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Inserted vide Orissa Act No. 48 of 1975. 4 not willing to accept the settlement of land so much of the land reserved for the said persons as cannot be settled with them may be settled with other persons.] 1[(2-a) 2[ * * * *]] 3[(3) The settlement of land under this section shall be made in the following order of priority, namely- (a) co-operative farming societies formed by landless agricultural labourers; (b) any landless agricultural labourers of the village in which the land is situate or of any neighbouring village; (c) ex-servicemen or members of the Armed Forces of the Union, if they belong to the village in which the land is situated; (d) raiyats who personally cultivate not more than one standard acre of 4[* * * *] land; Explanation– ln this clause the expression “Standard Acre” has the meaning assigned to it in the Orissa Land Reforms Act 16 of 1960; and (e) in the absence of person belonging to any of the foregoing categories, any other person.] 5[(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding sub- sections or in any law or any custom, practice or usage having the force of law- (a) any land of the category of Khasamahal, Nazul, Gramkantha Parambok or Abadi, wherever situated and used for any purpose, may, on application, be permanently settled with heritable and transferable right with the person who is in occupation of such land either on the basis of lease or otherwise for a period of at least three years prior to the appointed date, in such manner and subject to payment of such amount to the Government as may be prescribed; Explanation :– The word ‘lease’ includes sub-lease or subsequent lease by the lessee or the sub-lessee, as the case may be. (b) if any person in occupation of the land as mentioned in clause (a) fails to apply under the provisions of the said clause within a period as may be prescribed from the date of publication of the Orissa Government Land Settlement (Amendment) Act, 2009 in the Official Gazette for settlement of such land, he shall be summarily evicted in the manner prescribed and such land shall be resumed by the Government; and (c) the amount and rent payable to Government for such settlement through the Tahasildar concerned shall be recovered as arrear of land revenue, if the occupant fails to pay the same at the time of settlement.