The Sylhet Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1961
assam · 1961
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- S. 1( 1) This Act may be called the Sylhet Tenan- and com- cy (Amendment) Act 1961
- S. 2The section amends tenancy definitions to include specific landholding systems and clarifies that certain land cultivators are not tenants.
- S. 4Section 2G of the Principal Act shall be section 26 of deleted
- S. 5Section 5 mandates that transfers of land must be registered and accompanied by specific notices and fees, except in certain cases.
- S. 6Section 31 of the Principal Act shall be deleted
- S. 7Amends section 32 of the Sylhet Tenancy Act, 1936, to substitute new procedural rules.
- S. 9—
- S. 10Section 10 amends the Principal Act by substituting specific sections in two subsections.
- S. 11Section 37 of the Principal Act shall be 1c-ction 37 deleted
- S. 12Section 12 amends section 39 of the Principal Act by substituting certain figures and words.
- S. 13Section 62 of the Prinr
- S. 14After section 214 of the Principal Act, thr ~~jyt~~ foll~win g Chapter shall be inserted, namely:- As
- S. 28(1) The State Government may make rules 'tt;i
- S. 32Section 32 of the Sylhet Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1961 requires notice filing and fees for sale or foreclosure of occupancy raiyat holdings, with forfeiture for non-compliance.
- S. 215Subject to the provi>ior
- S. 216(1) The raiyat shall be under no obliga- raiyat te pay tion to render such service as he used to do to rea t
- S. 217Section 217 protects occupants of landlord's homestead land from losing tenancy rights and ensures reasonable rent or compensation for resumed land.
- S. 1936Amendment of section 36 of Assam Act XI of !1
- S. 1961] l"rcamble, An Act further to amend the Sylhet Tena11c11 Act, 1936