Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
( 1 ) Where, in a village- ( a ) the extent of lands in respect of which the declarations filed under section 5 have been confirmed, is not less than sixty per cent. of the total extent of lands owned by persons residing in that village ; (b) the number of persons whose declarations have been so confirmed is not less than seventy-five per cent. of the total number of persons owning land and residing in the village ; ( c ) the number of persons in respect of whom declarations made under sub-sections ( 1 ) and ( 3 ) of section 5 have been confirmed is not less than seventy-five per cent. of the persons (excluding minors) residing in that village ; and ( d ) not less than fifty-one per cent. of persons attending the meeting held under section 6 have expressed their willingness to constitute the village a Gramdan village by joining the Gramdan community, the Collector may, after making such inquiry and in such manner as may be prescribed, by notification in the Official Gazette , declare that village to be a Gramdan village with effect from the date specified in such notification. ( 2 ) A copy of every notification under sub-section ( 1 ) shall be displayed in a prominent place in the village, and another copy affixed on a conspicuous part in the office of the Collector within whose jurisdiction the village is situated, and the substance of every such notification shall also be published in the prescribed manner. ( 3 ) Where the conditions mentioned in sub-section ( 1 ) are not satisfied within a period not exceeding six months commencing on the prescribed date, the Collector may by order declare in the manner prescribed that the village is not qualified to be a Gramdan village, and thereupon every declaration under section 5 shall, notwithstanding that it had been confirmed, cease to have effect.