Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Land donated prior to the commencement of this Act.-- (1) Where any land has been donated for purposes of Bhoodan Yagna prior to H. P. BHOODAN YAGNA ACT, 1977 7 the commencement of this Act, the Board shall prepare a list of all such land showing therein:--- (a) the area and description; (b) the name of the donor; (c) the nature of the interest of the donor in the land; (d) if the land has been granted to any person in pursuance of the Bhoodan Yagna, the name of person to whom the land has been granted; (e) the date of the grant under clause (d); and (f) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (2) The list so prepared shall be forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner of the district within whose jurisdiction the land is situated. (3) On receipt of such list, the Deputy Commissioner shall cause action to be taken in accordance with section 13 in respect of the lands described in the list. (4) The provisions of sections 13 to 17 shall apply in respect of all the donations of the said lands as they apply in respect of all donations of lands made after the commencement of this Act: Provided that where an order is made by a Revenue Officer under sub-section (7) of section 13 the gift shall be deemed to have been accepted with effect from the date on which the donation of land was made and for the purpose of this Act shall be deemed to have been in force on such date. (5) If any land of which donation so received before the commencement of this Act has already been granted to any person in pursuance of the Bhoodan Yagna, it shall be deemed to have been granted by the Board to such person on the date on which such person takes possession thereof and the grant shall be subject to all liabilities to which any grants made by the Board in general shall be subject. (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, a tenant holding land directly from the State Government shall, for the purpose of this Chapter, be deemed to be owning a transferable interest in such land.