The Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1997
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No. 143 Dispur, Tuesday, 27th M ay, 1997, 6th Jaistha, 1919 (S.E.)

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT : LEG ISLATIVE BRANCH

NOTIFICATION

The 2nd April, 1997

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No. LG L. 67/95 /25. - The following Ac t of the Assam Legisla tive Assembly which

received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for General information.


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1050 THE ASSAM GAZETTE , EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 27, 1997

ASSAM A CT NO. XVIII OF 1997

(Received the Assent of the Governor on 21st M ay, 1997)

THE ASSAM LAND AND REVENUE REGU LATION

(AMEND MENT) ACT, 1997

AN

ACT

further to amend the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886.               -

Whereas it is exped ient further to amend the Assam Land and R evenue **Regulation**

**Preamble.**

Regulation, 1886, hereinafter re ferred to as the principal Regulation, in the **l of 1886**
manner hereinafter appearin g;

It is hereby enacted in the Forty-eighth Y ear of the Republic o f India as

follows

**Short title,** 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation

**extent and** (Am endment) Act, 1997.

**commencement.**

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

(3) It shall com e into force at once.

Amendment of 2. In the princip al Regulation, in section 28, after the existing proviso, the
section 28. following new proviso shall be inserted, namely

"Provided further that notwithstanding a nything contained in any law fo r

the time being in force or in any lease, grant, settlem ent, transfer, allotment,
acq uisition, agreement or contract, the State Governm ent may assess

revenue on all or any land held by any individual, organisation, company,

association, society, authority , public undertakin g or any body wh eth er
corpo rate or not, whether Governm ent or semi Go vernm ent and wh eth er
under the Central or State Governm ent by way o f transfer, allotment,
acquisition and used by such individual, organisation, company, association,
society, authority , undertaking or body for trade, comm erce, industrie s or
any other purposes."

**Insertion of** 3. In the principal Regulation, after section 34, the follow ing new section

**section 34A.** 34 A shall be inserted, nam ely

**"Revision of** 34A. No twithsta nding anything contain ed in the Assam Land and Revenue
**rates of** Regulation, 1886 and the rules framed thereunder o r in any other law for
**revenue by** the time being in force the State Governm ent may, on its own motion o r
**the State** otherw ise, for reasons to be recorded in writing, at any time, ord er
**Government.** revision o f the rates of revenue for a local area or class of estates, both for

town and areas other than town land as per rules to be prescribed."

M. K. DEKA,

Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,


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