The Assam Land Revenue Re-assessment (Amendment) Act, 1957
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**The 2nd September 1957**

**No.LJL .40/56/20. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly**

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

**(R eceived the ass en t o f th e Governor o n th e 31st Au gust 1957)**

## ASSAM ACT XI V OF 1957

**THE ASSAM LAND REVENUE RE-ASSESSMENT (AMENDMENT!**
**ACT, 1957** **’**

**(Passed by the Assembly)**

**[Published in the** **_Assam Gazette, dated the l 1th September 1957]_**

**_An_**

**_Aet_**

**_to amend the Assam Land Revenue Reassessment Aet, 1936_**

**Pream ble.—Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Land Reve­**

**nue Re-Assessment Act, 1936 (Assam Act VIII of 1936), hereinafter called**
**the Principal Act in the matter hereinafter appearing j**


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

follows:—

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

called the Assam Land Revenue Re-Assessment (Am endment) Act, 1957.

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

2. **Amendment of Section 2 of Assam Act VlH of 1936.—**

Clause (XI) of Section 2 of the Principal Act shall be substituted by the

following, na mely:—

“ town land means any land within an area declared or deemed to be a

municipality or notified are a under the Assam Municipal Act, 1923 (Assam
Act I of 1923) and any other land which the State Government may
declare under the Assam L and and Revenue Regulation, 1886 (Regulation I
of 1886) or under the provisions of this Act, to be town lan d” .

### / 3. Amendment of Section 11 of Assam Act VIII of 1936.—

(1) In sub-section (2) of Section 11 of the Principal Act, the figures “24”
and “40 ” shall be substituted by the figures “ 30” and “50” respectively.

(2) Th e existing proviso under sub-section (2) of Section 11 of the

Principal Act shall be substituted by the following, na mely:—

“Provided that for the purpose of applying this sub-section, any

land which, in the opinion of the State Government had, immediately

before the settlement, been held on concessional terms or settled or used

for special cultivation or any villages which were immature at the time of
the last settlement, shall be left out of account, and the limitations men­
tioned in sub-section (2) shall not apply to such lands.”

4. **Amendment of Section 12 of Assam Act VIII of 1936.—**

Y /( l) In sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the Principal Act, the words

“assessment group” shall be substituted by the word “village” , and the

letters and figures “ Rs.12” by the letters and figures “Rs.15” .

(2) In sub-section (2) of Section 12 of the Principal Act for the

letters and figures “ Rs.12” wherever they occur, the letters and figures
“Rs.15” shall be substituted.

### (3) Th e existing explanation under Section 12 shall be substituted by

the following proviso, namely :—

“ Provided that the concession m entioned in the sub-section (1) above

shall not be available for any land which, in the opinion of the State
Government had, imm ediately before the settlement, been held on conces­
sional terirs or settled or used for special cultivation.”

**5.** **Amendment of Section 13 of Assam Act VIII of 1936.—**

(1) In the proviso (i») to Section 13 of the Principal Act, after the words
“industrial purposes” and before the words “ the assessment”, the following

shall be inserted, namely:—

“or if the soil of any estate has permanently im proved or deteriorated

through causes beyond the control of the settlement holder” .

### (2) At the end of the existing provisos to Section 13 of the Principal

Act the following new proviso shall be added, namely:—

(fit) that, if, after the expiry of every fifteen years, the average level

of prices of Agricultural produce for the last fifteen years has, in the
opinion of the State Government changed by more than 25 p er cent from

the average price level of the period of fifteen years preceding the last


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fifteen years, then the assessment may be revised at any time after the
expiration o f the last fifteen years by increasing or reducing the assessment
according as the prices rise or fall, in the manner set out below:—

Changes in prices Changes in Lan d Revenue

(«) Up to 25 per cent Nil.
(Z>) Above 25 per cent and bu t not 3 j per cent.

above 31J per cent.

(c) Above 311 per cent but not above 6 | per cent.

37J per cent.

(</) Above 37 j per cent but not above 9 j per cent.

43J per cent.

(?) Above 431 per cent 12| per cent.

**6. A m en dm en t o f Sec tion 20 o f A ss am Act VIII o f 1936.—**

(1) In sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the Principal Act for the letters and

figures “Rs. 12” the letters and figures “Rs. 15” shall be substituted and for
clauses («), (Z>) and _(c) the following shall be substituted, namely:—_

“the enhancement shall be effected gradually by triennial increments

each not exceeding 25 per cent of the total enhancem ent:

Provided that in any case iit which the enhancement exgeeds 400 per

cent of the old revenue, the case shall be referred to the State Governm ent
for orders.”

(2) In sub-section (3) of Section 20 of the Principal Act the letters

and figures “Rs.12” wherever they occur shall be substituted by the letters
and figures “Rs. 15”.

**7. Am en dm en t o f Sec tion 26.—** In Section 26 of the Principal Act,

the comm a after the words “ This Act” shall be substituted by a full stop
and the rem aining pa rt of the section deleted.

P. C. DAS,

for Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Leg. & Judl. Depth


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