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After section 41 of the said Act the following section new section s p,a n i,e inserted as section 41A :— “ Lim ited 41 A. Every person who, for a period of twelve years, righ t of whether wholly or partly, before or after the commencement of of C1under- t *le G oalpara Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1943, has continu- raiyats. ously held land as an under-raiyat, whether under a lease or otherwise, shall be deemed to have acquired, on the expiry of that period, a limited right of occupancy in the land which he has so held for the said period. The provisions o f sub sections (4), (5) and (6) of section 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the construction of the expression “ every person...........has continuously held land as an under-raiy at.” Amendment of section 42 of Assam Act be t I of 1929.