The Assam Land Revenue and Rent (Surcharge) (Amendment) Act, 1976
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**PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY**

h? 36 20 1976, 30 spf^cj, 1897

**No . 36** **Dispur,** **Saturday,** **March 20, 1976,** **30th Pha’guna,**

**189? (S. E.)**

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

OR DE RS BY TH E GO VERN OR

LAW DEPARTMENT

NO TIFIC ATION

The 20th March 1976

No .LJL.29/76/12.—The following Act of the Assam Legislative

Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published
for general information.


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**204 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAR. 20, 1976**

ASSAM ACT II OF 1976

**(Receiv ed the assent of the Governor o f Assam on** **the**

**12 th March 1976)**

THE ASSAM LAND REVENUE AND RENT (SURCHARGE)

(AMENDMENT) ACE, 1976

**An**

**Act**

_further to amend the Assam Land Revenue and Rent_

_(Surcharge) Act, 1970._

**Preamble.** Whereas it is expedient furth er to amend

the Assam Land Revenue and Rent (Surcharge)
Act, 1970, hereinafter called the principal Act,Assam **Act**

in the manner hereinafter appearing ; **X o 197**

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-seventh

year of the Republic of India as follows :—

**Short title,** **l.** (l) This Act may be called the Assam

**extent** **and** L a n c j Revenue and Rent (Surcharge) (Amend-

**commence-** **.** j. mne

ment> ment) Act, 1976-

(2) It shall have like exten t as the

principal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

**Amendment** 2. In section 2 of the principal Act, after

**of Section 2** clause (3), the following shall be inserted

Act xT f [a s] clauses (4), (5), (6), and' (7), na mely:—

**1970.**

"(4) 'Sub-D eputy Collector” means an

Officer appointed with that designation and

includes an Assistant Settlement Officer-”


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"(5) ‘Collector’ means the Deputy Com­

missioner and includes the Additional Deputy

Commissioner, Subdivisional Officer and Sadar

'cub divisional Officer within whose jurisdiction

the land in question is situated”.

“ (6; ‘person’ means an individual, a family

including a joint family, a partnership, a Company,

and a body corporate” .

"(7) All words and expressions used in

this Act and not defined herein shall have the
same meaning as is assigned to them in the

Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, or **Regulation**
the Rules framed thereunder.” 1 o f 18 86 ,

of Section 6 Amendment 3. i n section 6 of the principal Act,—           -

of Assam Act
X of 1970.

(1) In sub-section (1), the words "Sub-Di­

visional Officer of a Sub-Division or Sadar

Sub-Divisional Officer, as the case may be”

shall be substituted by the word "Collector.”

(2) In sub-section (2). the words "Sub-Di­

visional Officer” in betw een the words "the”
and "passed” shall be substituted by the word
"Collector.”

MD. SAADULLAH,

Joint Secretary to the Government of Aliam,

Law Department.

-anhati:—Printed and published by the Superintendent-in-charge, Printing

Press Directorate of Ptg. & Sty., Government of Assam (Ex-Gazette)

Nn7i’- i S804-1.200—20-3-1976,


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