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Tne provisions of this Act shall have effect a °effect. notwithstanding anything to the contrary con tained in any other law for the time being in force TH E GRAMDAN VILLAGE Donation of 4 5- (•) Any owner of land, not being a minor, may land by way donate by way of gram dan all his lands in a village by of Gramdan. filing a declaration in the prescribed form before the prescribed authority, (2) A declaration under sub-section (1) shall not be vabd unless it is made— (a) In the case of land owned by two or more prrsons as co-owners, by all such persons jointly ; (b) in the case of land subject to a mortgage by the mortgagor and the mortgagee jointly ; (c) in the case of land held under a grant, lease or assignment from the Government without perma nent rights, by the person holding it, with the pre vious approval of the Government. (3) Every declaration under sub-section (1) shall be published in such a manner as may be prescribed, together with a notice requiring all persons interested in the land to submit their objections, i*' any, in writing to the prescribed authority within thirty-days of the publication of the declaration. (4) On the expiry of the period specified in sub jection (3), the prescribed authority may, after consi dering the objections received if any, and afte r making such further enquiries as m ay be prescribed, by order, either confirm the declaration or refuse to confirm it. (5) Ai.y person aggrieved by an order of the pres cribed authority under sub-section (4), may file an appeal to the authority prescribed in this behalf within forty-five days of the date of the order and subject to the decision on such appeal, the order of the prescribed authority shall be final. 5 oC5 (6) A declaration which the prescribed authority has, by order, refused to confi m under sub-section (4) shall be of no effect. (7) Where any land has been donated by way of gramdan before the commencement of this Act, any person may file a statement to that effect before the prescribed authority, and thereupon, the provisions of sub-sections (3), (4), (5) and <6) shall, so lar as may be, apply to such statement. Declaration