The Telangana Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non Agricultural purposes) Act, 2006.

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the ¹Telangana Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non Agricultural purposes) Act, 2006.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of ¹Telangana.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

S.2 Definitions.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Agriculture" means,-

(i) the raising of any crop or garden produce; or

(ii) the raising of orchards; or

(iii) the raising of pasture; or

(iv) hay-ricks;

S.3 Land use Conversion.

(1) No agricultural land in the State shall be put to non-agricultural purpose, without the prior permission of the competent authority.

¹[(2) Any person who seeks conversion of the agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes, shall apply through the website prescribed for this purpose along with conversion tax as specified under section 4 and penalty of 50 there upon conversion tax, in case land has already been put to Non Agricultural purpose without obtaining permission as required under sub-section (1), for allotting available date and time to attend before the competent authority. The Competent Authority shall allot the date and time and maintain such particulars in register in prescribed format.

(3) The Person shall attend before the Competent Authority along with affidavit in the prescribed form and Pattadar P

S.4 Power to levy and collect conversion tax.

With effect on and from the date of commencement of this Act, every owner ¹[xxx] of agriculture land shall have to pay a conversion *[tax] for non-agricultural purposes, ²[as per the rates prescribed by the Government from time to time] in areas as may be notified by the Government from time to time:

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⁴[xxx]

S.5 Authority competent to convert agricultural land for non agricultural purpose.

The ¹[Tahsildar] or any officer to be notified by the Government in this behalf shall be competent to order, in respect of the lands situated within his territorial jurisdiction, conversion of land use from agricultural purpose to non-agricultural purpose.

S.6 Penalty.

(1) If any agricultural land has been put to non-agricultural purpose without obtaining the permission as required under section 3, the land shall be deemed to have been converted into non-agricultural purpose.

(2) Upon such deemed conversion, the competent authority shall impose a fine of 50 over and above the conversion *[tax] for the said land specified under section 4 in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3) The owner or occupier of the land shall pay the fine so imposed under sub-section (2) in such manner as may be prescribed.

(4) Any *[tax] or penalty which remains unpaid after the date specified under sub-section (2) for payment, shall be recoverable as per the provisions of ¹the Telangana Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.

Nothing in this Act shall apply to,-

(a) Lands owned by the State Government;

(b) Lands owned by a local authority and used for any communal purposes so long as the land is not used for commercial purposes;

(d) Lands used by owner for household industries involving traditional occupation, not exceeding one acre;

(e) Lands used for such other purposes as may be notified by the Government from time to time;

S.8 Appeal.

Any person aggrieved by an order of the ¹[Tahsildar] may file an appeal before the Collector within sixty days of receipt of such order by the applicant.

S.9 Act to override other laws.

The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent there with contained in any other law for the time being in force, or any custom or usage having the force of law or contract or judgment, decree or order of a court or any other authority.

S.10 Power to give directions.

For the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act it shall be competent for the Government to issue such directions as they may deem fit to any officer, authority or person subordinate to the Government.

S.11 Bar of Jurisdiction.

Save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act, no Court shall entertain any suit, or other proceeding to set-aside or modify, or question the validity of deficit *[tax] under section 3 or fine imposed under section 6, or order or decision made or passed by any officer or authority under the Act or any rules made thereunder, or in respect of any other matter falling within its scope.

S.12 Protection of action taken in good faith.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or under the rules made thereunder.

S.13 Power to remove difficulties.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may by order in the ¹Telangana Gazette make such provisions not inconsistent with the purposes or provisions of this Act as appear to them to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.

S.14 Power to make rules.

(1) The Government may by notification make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made, be laid before the Legislature of the State, if it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislature agrees in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done un

S.15 Repeal of Act.

(1) The Andhra Pradesh Non-Agricultural Lands Assessment Act, 1963 is hereby repealed.

(2) Upon such repeal,-

(a) the provisions of section 8 of the ¹Telangana General Clauses Act, 1891 shall apply;

(b) all the outstanding arrears from individuals/ institutions under the Andhra Pradesh Non-Agricultural Lands Assessment Act, 1963 as on the date of commencement of this Act shall be recovered under the provisions of the ¹Telangana Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.