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(Received the assent of the Governor on the 19th April 1905, and that of the Governor-General on the 22nd May 1905; the assent of the Governor-General was first published in the Fort. St. George Gazette on the 6th June 1905.) An Act to provide measures for checking un- authorized occupation of lands which are "thk property of Government]. - - Preamble. WHEREAS it has been the practice to check the unauthorized occupation of lands which are "the pro- perty of Government] by the imposition of penal or prohibitory assessment or charge, and whereas doubts haye arisen as to how far such practice is authorized by 1 These words were substituted for the word "Madras " by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, aa amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Law8 (Seoond Amendment) Order, 1969, whioh came into foroe on the 14th January 1969. For Statement of Objects and Reasone, see Port St. George G&s, Part N, dated the 23rd December 1904, page 696, for Report of the Select Committee, see ibid, dated the 27th Febmery 1906, pa@ 45; for Proceedings in Counoil, see ibid. dated the 28th February 1906, page 75 and dbid, dated the 18th April 1906, page 206. This Aot was extended to the merged Stste of Pudulckottd by seotion 3 of, and the Birst Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu Merged States (Laws) Aot, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Aot XXXV of 1949). Thia Aot was extended to the Ksnyakumaridietriot ard the she; fb0tt8h tduk of the !i'hnelwli distriot by seotion 4 of, and the Second Sohedule to, the Tami!. Nadu (Transferred Territory) Erten- eion of Laws Act, 1960 (Tam11 Nadu Aot 23 of 1960) repealing the corresponding law in that territory. This kot was extended to the added territories by seotion 12 of tho Tamil Nadu Land Enoroechment ( h n d m e n t ) Aot, * 1966 (Tamil Nadu Act 26 of 1986) repealing the oorresponding law in those territories. 3 The words "Crown propert?:' were substituted for the word, "the property of Government by the Adaptation Ordm of 1937 and the words "the'proparty of aovenunent" were substituted for "9Crownproperty" by tho Adaptation (Amendment) Orderof 1960 1904 I T.N. Act If11 Land Encroachment 617 law and it is expedient to make statutory provision . for checking such occupation; It is hereby enacted as , follows :- /