The Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and  Pattadar Pass Books (Amendment) Act,2019
FEBRUARY 18, 2019] ANDHRA  PRADESH  GAZETTE  EXTRAORDINARY 1


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## THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE

### PART  IV-B  EXTRAORDINARY

 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

**No. 8 ]** **AMARAVATI,** **MONDAY,  18[th] FEBRUARY,  2019.**

#### ANDHRA PRADESH ACTS, ORDINANCES AND

 REGULATIONS Etc.,

The following Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature received the assent of the Governor on the

18[th] February, 2019 and the said assent is hereby first published on the 18[th] February, 2019 in the Andhra
Pradesh Gazette for general information :
#### ACT No.  8  of 2019.

##### AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE ANDHRA PRADESH RIGHTS IN LAND  AND PATTADAR PASS BOOKS ACT, 1971.

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh
 in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

##### 1. (1) This Act may_be called the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and
 Pattadar Pass Books (Amendment) Act, 2019.

 (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may,
 by notification, appoint.

 2. In the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books
 Act, 1971 (herein after referred to as the Principal Act) in section 2,
(i) The existing clause (1) shall be renumbered as clause (1-f).

(ii) Before the clause(1-f), as so renumbered,the following

##### clauses shall be inserted, namely,

Short title and

commencement.

Amendment of

Section2.

Act No. 26 of

1971.


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##### “(1). “Bhudhaar” means the unique identification number assigned to any parcel of land, as contained in the Record of Rights, in such manner as may be prescribed;

 (1-a). “Bhudhaar Card” means a document prepared in such format as may be prescribed describing  a parcel or parcels of land as contained in the Record of Rights, and specifying the Bhudhaar Number or Numbers assigned to such parcel or parcels, along with the stamp of date and time at which such card has been prepared, and, includes e-Bhudhaar Card and m-Bhudhaar Card;

 (1-b). “e-Bhudhaar Card” means a Bhudhaar Card which is generated and maintained in an electronic form;

 (1-c). “m-Bhudhaar Card” means a Bhudhaar Card which is generated and maintained in an electronic form and which can be downloaded and used on
a mobile device;

(1-d). ‘Permanent Bhudhaar” means a Bhudhaar Number assigned from a distinct
series to indicate that the Geo-referencing of the parcel of land or lands appurtenant to
the property has been completed;

(1-e). “Temporary Bhudhaar” means a Bhudhaar Number assigned from a distinct

series to indicate that the Geo-referencing of the parcel of land or lands appurtenant to
the property has not been completed;”.


Insertion of new
section 3-A.

Insertion of
new sections
6-E and 6-F.


**3.** In the Principal Act, after section 3, the following new section shall be added,

namely,

Assignment of
Bhudhaar to
parcels of land.


“6-E.  Every parcel of land to which the Act applies shall be assigned
automatically a Bhudhaar, in such manner as may be prescribed:


Generation and
updation of
Bhudhaar.


“3-A. Bhudhaar shall be generated automatically as per the updated
record of Rights under Section 3(1), Section 5 and Section 5-A and
shall be automatically updated electronically.”.


**4.** In the Principal Act, after section 6-D, the following new sections shall be

added, namely,

Provided that the manner of the assigning permanent Bhudhaar defined under

clause (1) shall take into consideration the geographical location of the parcel of the
land, its shape determined by the coordinates of its corner points, ownership as per the
Record of Rights.

Provided further that Bhudhaar Numbers both temporary and permanent

from specially reserved series may be assigned to parcels of land belonging to
Government, Central or State, Local Bodies, or Community, or land classified as
Endowment or Wakf.


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6-F. (1) Bhudhaar Cards both temporary and permanent shall be

Generation of

generated in respect of all the parcels of the land to which Bhudhaars

Bhudhaar
Card. have been assigned and shall be made accessible online to the Pattadars

or owners of such land, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2). Single Bhudhaar Card shall be issued for all the parcels of land held by the

same pattadar or Owner taking the village as a unit for this purpose.

(3). The Bhudhaar Card, including e-Bhudhaar Card and m-Bhudhaar Card will

have the same legal value and  and status as a Pattadar Pass Book-cum Title Deed
would have in respect of such parcels of land, as at the time of its preparation.”.

**R. ARAVIND,**

Secretary to Government (I/c),

Legal and Legislative Affairs & Justice,

Law Department.

Printed by the Commissioner of Printing, at A.P. Legislative Assembly Printing Press, Amaravati.


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