The Assam (Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1953
assam · 1953
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- S. 2Section 2 amends the principal Act by modifying lease rules, deleting exclusions, and making various textual changes.
- S. 3For sub-section (17) of section 3 of the princi- Aiwm AcHII Act, the following shall be substituted, namely— of 1935
- S. 4In section 5 of the principal Act— (1) In sub-section (1) the figure “ 20” shall be substituted by the figure “ 12”
- S. 5Amends section 11 of the principal act to change tenant rights in temporarily settled districts.
- S. 7Section 7 amends sections 19 and 20 of the principal act to substitute references to the Assam Act of 1935.
- S. 8The section amends the principal act to replace "four annas" with "three annas" in a specified clause.
- S. 9Amends section 30 of the principal act to modify tenancy laws in temporarily settled districts of Assam.
- S. 10Section 10 amends the principal Act to replace references to "this Act" and "ten years" with "Assam (Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1953" and "five years".
- S. 11A privileged raiyat shall have an unrestricted transfer
- S. 12Section 12 amends the rent regulation to limit increases to no more than 50% of the landlord's rent.
- S. 13Section 13 amends references in the principal Act to update tenancy duration and terms.
- S. 14In the proviso Act, the words “ held be deleted
- S. 15In the proviso to section 63 of the Act, the words “ of a privileged raiyat’s rights” deleted
- S. 16Section 16 amends tenancy laws to allow landlords to buy holdings at highest bids if sold to non-members of religious institutions.
- S. 17Section 17 amends tenancy rules to exempt courts from issuing sale proclamations for rent-arrears lands and allows sending notices via registered post.
- S. 18Changes "six months" to "ninety days" in a subsection of the principal act.
- S. 19An occupancy raiyat shall have unrestricted transfer
- S. 20An occupancy raiyat shall have right of letting
- S. 1935Amendment of section 35 of Assam Act III of 1935
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