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31. 1 [Restrictions on alienation and sub-division of consolidated holdings.- ( 1 ) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no holding allotted under this Act, nor any part thereof shall save as otherwise provided in this section- ( a ) be transferred, whether by way of sale (including sale in execution of a decree of a Civil Court or for recovery of arrears of land revenue or for sums recoverable as arrears of land revenue) or by way of gift, exchange, lease, or otherwise; or (b) be sub-divided, whether under a decree or order of a Civil Court or any other competent authority, or otherwise, so as to create a fragment, without the previous sanction of the Collector. Such sanction shall be given by the Collector in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. ( 2 ) Nothing in sub-section ( 1 ) shall apply to any land- ( a ) which is situated in any area for which- (i) a municipal corporation is constituted under the 2 Bombay Municipal Corporation Act (Bom. III of 1888), the 3 Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (Bom. LIX of 1949) or the 4 City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948 (C. P. and Berar Act II of 1950); or ( ii ) a municipal council is constituted under the 5 Maharashtra Municipalities Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965); or ( iii ) a cantonment is constituted under the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924); or (b) which is situated in a notified area for which a Special Planning Authority is constituted or appointed under section 40 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (Mah. XXXVII of 1966); or ( c ) which is situated in an area designated as a site for a new town for which a Development Authority is constituted under section 113 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (Mah. XXXVII of 1966); or ( d ) which is situated in any area specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette , as being reserved for non-agricultural or industrial development. ( 3 ) Nothing in sub-section ( 1 ) shall also apply to any land which is to be transferred- (i) to the tenant of the holding or his heir; or ( ii ) to the owner of the adjoining holding who cultivates his land personally; or ( iii ) to an agriculturist or agricultural labourer, in its entirety; or ( iv ) to a person who is rendered landless by reason of acquisition of his land for a public purpose; or ( v ) to a co-operative society; or ( vi ) by way of gift (whether by way of trust or otherwise) bona fide made by the owner in favour of a member of his family; or ( vii ) by way of exchange, where such land is cultivated personally by the holder, for any other land allotted under this Act, which is also likewise cultivated personally by its holder: Provided that, no such transfer shall be made so as to create a fragment.]