The Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1959
**No LJL.28/S9. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

which received the assent of the Presiden t is hereby published for general
information.

**( Rec eive d th e ass en t o f the Pre siden t on the 10th Aug us t 1960 )**

**ASSAM ACT No.XXVII OF 1960**

THE ASSAM FIXA TION OF CE ILING ON

LAND HO LDINGS (AMENDMENT)

ACT', 1959

(As passed by the Assembly)

[Pu blished in the _Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 17ih August 1960]_

_An_
_Act_

further to amend the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Assam Act
Land Holdings Act, 1956 I ot D57.

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Asturfi Act

Assam Fixation of Ceiling on la n d ^Holdings Act, [1 o f ,9 5] ^-

1956, hereinafter called the Principal Act, in the man­
ner hereinafter appearing ;


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It is hereby enacted in the Eleventh Year of the

Republic of In dia as follows:—

Short title ( 0 This Act mav be called the A>sam Fixation

exte nt an d °f Ceiling on Laud H.idings (Amendment) Act, I960,

comtnetice-

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

Act.

(3) It shall come into force a t once.

Amendment 2. In section 3 of the Principal Act, the following

» f section 1 shall be substituted foi clause ( /), namely; ••
of Assam , '

A ct 1 o f

1957. “ (j) ‘person* includes a family, a comp mv and

a body corpo tate ; ”

Amendment 3. In subsectio n (1) of section 4 of the Principal

of sect ion 4 Act, the following commas and the words shall he

of A®8™, omitte d, nam ely 1—
Act I of ’

1957.

either by himself or through any member of

his family,” .

AmtalBiew 4. In section 5 of the Principal Act, the following

of section 5 words and the com ma shall be om itted, name ly:—-
of Assam

Act I of

1957,

“ either by himself or thro ugh any mem ber of his

fa mily,**.

Amen dm en t 5, In sub-section (I) of section 7 of the Principal

°J section 7 ^ct, the following words shall be om itted, namely ;—-

Act I o f

B57, “on their own behalf and on behalf of their

family” ,

Amendment 6. In section 16 of the Principal Act, in sub-section

o f section H (2) the “full stop ” at the end shall be deleted and
I of P957. [Ct] ^ [l e] following shall be added, namely:—

“ , on the sam e rate o f revenue or rent for such

class of land in the neighbourhood.”

Amendment 7. In sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Principal

of station .19 Act, the following words and commas shall be omitted,

of Assam Ac* namely

I o f 1957®       -

**“ , either by himself, or through any member of**


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Amendment 8. In section 20 of the Principal Act, in sub-section

of section 20 the following words shall be omitted, nam ely: —
oi Assam Act

“either by himself or through any member of his

family” .

Amendment 9. In sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Principe 1

otsection 22 Act, the following words and commas shall be om ittec,
of I of 1957. Assam Act namelv :—7

“ either by himself or through any mem ber of his

fam ily,” and “or any mem ber of his family,” .

Amendment 10. In clause (Z>) of section 23 of the Principal Act.

of Assam Act [t] ^le blo w in g words shall be omitted, namely:—

[of 1957.
“ or any member of his family” .

P C DAS


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