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**No.121** **Shillong,** **Friday,** **Octo ber 13, 1972, 21st Asvina,**

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**GOVERNMENT OF** ASSAM

**ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR**

###### LAW DEPARTMENT

 NOTIFICATIONS

The 12th October 1972

**No.LJL.157/72/7 .—Th e following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general

infornaatiftn.

ASSAM ACT XX IV OF 1972

**(Receiv ed the as se nt of the Governor on th e 10th October, 1972)**

TH E ASSAM FIXATION OF CE ILING ON LAND HOLDINGS

(AM ENDMENT) ACT, 1972

[Published in the _Assam Gazette, Extraordin ary , dated the 13th October,_

1972]

**An**

**Act**

**furthe r to am end the Assam Fixation o f**

**Celling on Lan d Holding s Act, 1956**

Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the

Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, AssamAct I

1956, hereinafter called the principal A ct/ in the of 1957

manner hereinafter appearing;


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JO44 TH E ASSAM GAZETTE, EX TRAO RD INAR Y, OC T. 13, 1972

It i» hereby enacted in the Tw enty-third Year

of the Republic of India as follows: —

Short title, 1 • (1) This Act may be called the Assam Fixation

extent and of Gelling on Land Holdings (Amendm ent) Act,

commence- 1972.

ment.

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal

Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Amend- 2. In Section 1 of the principal Act, in sub-sec-

ment of Sec- tion (2), after the word and punctua tion “ Lakhim-

1 of pur,” the word and punctuation “Dibrugarh,” shall

Iof'l9 5A [Ct] inserted.

3. In Section 2 of the principal Act,—

Amend­ (1) The existing sub-clauses Nos. (b) and (c) (iii)

ment of Sec­ shall be deleted and the existing sub-clauses (a), (c)
tion 2 of

(i), (c) (ii), (c) (iv), (c) (v) and (d) shall be re-num ber­

Assam Act

**I** of 1957. ed as sub-section (1), (2) (a), (2) (b), (2) (c), (2) (d)

and (3) respectively.

(2) For the re-numbered sub-clause (2) (b), sub­

stitute the following: —

“ (2) (b). Lands exceeding 50 bighas, utilised for

large-scale cultivation of citrus in a compact
block by any person before the first day of
January, 1955”.

(3) For the re-num bered sub-clause (2) (c), sub­

stitute the following:—

“ (2) (c). Lands held by a mill, a factory, or a

workshop, as may be required for the purposes
of the expansion of the mill 3 factory, or work­
shop, or for ancillary purposes of the mill,
factory, workshop, such as setting up of

schools, dispensaries, and roads, but not

for any other purposes” .

(4) For there-num bered sub-clause **(2)** (d), sub­

stitute the following:—


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TH E ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINA RY, OC T. 13, 1972 1045

“ (2; (d). Lands held by a co-operative farming

society for cultivation of sugar-cane, only for the pur­
pose of feeding a co-operative sugar factory” .

(5) The explanation at the end of the section shall

be deleted.

Amend-. 4. In Sections of the principal Act,—

mea t ot Sec­

tion S of

Assam Act I (1) in Cause (a), the punctuation ( ; ) semi-

of 1957. colon at the end shall be substituted Toy the punc­
tuation ( , ) comma, and thereafter the following shall
be inserted, namely :—

“arboriculture, pisciculture, piggery, animal

husbandry, poultry and other allied pursuits ; ”

(2) clause (e) sh all be deleted.

(3) in clause (f) the semi-colon at the end shall

be deleted and the following shall be added,

namely : —

“and also includes land which is or may be uti­

lised for quarrying stones ; ”

(4) in clause fk ),—

(i) in sub-clause (iii) in between the words

‘village” and “within” the words “or tow n” shall

be inserted.

(ii) in the proviso, for the words “twenty-five”

occurring in between the words “of” and “years”
the words “twenty-one” shall be substituted.

Amendment 5. In Section 4 of the principal Act,-—

of Section 4

**of Assam**
**Act I of**

1957. (1) in sub-section (1),—

**(a)** for the figure “75” occurring in between

the words “ of” and “ bighas” the figure “ 50” shall
be substituted.

(b) in the proviso, for the figure “ 30” occur=

ring in between the words “of” and “ bighas” ,

the figure “ 15” shall be substituted.


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1046 THE ASSAM GA ZETTE, EX TRAO RD INAR Y, OC T. 13, 1972

. (2) in sub-section (2),—

(a) for the words “ this Act” the words “the

Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings Assam Act

(Amendm ent) Act, 1970” shall be substituted. VIII of
1971.

(b) in the Explanation,—

(i) in item (v), for the word “ playgrounds” the

word “playgrou nd” shall be substituted.

(3) in sub-section (5),—

(a) for the words “ this Act” , the words “ the Assam Act

Assam Fixation of Ceiling on La nd Hoi-V III ®f

dings (Amendment) Act, 1970” shall be 1971.

substituted,

(b) the word “of” occurring in between the

words “such” and “lim it” shall be

dele led.

(4) in sub section (6). for the words “ this Act”

wherever they occur the words, “ the Ass am Fixation Assam Act
of Ceilii g on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act °'

1970” shall be substituted. ' ' ‘

Amendm ent 6. section 23 of the principal Act, in

o q [Se]<-CAr«m c ,a u s e (b)» f o r the figure “ 100” occurring in between

Act" I of the woids “of ” an d- “bighas” , the figure “50” shah

1957. be substituted.

MD. SAADULLAH,

Jo int Secy, to the Govt, of Assam,

Law Departm ent.


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