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(1) This Acl may bc called the Wes~ Bengal Prcmiscs Tcnancy shon tille, Act, 1956. cornmcncc- men1 and (2) It shalI comc in10 force on such dale' a rhc Slate Government cncnr, may, by nolification, appoinl. 'For thc Stntcmcnr o f Objcc~s and Rzzons. see h c Colcutrd Gu:etre. Errruorrli~ruq, dalcd ~lic I lrh Januuy. 1956. Pan IVA. paFc 49; for proctrdings of rhc Wes~ Bcngal Legislnlirc Asscmbly. src the pmedings OF drc mcclings or thc \Vest Bengal Legislarive Assz~nbly hsld on rhc 2nd, 3rd, 41h. 6th. ? 1st. 21nd, 23rd md 241h Fcbruuy and ihc 2nd and 3rd hImh, 1956: and for proceedings of ahe \Vest Bcngd Lgisla~ive Council, see the pmccedings or Ihc rlieerings of rhc 1Vcs1 Dcngd Lcgislaiiue Council held on the 9rh and l?rh March, 1956. 'This Act. carnz into force on thc 31s1 Mwch, 1956, ride Ihz Covrrnmcnr or Wcsr Bengd, land and L n d Rcvcnuc kparlrncnr norificarion No. 6348L.R., daled the 301h March. 1956. published in thc Culr~rlkr Gl~wrre. fi~rnordinay. OF thc 3151 March. 1956, Pan 1. oaec 651. Tlre Wesf Betrgal Preil~ises Tenancy Act, 1956. [\Vest Ben. Act (3) It exrends to [he whole of Calcutra and lo all areas which have been or may hereaim bc constirurcd municipalities under the provisions of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932: Provided that thc State Govcrnmcnt may, by 'notification, extend this Act or any parr thereof lo any othcr arca specified in the notification, or may, by notification, exclude any arm from hc opcrabon of this ACL or any spccificd pwr thereof: =Provided iurrhcr that this Act shall no1 apply- (a) lo any prcmiscs belonging 10 3* * * * * any local authority, (b) to any premises belonging lo or rcquisitioncd by Govcrnmenr, or (c) ro any tenancy created by Govcrnmcnt in respect ofany premises rakcn on lease by Govcmmen~. Bcn. Acc XV of 1932. Expln~lariot~.-For the purpose of chis section, he expression "local kuthorjcy" shall includc h c Board called lhe Truslees for h c improvement Act of Calcuua, referred lo in scction 3 of the Calculta hprovcment ACI, of 1911. 191 1, as well as any body corporate or auhority that may hereafter bc constituted under any law for thc rime being in force for he improvemen~ of any municipality, town or cantonment. 'For nodfication carending hc Act.--(a) to the Bmckpur CYltonmcnt A m md ccnain other ma in the dislrica of24-Pqmas. West Dinajpur. Midnapur. Dyjctling, Birbhum, Jnlpaiguri, Cooch Bchw, Hmghly, Hownhmd Burdwan, JCC lhc Land md h d Rcvcnuc Deparrmzn~ notifica~ion No. 6350L.R.. &J rhe 3hh Mach. 1956. publishcd in lhc Cnlc~um Guetre, Errraorditrug of h e 31sr March. 1956. Psn I. pages 681686. zs subsrquently nmcndcd fmm umc to lime. (b) to niaum K h d i s ~ i . in rhc disdci or Hooghly. see noliliuuon No. 18634L.R.. d~tcd 3.1 1.56. publishcd in thc Calcuttn Gazette of 1956. P U 1. pgc 4146. (c) to cedilin nmum undcr thc policc-s~a~ions oTGatsi, Ondd. Ausgnm and Kmksa in tht disiricr of Burdwan, scc norificnrion No. 19124L.R.. dated 10.1 1.56, published in the Culcurrrr Gwrre o f 1956, Pm I, page 4301. (d) to ccnain areas within plicc-station Ondal. in the district of Burdwm, see notificarion No. 14176L.R.. dmcd 29.7.57. publishcd in he Calcufto Gazetfe of 1957. P d I, pzge 2822. (c) LO ccmin mens lying in h c dkrric~ of 2 4 . P ~ a n a . a r e notilicalion No. 10012L.R.. dalcd 15.6.60. published in rht Culcu~fo Gazcll# of 1960. Pan 1. page 2163. (0 to cenin oreas in ihc dish* or Purulik ~ t c nolificnuon No. 151 t2L.R., daied 8.10.60. published in fie Cnlcurra Goixttc of 1960, PYt I, pngc 3337. Ig) lo ccnain m in the districi of Howmh, see nalificdon No. 15174L.R.. dued 13.9.61. publishcd in h c Culcrrrra Cazcrtc of 1961. P w I, page 3569. (h) to cermin arens,in ~ h c districr of Hmghly, ~ c c noufidon No. 9163L.R., dated 3.7.62, publishcd in he Calcurra Garcrtc of 1962. Put 1. page 2375. 'Subslirurcd with relmspcclive cllcct by s. 2 of Ihe Wesr Beogd Prrrnises Tenancy (Amendment) A c l 1965 (Wesr Ben. Act XXIX of 1965). 'The words "or d e n on lcase by" were ornilled by 5.2 of thc Wfsl Bcngd Prcmiscs Tcnmcy (Amendrncnl) Act. 1970 (West Bcn. Act XVIU of 1970).