Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subs. for the words, signs and figures, “Himachal Pradesh State Housing Board established under the Himachal Pradesh Housing Board Act, 1972,” vide Act No. 10 of 2007 be deemed effective w.e.f 15th day of May, 2004. 2 Subs. for words, brackets and alphabet “clause(g)” vide Act No. 9 of 1997. 3 Added vide Act No. 9 of 1997. 4 The words “and such transfer shall be void ab-initio and the land involved in such transfer, if made in contravention of sub-section(1), shall together with structures, buildings or other attachments, if any, vest in the State Government free from all encumbrances” deleted vide Act No. 6 of 1995. 51 H.P. TENANCY AND LAND REFORMS ACT, 1972 Government or from any other financial institution constituted or established under any law for the time being in force or recognized by the State Government. 1[3A Where— (a) the Registrar or the Sub-Registrar, appointed under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), before whom any document pertaining to transfer of land is presented for registration, comes to know or has reason to believe that the transfer of land is in contravention of sub-section (1);or (b) a Revenue Officer either on an application made to him or on receipt of any information from any source, comes to know or has reason to believe that any land has been transferred or is being transferred in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1); such Sub-Registrar, the Registrar or the Revenue Officer, as the case may be, shall make reference to the Collector of the District, in which land or any part thereof is situate, and the Collector, on receipt of such reference, or where the Revenue Officer happens to be the Collector of the District himself, he either on an application made to him or on receipt of any information from any source, comes to know or has reason to believe that any land has been transferred or is being transferred in contravention of the provisions of sub- section (1), shall after affording to the persons who are parties to the transfer, a reasonable opportunity of being heard and holding an enquiry, determine whether the transfer of land is or is not in contravention of sub-section (1) and he shall, within 2[six months] from the date of receipt of reference made to him or such longer period as the Divisional Commissioner may allow for reasons to be recorded in writing, record his decision thereon and intimate the findings to the Registrar, Sub-Registrar or the Revenue Officer concerned. 3B The person aggrieved by the findings recorded by the Collector, that a particular transfer of land is in contravention of the provisions of sub- section (1), may, within 30 days from the date on which the order recording such findings is made by the Collector or such longer period as the Divisional Commissioner may allow for reasons to be recorded in writing file an appeal to the Divisional Commissioner, to whom such Collector is subordinate, and the Divisional Commissioner may, after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard and, if necessary, after sending for the records of the case from the Collector 3[ xxxxxxx ] reverse, alter or confirm the order made by the Collector 4[ and the order made by the Divisional Commissioner shall be final and conclusive]. 1 New Sub-sections (3A), (3B), (3C) and (3D) added vide Act No. 6 of 1995. 2 Subs. for the figure and word “90 days” vide Act No. 10 of 2007.