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(Amcndmcnr) Act, 1966, any person owning any land tcrminatcs or causes lo be terminaled b[or attempls to tern~ina~e] the cullivation of h e land hy a borgadar in conlrovenlion or rhc provisions of [his Act, he sl~all be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonmenl which may extend to six months or with fine which may cxtcnd to one thousand rupecs or with both. '(2A) Any person who fails to give a receipt in con~ravcndon of the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 16 For rhc sharc of !he produce accepted by him shall he guilty of an offence punishable wilh imprisonmen[ which may extend to six months or wilh finc which may extend 10 one thousand rupccs or with bo~h. 'See foot-noic 6 on page 630. urlrr. !See foot-nale 1 on pqr: 630. urire. 'Sub-scciions ( 3 ) md (4) werc added by s. 9 OF ~ h c \Vesl Bcngal h d Rclorms (Amrndmenr) Aci. 1965 (Wesf Brn. Act XVIIl or 1965). 'Scclions 19A m d 19B %err inserted by s. ? OF ihc Wesr Bengal Lmd Rcforrns (Amendmcnl) Act, 1957 (Wesf Ben. Acl XXIIl or Ig51). 'Scclion 19A was rcnun~krcd as sub-rc~ion (1) of thar sec~ion and aircr sub- secliun (1) s so wnumkwd. subseciions (1) 2nd (3) were added by s. 4 or Ihe \Vesr Bengal Lmd Rdornls (Arnendrncnr) Ad, 1966 (We51 Bcn. Act XI or 1956). The words wirhin llic squm bnckc~s wcnr inscncd by s. 4(i) o f the West Bcngal h n d Rcrorrns (Arncndmen~) Acr. 1977 (Wcs~ Rcn. ACI XXXlV or 1977). 'f ..I. --r:-" I? h l ,,.,," :nrnnnrl h.- dl::\ if.: I Tlre Wesf Bet~gal La~ld Refonss Act, 1955. [West Ben. Act r, '(3) An offcncc undcr sub-scction (2) =[or under sub-seaion (2A)I shall be cognizable and bailable. Rcnordlion or I W ~ 10 ?19B. (1) IFa person owning any land terminates or causes to be krrgntilr. ~erminated thc cultivation of thc land by n bargadnr in conrravcntion of the provisions of this Act, then any officer specially Jempowered by ~ h c Siatc Govcmmcni in this behalf, shall, on an applica~ion by such bnqudar. by ordcr dircct- (a) in a case where such land has not becn culrivated, or has hecn cultivated by ~ h c owncr or by any person on his behalf other lhan a bargodor, il~nt [he land be immediately restored ID the applicant and furlher ~ h n ~ fony per cent, of any producc of thc land shall bc ioriciled to thc Statc Government and the rcmaining sixty pcr ccnt. oC such crops shall bc re~ained by the appIicant. (b) in a case where such land has bccn cultivarcd by aS[pcrson olhcr than he bnrgadar] engaged by [he owner, lhal [he land bc rcsiored at the end of [he cullivarion season to the applicant and further that the 5[person other than the bargadar] 6[shall rc~ain twenry-five per c e n ~ ] of the crops harvcsred bciorc restoration and makc over ?[remaining sevcnry-fivc pcr ccnt.] of such crops to the applicanr. Trovided that noihing in this section shall apply to termination of culdvadon by a bargadar i f the termination occurred beforc thc 4 h day of Augusl, 1970, namely, the dare with effect from which the Wes~ Bengal Land Reforms WCSI Bcn. (Arnendmenl) Acr, 1969 ccascd to bc in force: ACI XI or