The Assam (Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1942
ASSAM AC T III OF 1942

TH E ASSAM (TEM PO RA RILY SETTLED

DISTRICT S) TEN ANCY (AME ND ME NT)

ACT, 1942.

_[Received the assent of the Governor on the 25th_

_March 1942]_

[Published in the Jud??; Gatef/f of the 1st April

1942]

_An Act to amend the Assam (Temporarily Settled_

_Districts') Tenancy Act, 1935_

Preamble.

Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Ass am -A ct ,

(Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy Act, III o f 1935.
1935, in the manner hereinafter appearing ;

And whereas the Governor of Assam, has

assumed to himself under the Proclam ation dated

the 25th December 1941 issued by him under 26 Geo . 5,

section 93 of the" Government of India Act, Ch. 2.

1935, all powers vested by or under the said Act

in the Provincial Legislature ;

Now, therefore, in exercise o f the said powers,

the Governor of Assam is pleased to make the
following A ct :—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam

Short title, (Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy (Amend­

extent and
commence­ ment) Act, 1942.

ment.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

(3) It shall have the like extent as the Assam Assam

(.Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy Act, [11] ° 93 '

1935, hereinafter referred to as the said Act.

Amendment 2. In the heading of Chapter IX of the said
of heading Act, for the words “ PRIVILEG ED .TfajW s
of Chapter

IX of AND OCCUPANCY _Raiyats”_ the word

Assam Act “ TE NA NT S” shall be substituted.
II I of

1935.

Amendment 3. In sub-section (1) of section 79 of the said
of section 79 Act for the words “ privileged _raiyats and occu­_
of _A ssam_

Act III of pancy _raiyats” the words “ all or any class or_

1935. classes of tenants” shall be substituted.

Amendment 4. In section 80 of the said Act—
of section 80

of Assam

Act III of (t) for clause (a) the following shall be sub­
1935. stituted, namely—

“ (a) the name of each tena nt ’’ ;

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_(ii) (1) for the word_ _"raiyat” in clause (ft)_

the word “ ten ant” shall be substi­
tuted ;

(2) for the word “ fBywfc” in clause (e)

the word “ tenants” shall be sub­
stituted ;

(3) for the word _"raiyat's” in clause (rf)_

the word “ tenant’s” shall be sub­
stituted.

Amendment 5. In sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 84 of
of section the said Act, for the words “ privileged _raiyats_

84 of Assam and occupancy _raiyats” the words “ and tenants”_
Act III of

1935. shall be sub stituted.

Amendment **6.** In section 85 of the said Act for the words
of section “ privileged _raiyats and occupancy_ _raiyats” the_

85 of Assam words “ tenants o f any class or classes” shall be

Act III of

1935. substituted.

Amendment 7. In section 107 of the said Act—
of section

107 of (t) for the words “ privileged _raiyats or_

Assam Act

III of 1935. occupancy _raiyats” in sub section (1)_

the words “ all or any class or classes
of tenants” shall be substituted ;

(«) for the word _"raiyats” in sub-sections (1)_

and (3) the word “tenants” shall be
substituted ;

(t»») for the words “privileged _raiyat or_

occupancy _raiyat” in sub-section (8)_
the words “ tenant of any cla s or
classes” shall be sub stituted.

A.G.P. (Leg.) No.9J/50—100—6-8.195 b


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