The Rajasthan Land Revenue (Surcharge) Act, 1960

Act No. 16 of 1960

An Act to provide for the levy of Surcharge on land revenue in the State of Rajasthan.

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Surcharge) Act, 1960.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires-

(1) 'Chahi land' shall mean land irrigated from the waters of a well and recorded as such in the assessment parcha and the current annual registers;
(2) 'Land Revenue' shall have the meaning assigned to the term 'revenue' by clause (34) of section 5 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) and shall include rent as defined in clause (32) of the said section of the said Act and payable directly to the State Government but shall not include assigned land revenue; and
(3) Words and expressions defined in the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) and the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act 15 of 1956) shall wherever used herein, be construed to have the meanings assigned to them by those Acts.

S.3 Levy of Surcharge

[(1)] [There shall be levied by the State Government on each installment of land revenue payable on or after the 1st day of April, 1969, a surcharge calculated at the rates specified below, namely-

Amount of land revenue	Rate of Surcharge
(a) Where the amount of land revenue payable is less than Rs. 75/- per annum	Nil
(b) Where the amount of land revenue payable is Rs. 75/- or more than Rs. 100/- per annum.	50 paise per rupee on the total amount of land revenue.
(c) Where the amount of land revenue payable is Rs. 100/- or more but less than Rs. 150/- per annum.	75 paise per rupee on the total amount of land revenue.
(d) Where the amount of land revenue payable is Rs. 150/- per annum or more.	Equal to the total amount of land revenue.]

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any holding the are

S.4 Determination of surcharge

The Tehsildar shall every year determine the amount of the surcharge payable by every person after making such inquiry, if any, as he consider necessary and such amount shall be paid alongwith and in addition to each installment of land revenue in the same proportion as such installment bears to the total demand of land revenue for the year.

S.5 Surcharge recoverable under Chapter X of Rajasthan Act 15 of 1956

For the collection and recovery of the amount of surcharge payable under this Act, the provisions of Chapter X of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act 15 of 1956) and the rules made thereunder shall apply.

S.6 Power to make rules

The State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may make provision for-

(a) the furnishing of information required for the purposes of this Act,
(b) the production of documents, and
(c) the holding of inquiries and the enforcement of the attendance of persons at such inquiries and their examination on oath or affirmation.

(3) All rules made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after they are so made, before the House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a period of not less than fourteen days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and, if before the expiry of the section in which they are so laid or of the session immediately following, the House of the State Legislature make any modification in any of such rules

S.7 Power to remove difficulties

If any difficulty arise in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may by order, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the purpose of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing such difficulty.