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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 54 or 75A but subject to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, any institution registered as a public trust for charitable purpose under the Gujarat Public Trusts Act, 1950, or any company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 which has in its objects the promotion of charity and to which provisions of section 8 of the said Act are applicable, has purchased the land in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 54 on or before the 30th June, 2015 4[such institution working in the field of religious, health, education and social sector shall be entitled to make an application within one year from the commencement of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019, to the Collector for conversion of such land into non-agricultural purpose.] (2) On an application made under sub-section (1), the Collector shall make a detailed inquiry and comes to the conclusion that such institution has, in contravention of the provisions as referred to in sub-section (1) purchased the land, he shall call upon such public trust or the company as referred to in sub-section (1) to pay such amount in such manner as may be prescribed by the state Government and if such public trust or company pays such sum as directed by the Collector, the Collector shall allow the conversion of such land into the non-agricultural purpose and pass the order accordingly.] 5[55. (1) Nothing in section 54 shall prohibit the sale or the agreement for the sale of land for which no permission is required under sub-section (1) of section 65B of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 in favour of any person for use of such land by such person for a bonafide industrial purpose: Provided that— (a) the land is not situated within the urban agglomeration as defined in clause (n) of section 2 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976. (b) where the area of the land proposed to be sold exceeds ten hectares, the person to whom the land is proposed to be sold in pursuance of this sub-seciton shall obtain previous permission of the Industries Commissioner, Gujarat State or such other officer, as the State Government may, by an order in writing authorise in this behalf. (c) the area of land proposed to be sold shall not exceed four times the area on which construction for a bonafide industrial purpose is proposed to be made by the purchaser: