The Assam Acquisition of Land for Flood Control and Prevention of Erosion (Amendment) Act, 1959
**ASSAM ACT XVII OF 1959**

**THE ASSAM ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR FLOOD CONTROL**

**AND PREVENTION OF EROSION (AMENDMENT)**

**ACT, 1959**

**Received the assent of the Governor on the 15th May 1959**

(Passed by the Assembly)

(Published in the _Assam Gazette, dated the 20th May 1959]_

_An_
_Act_

_to amend the Assam Acquisition of Land for flood Control and Prevention_

_of Erosion Act, 1955 (Assam Act VI of 1955)._

**Preamble.—W** hereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Acquisi­

tion of land for Flood Control and Prevention of Erosion Act, 1955

(Assam Act VI of 1955) hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act,

in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as

follows

**1 Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be**

called the Assam Acquisition of Land for Flood Control and Prevention
of Erosion (Amendment) Act, 1959.

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.
(3) It shall come into force at once.

**2. Amendment of section 6 of the Assam Act VI of 1955.—In**

Section 6 of the Principal Act,—

in sub-section (1),—

(i) for the words “for land excluding building or structure, if any

a sum not exceeding twenty times the annual land revenue”
the words “for land including standing crops and trees, if any,
but excluding ^building or structure, a sum not exceeding forty
times the annual land revenue in case of Periodic Patta

Land and fifteen times the annual land revenue in case of
Annual Patta Land” shall be substituted.

(n) In proviso to sub-section (2) of section 6, the word “materials”

occuring in the 3rd and the 6th line shall be substituted **by**
“buildings or structures as the case may be’*,,

_[Price -06 nP. or Id.]_

AG P (Leg) 19/59—1,550—24-10-59.


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