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In the principal Act, in Section 7, (a) in sub-section (2), ■ " , (i) the figure "30” shall be substituted by the figure "15”, , - (ii) after the first para, the following shall be in- . serted, nam ely :— "The person making any such objection shall ascer tain the date on which the objection will be considered > __ 1 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, OCT. 12, 1976 597 and if on the day fixed or on any other date to which the consideration may be postponed, the objector is absent, the Collector shall consider,, the objections in, th e' absence of the objector and pass such orders as he may think necessary making the statem ent final”. (iii) Proviso shall be deleted. (b) Sub-section (3) shall be deleted. (c) Sub-sections (4), (5), (6) and (7) shall be subs^ tituted by the following, nam ely :— * "(3) The draft statem ent shall then be madf final in terms of the final orders passed under the preceding sub-section and the Collector shall sign it and affix the date. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the next sub-section; with effect from the date on which the final statem ent is signed by the Collector under the preceding sub-section, all rights, title and in te re st ' of the person or persons whose lands are shown as excess in such statem ent shall stahd tra nsferre d to and vest in the State Govt, free from all encumbrances created by such person or persons and no person shall then be entitled to question it in any Court. (5) The final statem ent prepared under sub-section (3) above shall be published in the same ma nner in which a draft statem ent is to be published under sub-section • (2) above. a (6) Without prejudice to any action under any other provision of this Act, the State Govt, may of, its. own • motion call for any record relating to any final, sta te ment at any time and may pass such orders as it* deems„ fit after giving the person or persons concerned an op portunity of being heard.” Dejetioa «f