Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) If the tonal r evenue ass- e ssed under this part on all the e sta- t es held by the same owne r or set of co-owners within any *village e xceeds the forme r revenue on the same area and the revenue as thus enhanced eni- ceds ~e*15 then subject as her einaf- t er provided, (a) (b) in any case in which the enhancement exceeds 25 per cent but does not exceed 100 per cent of the old revenue , it shall be eff- ected gradually by quin- quennial increm~nts each not exceeding 25 per cent of the old revenue; in any case in which the enhahcement exceeds 100 per cent of the old reve - nue the case shall be r e - f erred to the 1State Gov- ernment for orders . (2) When the old revenue is less than Ps .*15 and the enhanced reve- nue exceeds ~ . *15 the old revenue shall * Vide Assam Act XIV of 1957. Graduated enhanceme- nt . 1 Substituted for the word ' Provincial' by Adaption Laws Or der, 1950. .. - 10- be taken to be ~~*15 for the purpose of applyil).g sub- section (1) . (J) It shall be the duty of the Settlement Officer, at the time of offerj_ng settlement, to endeavour to give effc;ct to ·i;ne concession mentioned in sub - seclio~ (1) , and in case of ommi- ssion, it shall be opened to the settle- ment-holder to aprly for it to the Sett- lement Officer within one year of the offer of settlement. *Provided that the concession men- tioned in the sub-section (1 ) above shall not be available for any land which, in the opinion of the State Gov- ernment had, immediately b8fore the settlement, been held on concessional terms or settled or used for special cultivation. 13 . The term for which the land revenue is assessed shall not be less than 30 years, provided - Term of ass - essment . (1) that the State Government may fix a shorte:" term for villages whi- ch arc immature , or which, having been immature at the last settlement, were ass - igned a shorter term than the re st of the assessment group in which they were i:.1cluded, and (ii)tnat the offer of settle- ment of any land which i s assessed as used f or agri- * Vide Assam Act XIV of 1957 • a _11 - -cultural purposes may cont- ain a condition that if the land is used for commercial or industrial purposes *or if the soil of any estate has permanently improved or deterioratrd through causes beyond the control of the settlement holder the assessment may be revi- sed in the prescribed mann- er before the expiration of the term of the lease . * (tij) that, if, after the expiry of every fifteen years, tl'la average level of ·prices of Agricultu:ral produce for the last fifteen years has, in the opinion of the State Government changed by more than 25 per cent fr om the avGrage price level of the period of fifteen years preceding the last fifteen years, t hen the assessment may be reYised at any time after the expiration of the last fifteen years by incre- asing or reducing the asse- ssment accordzilng ~c as the prices aise or fall, in the manner set out below : - .. Changes in prices (a) .}:.pto 25 per cent (b) Above 25 per cent Changes in Land revenue •1 Nil. 3& pe .. u r cenu. - - ~ ~~~~~~~~~- -~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Vide Assam Act XIV of 1957. - - (c) -1 2 - and but not above 31t per cent . Above 31t per cent but not above 37t per 64 per cent. cen·i:; , :~1 98 per cent . (d) !~~~ ~~l ~~ g~g~ . but (c) Above 43-:f per cent "2 1 t 1 2 per cen • CHAPTER III RE - ASSESSMENT OF TOltlN LAND