Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Amendment of the Kerala Land Rrjorms Act, 1%3.-ln the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (Kerala Act I of 19fi4),- ( 1) in sub-section ( l) of section 29, for the words " at any time within one year from the commencemcnt of this Act", the words •· at any time within four years from the commencement of this Act or such further penod as the Go\oernment may, f10m tune to time, by nutifica· tion in the official Gazette, specify m this behalf" ~hall ue substituted; (2) section 51 shall be renumbered as sub-section ( 1) thereof, and- (i) in sub·section (1), as so teuumbered,- (a) for the words " mtete5t therein in fnvo11r of the land- lord:'', the words" interest therein : Provided that no such sun r.lldcr shall he made in favour of any person other than the ( ;ovcrnmcnt: " ~hall be substi- tuted; (b) in the first proviso,- 3/32-S (i) for the worcs "Provided that··. the WOI da " Provided further that " shall h1~ substituted; (ii) the words "and is n1.1de in ~;nod faith" shall be omitted; • 28 (c) the second proviso shall be omitted ; ( ii) after sub-section ( 1), as so re-numbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- c: (2) The Government shall pay to the landlord fair rent of the tenancy surrendered to it under sub-section ( 1). (3) The Government may let any land surrendered to it under sub-section (l) to any person, as far as may be, in accordance with such rules as may be made under this Act. (4) The tenant to whom any land is let under sub-sec· tion (3) shall pay the fair rent thereof directly to the landlord and the Government's liability under sub- section (2) with regard to the payment of the rent of that land shall, on and from the date of induction of the tenant on such land, cease."; (iii) after section 51, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:- . "51 A. Abandonment by a tenant.-( I) No landlord shall enter on any land which has been abandoned by a tenant. (2) If a tenant abandons his tenancy and ceases to culti- vate his holding either by himself or by some other person, the landlord of such tenancy shall, within thi1ty days of such abandonment inform the Govern- ment in writing that the tenant has abandoned such tenancy and the Government may, on receipt of such intimation, take possession of the land appertaining to such tenancy. • (3) The Government shall pay to the landlord fair rent for the land possessed by it under sub-section (2) from the date on which it takes possession of such land. (4) The Government may let to another tenant any land, possess10n of which has been taken under sub-sec- tion (2), as far as may be, in accordance with such • rules as may be made under this Act. • .i (5) The tenant to whom any land is let under sub-sec- ! tion (4) shall pay the fair rent thereof directly to the landlord and the Government's liability under , sub-section (3) with regard to the payment of the ~ • fair rent for such land shall, on and from the date of induction of the tenant on the land, cease. 51 B. Landlord not to enter on surrendered or abandonrd land.- If any landl01 d enters into the possessron of any abandoned land or any land which has not been surrende1 ed in accordance with the provrsions of section 51, he shall be deemed to have contravened the provisions of section 6 of the Kcrala Prevention of EviCtion Act, 1966, and shllll be punished accordingly." . • , • 29