Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every person, who. at the commencement .ot this Act, holds any land from the Government for agricultural purposes, and his successors-in-interest shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), became the owner thereof as and from such commencement. *[(1A) Every person, who holds valid land possession document issued by the competent authority, outside notified forest shall be entitled to be conferred ownership rights on such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed] "[inserted by Act 11 of 2018.s.2(w.e.f. 15/5/2018)] Provided that all leases of Government land on the date of commencement of the Act, shall continue to hold such land on lease as per original terms of allotment until such time as appropriate rules for allotment of Government land for purposes other than agriculture are framed under appropriate provisions of the Act with the right to transfer the allotted land to any member of a indigenous Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe of the State on payment of fees as may be prescribed by the Government. (2) No rights shall accrue under sub-section (1) in respect of lands which :- (i) are a part of the bed of a river, nallah, a stream or a public tank, or (ii) have been acquired by the Government for any purpose according to th·e provisions of any law in force for the time being relating to acquisition of land, or (iii) have been used at any time during the five years. immediately preceding the commencement of this Act for any public, community or village purpose, or (iv) are declared by the Government by notification in the official Gazettes as reserved or required for any public, community or village purpose. (3). Objections to accrual of rights under subsection (1) may be filed before the competent authority within such time and in such form and manner as may be prescribed by any person who has interest or claims to have an interest in the land either in h:s individual capacity or as a member of the village or community. (4) should any objection be made under subsection(3), the competent authority shall inquire into objection in such manner as may be prescribed and decide the same. (5) subject to the provisions of this Act the decision of the competent authority shall be final. (6) Every person who, at the commencement of this Act, holds land from the Government for a purpose other than agriculture shall, subject to subsection (2), be entitled to the settlement of that land on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. (7) Nothing in this section shall entitle any person to the sub-soil rights in respect of the land, of which he has become the land owner under subsection(1 ), or which has been settled with him under sub-section (6). Rights of land owners on Government land allotted for agricultural purposes.