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(J) This Act may be called the East Punjab and Commence- Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmen- ment. tation) Act, 1948. (2) It extends to the whole of the *27Union Territory of Chandigarh]. 1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, ordinary), 1956, page 1086. 2For Statement of Obj ordinary), 1957, page 339. 3For Statement of Objects and Reasons, (Extraordinary), 1959, page 366. 4For Statement of Objects and R ordinary), 1958, pages 1478 5For Statement of O ordinary), 1959, page 1940, -79, bjects and Reasons, ®For Statement of Objects and Reasons, ordinary), 1960, pags 248. "For Statement of Objects and Reasons ordinary), 1962, page 510 8For Statement of O ordinary), 1962, page 1616. ®*For Statement of O ordinary), 1963, page 1146. 1°Substituted for the words “+t Laws (Third Amendment) Order, 1951. 11Added and dezmed always to 12Substituted for the see Punjab Government Gazette (Extra- ects and Reasons, sce Punjab Government Gazette (Extra- see Punjab Government Gazette €asons, see Punjab Government Gazette (Extra- see Punjab Government Gazette (Extra see Punjab Government Gazette (Extra- see Punjab Government Gazette (Extra- bjects and Reasons, see Punjab Government Gazette (Extra- bj cets and Reasons, see Punjab Government Gazztte (Extra- he Province of East Punjab” by the Adaptation of have been so added by Punjab Act No. 27 of 196°, . ) words “State of Punjab ” : nisa¢ tion (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on Stade; Cue! eritighbcts) Rete 1968: | East pb. Act ] HOLDINGS (CONSOLIDATION 335 48 - 19 AND PREVENTION OF FRAGMENTATION) 3) This section shall come into force at once z enaining proven of the Act shall come nite fee ie seh area an Cee date as_ the *[Central Govern- vent may by notification appoint in this behalf, and nirerent dates may be appointed for the coming into , force of different provisions of the Act. — In this Act, unless there is anything r 4 the subject or context,— ything repugnant Interpretation, (a) “Consolidation Officer” means an officer appointed as such under section 14 by the 1/Central Government] and includes any per- son authorised by the ‘[Central Government] to perform all or any of the functions of the Consolidation Officer under this Act ; (b) “Consolidation of Holdings’ means the amal- | amation and the redistribution of all or any | of the lands in an estate or sub-division of an estate so as to reduce the number of plots in the holdings ; ns any purpose in need, convenience sand include the (bb) “common purpose” mea relation to any common or benefit of the village] following purposes -— (i) extension of the village Abadi; ee * ] (ii) providing income for the Panchayat of the village concerned for the benefit of the village community]; . 5[(iii) village roads and paths, village drains, village wells, ponds or tanks , Village watercourses OF water-channels; village > bus stands and waiting places; pits , hada roti, public latrines » cre- mation and burial grounds , : Ghar, Janj Ghar, grazing tanning places, mela grounds, pubic places of religious Of charitable natuly > and orders 1950. Substituted for the word “Provincial” by the ‘Adaptation of Laws Orie to have beutserted by Punjab Act, XXII of 1954. This clause shall be de¢ : N So inserted. , “at Act No 27 of 1960. “Added and deemed always to have been ° added, by Punjab = ‘The word “and ” omitted by Punjab Act No. 39 of 1963. Added by ibid. : 336 HOLDINGS (CONSOLIDATION [1948 : fa St Pb, AND PREVENTION Ag OF FRAGMENTATION) i hools and playgrounds, ISPenoa: ey) y hospitals and institutions of like nati, waterworks or tube-wells, Whether «e schools, playgrounds, dispensanit hospitals, institutions, waterwork, tube-wells may be managed and ont trolled by the 1[Central Governmeng} » not; (c) “fragment” means a plot of land of less extent than the appropriate standard area determine under this Act : : Provided that no plot of land shall be deemed to be a fragment by reason of any diminution in its area by is occupied or let for agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to agriculture, or for pasture, and includes the sites of buildings and other structures on such land ; (e) “notified area” means any area notified as such under section 3 ; (f) “owner” means in the Case of unalienated land the lawful Occupant and when such land has (g) “prescribed” means Prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (h) “Settlement Officer (Consolidation)” means an Officer appointed as such under section 20 by the [Centra] Government] and includes any person authorised by the [Central Government] to perform all or any of the functions of the acttlement Officer (Consolidation) under this Cl ; (@) “standard area” jn Tespect of any class of land means the area wh; Which the *[Central. SO ment] may from time to time determine ut te cetermine Substituted for the words < ; ‘State Goy, ” : reanisatio? Coane) (Adapt of Lave on Saag Yt Puna Reon 1968: East Pb. Act] HoLpinas (CONSOLIDATION 3 37 AND PREVENTION OF FRA GMENTATION) section 5 as the minimum are profitable cultivation in any pa area and includes a standard ar the said section : (j) “sub-division” means a necessary for rticular notified a revised under a part of an state re- L corded as a sub-division, Pati, tarf o Il of in a record -of-rights prepared under aecutaen “8. of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 provided it forms a compact block: and (k) words and expressions used in this Act but | not defined, have the meanings assigned to ay of Hs in the Punjab Land Revenue Act, CHAPTER II—DETERMINATION OF STANDARD AREAS AND ‘TREATMENT OF FRAGMENT.