EAST PUNJAB HOLDINGS (CONSOLIDATION AND PREVENTION OF FRAGMENTATION) ACT, 1948

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Preliminary East Punjab Act 50 of 1948

Chapter.I Preliminary

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement.

S.2 Interpretation.

Chapter.II Determination of Standard Areas and Treatment of Fragments

S.3 Determination of notified area.

S.4 Settlement of standard Areas.

S.5 Determination and revision of standard areas.

S.6 Entry in the record-of-rights.

S.7 Transfer and lease of fragments.

S.8 Fragmentation prohibited.

S.9 Penalty for transfer or partition contrary to provision of Act.

S.10 Valuation of fragment.

S.11 Transfer of fragment.

S.12 Partition of estate assessed to payment of revenue to Government or separation of share thereof.

S.13 State Government or local authority not to acquire land so as to leave fragment

Chapter.III Consolidation of Holdings

S.14 Government may of its own accord or on application declare its intention to make scheme for consolidation of holdings.

S.15 Scheme to provide compensation.

S.16 Occupancy tenancies.

S.16(a) Power to make provisions in the scheme to partition joint land and joint occupancy tenancies.

S.17 Amalgamation of public roads etc. within scheme for consolidation of holdings.

S.18 Land reserved for common purposes.

S.19 Publication of draft scheme.

S.20 Confirmation of scheme.

S.21 Repartition.

S.22 Preparation of record-of-rights.

S.23 Right to possession of new holdings.

S.23(a) Management and control of lands of common purposes to vest in Panchayats or State Government.

S.24 Coming into force of scheme.

S.25 Right of landowners and tenants after consolidation same as before.

S.25(a) Effect of consolidation of holdings on Evacuee Property.

S.26 Encumbrances of landowners and tenants.

S.27 Transfer of rights of landowners in holdings and of tenants in tenancies

S.27(a) Decree for possession of land to be executed against land allotted on repartition.

S.28 Cost of consolidation proceedings.

S.29 Compensation or costs or others sums payable under this Act.

S.30 Transfer of property during consolidation proceedings.

S.30(a) Prohibition of cutting trees and erecting buildings, etc., during consolidation proceedings.

S.31 Transfer not affected by Punjab Alienation of Land Act, 1900.

S.32 Suspension of partition proceedings during currency of consolidation proceedings.

S.33 No instrument necessary to effect transfer.

S.34 Apportionment of compensation or net value in case of dispute.

S.35 Application of Chapter II to consolidation of holdings.

S.36 Power to vary or revoke scheme.

Chapter.IV Other Powers of Consolidation Officers

S.37 Other Powers of Consolidation Officers

S.38 Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of survey marks.

S.39 Report of destruction or removal or injury to survey marks.

S.40 Power of Consolidation Officer or Settlement Officer (Consolidation) to summon persons.

Chapter.V General

S.41 Appointment of officers and staff and delegation of powers.

S.42 Power of [State] Government to call for proceedings.

S.42(a) Prohibition to partition the land reserved for common purposes.

S.43 Appeal and Revision.

S.43(a) Correction of clerical errors.

S.44 Jurisdiction of Civil Court barred as regards matters arising under this Act.

S.45 Public servants indemnified for acts done under this Act.

S.46 Rules.

S.47 Repeal.

Schedule (See Section 47)

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