WEST BENGAL ESTATES ACQUISITION ACT, 1953

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S.1 Short title and extent

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Act to override other laws, etc

S.4 Notification vesting estates and rights of intermediaries

S.5

S.5(a) Restriction on certain transfers

S.6 Right of intermediary to retain certain lands

S.7 Arrears of land revenue, cesses, taxes and impositions due from any intermediary

S.8 Arrears of rent due to an intermediary and decrees for such arrears

S.9 Option to have arrears collected through the State Government on certain conditions

S.10 Collector to take charge of estates and rights of intermediaries vested in the State

S.11 Penalty for non-compliance of Collectors order

S.12 Payment of ad interim compensation

S.13 Management of estates and interests of intermediaries vested in the State

S.14 Preparation of Compensation Assessment Roll

S.15 Pilling and disposal of objections to Compensation Assessment Roll prepared under section 14, and preparation of roll in respect of intermediaries having interests in more than one area

S.15(a) Filling and disposal of objections to Compensation Assessment Roll prepared under sub-section (5) of section 15

S.16 Gross income and net income

S.16(a) Exclusion of estates and interests relating to mines and minerals

S.17 Assessment of compensation

S.18

S.19 Contents of the order of Compensation Officer

S.20 Appeals

S.21 Final publication of the Compensation Assessment Roll

S.22 Correction of bona fide mistakes

S.23 Manner of payment of compensation

S.24 Compensation due to persons incompetent to alienate

S.25 Certain restrictions as to amounts payable as compensation

S.26 Extent of recovery of compensation money by attachment

S.27 Provisions of Chapter IV to override other provisions of the Act

S.28 Right of intermediaries directly working mines

S.29 Subsisting leases of mines or minerals

S.30 Provision for lands comprised in works, buildings, etc

S.31 Compensation Officer to prepare Compensation Assessment Roll for mines and minerals for three classes of intermediaries

S.32 Determination of compensation for intermediaries referred to in section 31(l)(a)

S.33 Determination of compensation for intermediaries referred to in section 31(l)(b)

S.34 Determination of compensation for intermediaries referred to in section 31 (1) (c)

S.35 Reference to Mines Tribunal

S.36 Mines Tribunal

S.37 Appeal against orders of the Tribunal

S.38 Payment of compensation for mines

S.39 Preparation of record-of-rights

S.40 Raiyat paying rent in kind, etc

S.41 Raiyat or under-tenant holding land free of rent

S.42 Intermediary liable to pay rent

S.42(a) Determination of rent after draft publication of record-of-rights

S.43 Effect of rents settled under this Chapter

S.44 Draft and final publication of the record-of-rights

S.45 Correction of bona fide mistakes in record-of-rights

S.45(a) Correction of entry in record-of-rights

S.46

S.47 Modification of the finally published record-of-rights

S.48 Costs of preparation of record-of-rights

S.49 When this Chapter is to come into force

S.50

S.51

S.52 Application of Chapters II, III, V and VII to raiyats and under-ratyats

S.53 Authorities for the purposes of this Act

S.54 Delegation of powers by the State Government and powers and duties of the authorities

S.55 Appointment of Special Judges and Tribunals

S.55(a) Limitation

S.56 Power to enter upon land, to make survey, etc

S.57 Power to compel production of statements and documents and to enforce attendance of witnesses

S.57(a) Power of State Government to invest certain authorities with powers of a Civil Court

S.57(b) Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Court in respect of certain matters

S.58 Protection of action taken under the Act

S.59 Power to make rules

S.60 When this Chapter is to come into force

S.61 Application of the Act to transferred territories

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