Bare ActsThe Assam (Temporary Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971

Section 5

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(1) A person who for a period of not less than 3 years has continuously held land as a tenant shall have a right of occupancy in that land. 128 (2) Th e period of 3 years may be wholly or partly before or after the commencement of this Act. (3) A person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section to have continuously held lan d under a landlord notwithstanding that the particular land­ lord under whom he held the land was different at different times, provided the land held by him was the same. (4) A person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have held as a tenant any land held as a ten ant by a person whose heir he is. (5) If a tenant recovers possession of his holding under any law in force, any period during which he might have been out of possession, shall count towards the period specified in sub-section (1). Incidence of

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