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(I) o I,: I" ,lIld u-«: ur l.uuls , N,otwil!Jstancling anything to the contrary contained in all)' orhvr ]:,\\\ or custom or conuacr : (a) no landowner shall transfer by sale, lease or an ),w"'Y \\'!JJ bOC\'l'r::n v land or right or interest in any land, (h) no person shall fell, remove Or dispose of any trees in an)' Land, ;~!ld (c) no person shall c!uarry any land 01' remove any sub-soil m:ttcri:d from any land- .. 2 without the permission in writing of the District Ofhccr within whose jurisdict iou the land is situated or of such other officer as may be specially .empOWtO)"I'c! by the State Government in this behalf. (2) The State Government may make rules hying down the principles, terms and conditions in accordance with which the permission rel'erred LO in sub-section (I) maybe granted. EXPLANATIONS (I) "Land"n;eans any land used or capable of being used for any agl'j- cultural or non-agricultural purpose and includes Iorcst s ; (2) "L;-.ndowncrs" means ~ny person owing lands more than ten acre-; in area, whether in his own po~scssion or ot.hcrvvisc , in lLL' Si at e of Sikkim , ~,\}{I'i.,\\ III i"li .uul .l. (I) Any l.ram.fn made in cont ravcnt iori of ihc proYi;;jon of cL',\I~.c(a) oj' ~ul!- i'(;I;,illl'~': SL:<liCJii(I) or Section 2 shall be void; (2) [I' <'-II} Fc'rs(,n commits a Gj'c;;ch of provi~,ion of Ci.-,lI>" ,I» Or L'LlI'l (c) ol ;,ub-scct ion (I) or Section 2, he sha l1 be pun ish cd \\'i,h IIEe not L' XC<.:L LlilIg. l \\ U l!JU\I:;clld rupccs r nd if the breach is a cOnLil1uing one, with:'. Iu ri hcr liI:L: I,O[ excccding i.wo hundred rupees [or each day during which the brL';,ch coru ir.ue. .ind thc trees or sub-soil matcri aIs, as the case may be, 5h".11 be ('orL:ild \.0 till: SL:<cc Government. ' P,q)l,1 ,:nd ~'l\i;.s~: {.(I) The Sil.kim Prevention of Transfer unci UI1;luthoribnllbe of Lands Oidincncc, 197~', is hereby repealed. (2) NotwitLstc.ncling the rtpeal of the said Ordinance, 2.n)' proceeding Of l'f'nlL<ly in l'L:~P((~ of <:.ny right, obligation or lial.il it y under lhe ~,;lid Ordinancc 3,nd rciatir.g to lile period bcfore such repeal may be inst it uu d , CUnlim:ld or C'III'o,1'('('(las if lhe said Ordinance l>.;~(lLee n in fOrCl~ and h.«l no l GL·(, Jl fL pl'::ic .]. TIlt: Sikkirn Regulation of Tramfer and Use of Lancl Bill , 19)5 P;\~sL(l L:, the L(gj~J2.tivc Assembly of Sikkirn on the 6th day ofScp(cntl!cr, 1975, !J;\vir.g been reserved by the Governor [or the consideration of the Prcs ide nt w;,~a~~tJlle,l t'J I»), the President on 17.10.1975. 'T. S. GYALTSI-IEN, Chid' Sendz'!')', Co vcrn mcm, of Sikkim. [f. NO'7 (3)-I-jol11\'/15 ] P[~irHED BY THE MANAGER, SIKKU .•.r GOVERNMENT PH.ESS Ex.GAZ.5J 400C.Jl-ll·75