Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) 3[No intermediary]shall be entitled to receive on account of compensation any mopensation. amount in excess of the amount calculated on his total net income from all his interest held by Him within the State at the rate specified in the table contained in section 17. (2) The Compensation Officer shall, before making any payment under section 23 of any compensation payable in terms of a Compensation Assessment Roll 4[,ascertain from the intermediary in the prescribed manner if any amount has already been paid to him on account of compensation and, if so, shall , by order] adjust the payment by making any deduction he considers necessary : 1These words and figure within square brackets were inserted with retrospective effect by s. 7 of the West Bengal Estates Estates Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1964 (West Ben. Act XXII of 1964). 2The words “Hindu widow or other” were omitted by s. 11 of the West Bengal Estates Estates Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1961 (West Ben. Act IX of 1961). 3These words within the square brackets were substituted for the words “Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act or in any Compensation Assessment Roll as finally published under section 21 but subject always to the provisions of Chapter IV, no intermediary” by s. 12(1) ibid. 4These words within the square brckets were substituted for the words”prepared for any notified area, ascertain from such intermediary, in the prescribed manner if any amount has been paid to him on account of compensation in respect of any other notified area and” by s. 12(2), ibid. Page. …. 36. 40 ( Chapter III. ______ Assessment and payment of compensation ._______ Section 25.) Provided that _______ (a) no such deduction shall be made until a reasonable notice has been given to the intermediary to appear and be heard in the matter : and (b) any such order for deduction shall be subject to appeal in the manner provided under section