The TAMIL NADU SURVEY AND BOUNDARIES ACT, 1923
tamil-nadu · 1923
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- S. 1Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923, outlines the duties of tenants and village officers to maintain survey marks after estate surveys.
- S. 2Section 2 amends the time for notifying survey completion and updates the period for filing boundary-related suits.
- S. 3Section 3 defines key terms like 'Estate' and 'Government land' for the Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923.
- S. 4(1)
- S. 5Section 5 grants the State Government control over delegated powers for survey and boundary matters.
- S. 6(1)
- S. 7—
- S. 8Section 8 determines how costs for surveys are apportioned among interested parties and allows appeals against such decisions.
- S. 9Section 9 grants survey officers the authority to determine and record undisputed boundaries and notify affected landowners.
- S. 10Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 resolves disputed boundaries by survey officer decisions, with appeals and notice to affected parties.
- S. 11Appeals against orders under section 9 or 10
- S. 12Period within which appeal should be preferred
- S. 13Completion of demarcation to be notified
- S. 14Section 14 allows aggrieved parties to challenge boundary determinations and mandates registered landholders to maintain survey marks or face government intervention.
- S. 15(1) Registered holders responsible for the maintenance of survey marks
- S. 16Section 16 mandates village headmen and accountants to protect survey marks and report any damage to the relevant officer.
- S. 17Section 17 empowers the State Government to direct the survey of estates or boundaries, either on application or when deemed necessary for assessment or other reasons.
- S. 18Section 18 regulates the conduct and proceedings of survey officers in Tamil Nadu, aligning with government land survey procedures.
- S. 19Section 19 allows the State Government to recover survey costs from landowners and apportion them among tenants.
- S. 20(1) State Government may direct apportionment of costs among lands surveyed
- S. 21Section 21 outlines duties of tenants and village officers after completing a survey of an estate.
- S. 22Section 22 of the Tamil Nadu Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923 grants officers the authority to enter, examine, and clear obstructions on surveyed lands.
- S. 23Power to summon witnesses and require production of documents
- S. 24Reference to arbitration
- S. 25(i)
- S. 26(1) The 1[State Government] may, after previous publication, make rules to carry out the purpose of the Act
- S. 27Immunity for acts done in good faith or purporting to be so done