S.1 Short title and commencement

       (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2012.
       (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in Official Gazette. specify.

S.2 Amendment of section 4 of West Ben. Act X of 1956

       After the proviso to sub-section (4) of section 4 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act. 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following provisos shall be inserted :
       "Provided further that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent the raiyat from leasing out the whole or any part of his plot of land for the purpose of establishing an industrial park or industrial hub or industrial estate or financial hub or a bio-tech park or a food park as per project report duly examined, vetted and approved by the appropriate Department of the State Government:
       Provided also that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any local authority or an authority constituted or established by or under any law for the time being in force or any wholly Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), from le

S.3 Amendment of section 4C

       In section 4C of the principal Act,. (1) in sub-section (6), for the words "on payment of such fee depending on the different character or mode of use of the plot of land", the words "on payment of such fee depending on the different character or mode of use or size of the plot of land" shall be substituted; (2) to sub-section (6). the following provisos shall be added :
       "Provided that the provision of this sub-section shall not apply to any application for regularization of any plot of land where such plot of land is changed, converted or altered in the area, character or mode of use of such plot of land in violation of the provision of subsection (2) of section 4C, made after such time as may be prescribed:
       Provided further that the provision of this sub-section shall not apply to any case where prosecution has been initiated under sec

S.4 Amendment of section 14K.

In section 14K of the principal Act, for clause (ee), the following clause shall be substituted:’ (ee) "project report" means a project report relating to such purpose as mentioned in the first proviso to section 14Y, which has been examined, vetted and approved by the appropriate Department of the State Government.’.

S.5 Amendment of section 14R.

In clause (a) of section 14R of the principal Act, for the words "a local authority or", the words, letters and figures "a local authority or any wholly Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956). or" shall be substituted.

S.6 Amendment of section 14Y.

       In section 14Y of the principal Act,(1) for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted:
       "Provided that if the State Government, after having regard to all the circumstances of a case and on the basis of the project report filed by any person, is satisfied that such person requires land(a) for the purpose of establishing a mill, factory or workshop, livestock breeding farm, poultry farm, dairy, industrial park or industrial hub or industrial estate, financial hub, warehousing, tea garden, agro-industry, power plant or power transmission or distribution sub-station, film city, tourism project, educational and medical institutions, biotech park, food park, port, airport, shipyard including shipbuilding and ship-breaking, oil and gas products piped transportation, information and communications technology (ICT) industries and information and communications technology

S.7 Amendment of section 14Z

In sub-section (1) of section 14Z of the principal Act, for the words "to transfer by way of open auction", the words "to transfer by way of open auction for the purposes referred to in the first proviso to section 14Y excluding tea garden" shall be substituted.