AP Revenue Recovery Act 1864

An Act to consolidate the Law for the Recovery of Arrears of Revenue in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Whereas it is advisable that the laws relating to the collection of the public revenue should be consolidated and simplified it is hereby enacted as follows :

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S.7 Interest on arrears

S.3 Landholder when and to whom to pay Kist Board of Revenue may alter amounts and dates of payment

S.1 Interpretation clause Landholders

S.6 Terms of Sanad-i-Milkiyat-i-istimrar to be observed

S.5 Arrears of revenue how recovered

S.4 Arrears of revenue

S.2 Security for revenue

S.14 Distress to be proportionate to the arrear

S.8 Rules for seizure and sale of movable property

S.11 Distrained crops how dealt with

S.9 Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay after notice

S.13 Recovery of loss from neglect in respect of distrained property

S.10 On tender of arrear and expenses prior to sale distress withdrawn

S.12 Distrained cattle or goods not to be used

S.17 Claims to property distrained and sold - Revenue to be the first charge

S.14-A Articles exempted from distraint

S.19 What places distrainer may force open

S.18 Penalty for forcibly or clandestinely taking away distrained property

S.16 Penalty for fraudulent conveyance of property to prevent distress

S.15 Time of distress

S.20 Powers of distrainer to force open doors in the presence of a police officer

S.25 Demand notice to be served prior to attachment of land - Mode of service

S.22 Proclamation of time of sale and of property to be sold

S.24 Payment on purchase of distrained property - Resale in case of default

S.23-A Sale of perishable articles

S.23 Sale, who conducted

S.21 Punishment for unlawful entry

S.28 Management of attached property -When Revenue Officer to take charge

S.30 Duties of agent

S.27 Mode of attachment

S.31 Liability of agent to suit or prosecution

S.26 Procedure when defaulter neglects to pay

S.29 Notice of assumption of management

S.36 Procedure in sale of immovable property

S.32 Effect of existing agreements between landholder and tenants

S.35 Persons interested in land may release it from attachment

S.33 Payments by tenants

S.34 Settlement on withdrawal of attachment

S.38 Application to set aside sale

S.37-A Application to set aside sale of immovable property on deposit

S.37 Tender of arrears of revenue up to sunset on day before sale

S.40 Delivery of possession

S.39 Proclamation of sale

S.45 Apportionment of assessment on sub division

S.48 Powers of arrest in case of wilful or fraudulent non payment of arrears - Period of imprisonment - Debt not extinguished

S.47 Sale may be postponed on tender of security

S.42 Sales to be free of all incumbrances - Disposal of surplus

S.44 Sale of land for arrears

S.43 Recovery of arrears due to defaulter on the day of sale

S.41 Contracts and payments binding on purchaser

S.36-A Certain provisions of Section 36 not to apply to cases of purchase by Government

S.46 Confirmation of apportionment by Board

S.52-B Recovery of dues from persons from whom money is due to the defaulter

S.52-A Recovery of sums due to certain banks and other public bodies as arrears of revenue

S.52 Similar process in case of other specie of revenue, advances, fees, cesses, etc

S.49 Procedure in case of arrest

S.50 Mode of enforcing payment by sureties

S.51 Removal of crops may be prevented where revenue is payable in kind

S.53 Process servers to be paid batta

S.54 Interest and charges recoverable as arrears

S.57 Procedure where defaulter or surety resides out of district - Effect of Collectors application - Saving of right to sue applicant

S.57-A Revision

S.60 Survival of suits against Collector - Liability for predecessors acts

S.55 Who to bear expenses of countermanded sale - Recovery thereof

S.59 Suits by persons aggrieved by proceedings - Limitation

S.58 Cognizance of questions relating to rate of revenue

S.56 Receipts for payment of revenue

S.60-A Power to make rules

S.63 Saving of Regulation V of 1804 and X of 1831

S.62 Regulation XXVIII of 1802 and I and II of 1803, not to apply to arrears

S.61 Regulation V of 1822 not to apply to sales

S.64 (Scope of Act)

S.65 (Repeal of certain enactments)

S.66 (Commencement of Act)

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