ~~.ttlrment any spec ia l instr uctions which may be prescribed to them by the ~~l d kl;:s~ds ( 1 ) [State Government]. 37. I n all cases of a settlement hcing m.tdc with "r m behalf Seclllity lor of zamindars, independent talukdars or ot bet actual proprietors payon,·nt 01 of land, their lands are to be d<'emcd ~uffidcnl security for the revenue. paymen t of the 1 e'·enuc. But, where lands are let tn farm, a maL~amin, m ~urrtv for· the punctual discharge of the 1evcnuc, 1s to hi' invariably requi red . 38. No remi~sion~ upon the S<'ttlt•rn(' lll of o\ precl·din~ year, Rcmi~~iou•. nor any remis~ions whatsoever, ate to hl' gr.l!ltcd by the Board without the sanction of th<" f ~1 [St.ttl' Go ;crnmcntJ. 31J. It i~ to be observed as a ~ew·r,d princit>le that thr- se ttle- ~~ttll"ments · C 10 I><' uudc ment of lands that are or may be khas i~ to be made by the ol- !)v Uolle( - lectors f9 ] undl"r the r<'~ulatiom and the instructions of the tor•. Boar d of R ev<'nuc [1 J. But if the Roard should deem a spe( ial deputation of om: ol their m!"mbcrs , or of any other JWr~on, Hcn·s~ary to l()rm the ~cttlcmen t of any such lands, thev .nc to propo~c th<> ml"asurc lo the [ 2 ] (State Govcrnmcntj with their reasons for recom men­ ding it. 40 . Upon a settlement being con( lud.·d with any proprietor Pro.edu r~" ·or farmer, conformably to the re~ulations, the Board of Revenue on vtt.lr­ [' J are to issue tht! usual handohasti pat\\ .un to the proprietor mentl dht-dtllg . cone 11 c . or farmer, \\tthout applvmg to the[ :.] [State Government] for [ • j (its] sanction for that purpose. [ 'J In A's~m, th" Chief Gornmh,ioua f "'/ow thr State Govnnmen t) , n the &ngal, Bihar and Ori•~a and \~~am Law~ \ ct, l'JI Z (\I I 1-f l Q 12), s.1, and Sch. !), Pt.llT,/osl, ·1~ adapted by th1• A.O ., 1•150. [ ' ) 1 hi' wl rcJ, "Go,l'rnor Genua) in C:ouuctl' tn '· 3o, .111 " :cl J9 .uc to be re.td as if the words " Local Govr-• nnu nt" were .uh,tttuted tht'rcfor •a the Amt"nding Act, 1903 (I of JlrfU) ,incr ret)Ca!rd. Inc word\ ·Lonl (,owrn­ rnem " wa~ adapll·d as '•Provincial CioHrnMent" by the '\.0. JtiH. Jhe word ' Proviocial' h.u agai:t occn sub0titutcd by ':Stat"' by A.O., 1950. [ •j In '\s~,\m , th: Dc:p'll' Conuni"ioncr. A• to th,. I'Vr ''r of fun<:! iOn, of Deputy Cormni"toners, su tht· .\>am Land and R••v•·nue Rr~ ulalivn, 111116 (I of 1886), Chaptrr \ Jl, /"1111. [ ') Substituted for "his 'by thr A.O .. \ Q3i. Colle~tif!a • f revenu~. 'I •·rnpnr al) 1u•vr•:,10n•. 22 [l793: Ben, Reg.2. 41. Thr collt>ltion ,,r thr revrnuc is c-onun illcd to t he Collcctots [ 1 J; but the Board of Revenue I! I arc lu see that the revenues are rea li zed by the stipulated periods, o r that solid and satisfactory reasons are as~igncd by the Collectors[ 1] for an y delay or deficiency. '1 he powe r of coernon over the pl'Oprielors :md fa rmers of land is a lso vested in the ( :o llcctor~, r I ] as pt CSC! il)('<\ in Regula­ tion 14, 179:J. l·1 ] 42. The Board 1 "I ;tre auth0tiznl to l.!rant t<'mpc•rary suspcn · siom of the d emands ,,f rPvcnue whcnc\t'r it may appear to thc•n 111dispensa bl y ncn·s~ 11 y, reporting 1 he sttm suspended, without delay to tht" f '] I" .w· 1 ;owJnrnentJ with their rcasom lor the measure. But th y .ur t.nt to t; r ant any suspcns i<>ll~ bl'yond t he .:urrcnt yc.tr. Rt:llll'<l"l;\ U. No r<'ITlissJullS or balalh'CS arc to bl' :,.t l·llltnl without the of ualancr. sprcia l a utl tority nr dH.: I I I [State Gmnnl\H'll l]. Duty lloartl fumi~h l·t . I .Jceou•Jis /tJ b~ ;wnnhcd loJ (,o,ernor (:cn&lfllj RrjJ. by the Land !mpro.rtwnl Au, JlJ-: 1 (26 of 1871) . " ' 1.). Thf' Board ol Revenuer~ I ;t re to lumislt the i '.I [Stale '" C\>\'c rnmentJ with surh annual, monthly "' other accounts as >•.· lh<'y now <lie or may be required to submit to I' ] l itl. CllUJlt <. etc. l'hcy a:-r likr\\ is1· 'o obse1 \<' all ~p('cial orders whic-h they ha\C rr.::civcJ or may rece ive from the L~.l [State c;ovcrmncntJ. ~6 . J. 7. I Prolubitiuus /11 be nbs•r,·ed lry IJ(I(m/, and acknvwlcdgnwlt jo1 p/a(ls rwored to foreign pouns. · Rtf'· by tltr Neptlllin g Act, 1874 (Juo{ l871). tJJ. [S flt.ltllf t/((011/liS of expmuf }11 ltdUtiiiK 1ehe/1tJUS Zlllllindats an•l othm.J RejJ. /~y the Rcpealwp, .tel, 187:1 ( 12 nf 187.1) . 19. 711. 1 Rules fo r couducllll,~ tiu business "I Board, ao.l powers of Prr111ltnl.j f?ep. ly thr Bmgol /Jowrl •if Rtum,,t· R r,!JIIlation, 1822 (3 '1 1822. [1) In As,am, the Deputy Cmnmi~si•>ner . As to the cxcrf i\e of functions of Iftputy Conuni<sioners stt the As•am Land a nd Rl'\'enuc Regulalinn, 1886 (! of 18116 , ( h .. pter \' IT , f>tJ<I. ( 1 In A,•am, the Chief Commi"ioner (~ow thl' Sta t.- Govern- mrnt )-ue thr Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and As.<~m Laws Act, 191 2 (VII o f 1'112', <. :. aud Sch. 0, Pt. liT. /~~<1, as ad~ptcd h> the A.O., 1950. (') Ben. Reg. '-lVof li93 wa, repealed by tht' Repea linC( .\ e l, 18H (:--,V I of 1874), but th is r efcrrntc is sa\'l'd hy tlir proviso lo that Act. I' J I be word< "Governor General in Council " in ss. 40, 42, 43 and 45 .uc 10 be read a• 'f the words :•Local Government" wl're 'ub.stllutcd lhl'refnr ·- J tt the ,\mcndil.'' \ct, 1903 (I of 1903) . ~ince repealed. The words " Local Govl'ro­ oncnt" wa s ~·laptcd a' '•Provmcial Government" by A.O., 1937. The word ·•p10 ,incial" has again been <ubstituted by the wot d ' St a te' by i\.0., 1950. ('] Sub ruted by thei\.0., 1937 fo r "him".