THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE (SPECIAL ASSESSMENT) ACT, 1955

rr AL ASSESSMENT) 359 AND REVENUE (SPECI ue PUNIAB EON “act, 1955 LAND REVENUE (SPECIAL :tHE PUN ASSESSMENT) ACT, 1955. TABLE OF CONTENTS gections 1, Short title, extent and commencement. 2; Definitions. 3 ‘Levy of special assessment. 4, Duration of special assessment. 5. Collections of special assessment. © Scanned with OKEN Scanner LAND REVENUR (SPECIAT 61 956 : pb. act Vt ASSESSMENT) THE PUNT SESSMENT) ACT, 1955. wap ACT No. V1 or 1956. Pu assent of the Governor of Punjab on the Receives hort ‘19 56, and was first published in the Punjab mavernment Gazette (Extraordinary) of the 27th “april, 1956. —] 3 4 oo — —— —~ Short Title Whether affected by later legislation eee | : : ° : — i Land | Extended to the territories which —_imme- 7956, 6 oe = Special diatcly before the Ist November, 1956, were Agsessment) Act, 1956 comprised in the State of Patiala and East | . Punjab States Union and amended in part | by Punjab Act No. 18 of 1958. Amended by Punjab Act No. 17 of 1963°. Amended by the Punjab Reorganisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. Legislature of the State of Punjab Bei ted by the Be it ena ae e Republic of India as follows :— in the Seventh Year of th 1. (J) This Act may be called the Punjab Land Revenue (Special Assessment) . Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of the ‘[Union territory of Chandigarh]. (3) It shall come into force at once, 2, In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,— (1) “Land” means land which for reasons specified in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 59 of the For Statement of Objects and Reasons, s¢¢ Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), 1955, pages 631-632. *For Statement of Objects and Reasons, sve Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), 1958, page 546K, *For Statem j j aes Btre re ent of Objects and R:asons, see Punjab Government Gaze (Extraordinary), 1963, dated the 19th February, 1963. ‘Substituted : ‘ i (Chandi uted for the words “State of Punjab” by the Punjab Reorganisation igath) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968. © Scanned with OKEN Scanner Short title, extent and commence- ment. Definitions. ; (1956: pp, ZVENUE (SPECIAL - Act 362 LAND eee ASSESSMENT) VI nue Act, 1887, as amended rei of 1952, requires revision in dab assessment of its land revenue, C “Factory” means a factory as defined in sect; © 2m) of the Factories Act, 1948. tion (3) Any expression used and not defined in this Ag shall have the same Meaning as is 4Ssigned toit in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887. Levy of special 13. (WZ) With effect from the Khari — ‘[in the territories which immediately befor ontai in’ the Punjab Land Revenue Act (Act XVII of 1887), land under this Act shal] _to | revenue by Assistant Collector, First tade, having Jurisdiction, at th © rates specified in the Schedule appended hereto - me being in force urt or other authority, where, ¥ Of May, 1958, and before the commencement Revenue (Specia] Assessments) Amendment and Vali- » ANY special apsessment has been made IN respect of the Side mits of municipal; ifi com- Itfees, in the “ritories which ; ately pics aad no “November, le of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, valid and she nssment Shall be, and Shall be deemed alwacs to have been the lands Situated ; © questioned On the ground that such lands were not ! a sttict Boards or that no District Boards Said territories © Scanned with OKEN Scanner act v1) LAND REVENUE (SPECIAL bp. .P ASSESSMENT) 363 1956 * e assessment, present a petition for re ¢ ' Considora- 0 assessmont so far as it affects him to the oo (Mollect or who shall pass an order settin 10" rant : forth hi ist@ iting or refusing it. g his Assis for Brat qsons An appeal from an orc . 3 Av 2 C lie within 1a nal. we Pall pe final s er of the Assistant Col] thirty days to the Collector whose deci. at the re i The assessmont a | " te fixed In the Schedule Duration of special main in force till such time as special assessment sessment. de by the Revenue Officer in accordance with the ons el Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, and the les made thereunder. ru nd Revenue assessed under the Act shall be Collect Sscable as land revenue under the Punjab Land Re- olletions of rec ment. venue Act, 1887. SCHEDULE Description Rate of Land Revenue Land when put to use fora 20 times the existing land revenue " cinema or theatre building rate _ Land when put to use as a house : when situated in the limits of— (i) the Municipal Committees, 4 times the existing land revenue Ist and 2nd Class, and rates . Cantonments (ii) Municipal Committees, III 3 times the existing land revenue Class rate (iii) Notified Area Committees Double the existing land revenue rate (iv) District Boards (or Zila, Double the existing land revenue Parishads) rate 3. Land when put to use for other Non-agricultural purposes, such asa factory not specified above, when situated in the limits of— (i) The Municipal Committees, 15 times the existing land revenue Ist and 2nd Class and Can- rates tonments . Pe © Scanned with OKEN Scanner 364 LAND REVENUE (SPECIAL [1956 Ph ASSESSMENT) * Act Vy Description Rate of Lang Reveny e (ti) Municipal Committees, I11 12 times the existin Class Tate at ve (iti) Notified Area Committees 10 times the existing land rey nue rate (iv) District Boards (or Zila, 10 times the existin I Parishads) rate 8 land Tevenue _— © Scanned with OKEN Scanner