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On the issue of a notification under section 60, in the area in respect of which such notification is t to transferred issued,---- rritories. (1) the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, shall stand repealed and the provisions of the foregoing Chapter har Act 30 of 1950. of this Act shall, mutates mutandis apply : I of 1885. Provided that any reference in the foregoing Chapters of this Act to the Bengal Tenency Act, 1885 , or any provisions thereof shall, as the case may be, be construed as a reference,----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1For rules made in exercise of the power conferred by this section, see notification No. 8074 L.,Ref., dated the 28th May, 1954 of the Land and Land Revenue Department, published in the Calcutta Gazette , extraordinaty, dated the 28th Many,, 1954, Part I, pages 741-769, as subsequently amended from time to time. 2Chapter VIII containing ss. 60 and 61 was added by s. 2 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition (Second Amendment) Act, 1963 (West Ben. Act XL of 1963). 3This Chapter was broughts into force in all areas of the territories transferred from the State of Bihar t to the State of West Bengal under the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956 (Act 40 of 1957) with effect from the 1st day of March , 1964. vide notification No. 2672-L. ref., dated the 17th February ,m 1964, published in the Calcutta Gazette , Extraordinary, dated the 17th February, 1964, Part I, page 407. 63 Page. ….59. ( Chapter VIII. --- Application of the Act to transferred territories . --- Section 61.) (i) in the case of application of such Chapters to the area comprised in the district of Purulia , n Act VI of 1908. to the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, or the corresponding provisions thereof, and (ii) in the case of application of such Chapters to any other area of the transferred territories ,- -- to the Bihar tenancy Act, 1885, or the corresponding provision thereof; I of 1885. (2) estates or interests vested in the State Government under the provisions of the Bihar Land har Act 30 of 1950. Reform Act , 1950, prior to the date of issue of the notification shall be deemed to have vested in the State Government under the provisions of this act : Provided that---- (i) no intermediary shall be allowed to retain any land other than, or in excess of, what is permitted under the provisions of section 6 or any other provision of this Act: (ii) any land or interest which has vested in the State Government under the provisions of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, but which the ex-intermediary shall be entitled to retain under the provisions of this Act sha,, if possible, be restored to him and no compensation shall be payable for any land or interest so rest9red; (iii) assessment of compensation already made or in progress on or before the date of issue of the notification shall be reopened and assessment of compensation for all lands and interests vested or deemed to have been vested in the State government under this Act shall be made afresh under the provisions of this Act; 1(iv) if an intermediary has possessed any land other than, or in excess of, what is permitted under the provisions of section 6 of any other provision of this Act, he shall be liable to pay to the State Government for the period for which he has continued in possession of such land after his estate or interest vested in the State Government, such damages for use and occupation of such land as shall be calculated at the rate of Rs. 10 per acre per annum; 1(v) any sum payable by an intermediary as damanges under clause (iv) shall be recoverable as a public demand. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1Clauses (iv) and (v) were added by s. 3 of the West Bengal Estates Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1966 (West Ben. Act XIV of 1966).