Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
' [ { I ) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary. the Cnllecror Power to take may issue notice lo the owner of any land which has not been cultivated possession of for the last six or more hanests to show cause within thirty days of the vacant date of the service of such notice on him, why the land has not heen cultivated and in case rhe Collector does not find the explanation to he satisfactory, hc may rake possession of the land forthwith for the purposes of this Act : Provided that the Collector may take possession of the land without issue of notice, if, in his opinion, the owner lhereof has been wronghll y shown in the revenue records to have cultivated the land which in fact remained uncul~ivated for six or more harvests prior to such wrong entry.) (2) The notice required hy sub-section ( I ) shall be deemed to be duly served if delivered at or sent by post to, the usual or last known place of residencc of the owner : 1 , Sub-section I I ) of scciian 3 subsliruted by Punjab h c l No. 39 of 1956. secl~on 2. 274 UTIL~ZATION OF LANDS 11 949 : EAST PB. ACT 38 Lensc by Col- lector. Power of Col- lector to deter- mine lease in certain cases. Provided that no notice shall be deemcd to be invalid on the ground of any defect, vagueness or insufficiency. '14. Where possession of any land has been taken undcr h e last preceding section, compensation shall be paid in accordance with the provision of sccrion 23 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act No. 1 of 1894) : Provided that from the compensation rhe Collector shall be competent to deduct the expenditure, if any, incurred in relation to any preliminary prmess incidental to the utilization of the said land or in connecrion with any additional staff or services rendered necessary for such utilization and computed in the manner prescribed. The balance shall be paid to the person who in his opinion is entitled to reccive h e same, without prejudice to the rights of any other person who may be lawfully enlitled to claim it.]