Keyword(s):
Consolidation of Holdings, Common Purpose Fragment, Land
AN Act to provide for the compuZsory cansolidarioof crgricldtzlml itoldings atldfor preventing the fr“mentationof agrictllttlral
Ilo1dirlg.r in ‘[theState] of2[Haryoruz J ‘[andfar the ossig~tnlenior
resen:arion of lurid for conirnon purposes of the village].
It is hereby cnactcd as follows :
1, (,;,) This ,4ct may be call~r!thc East Punjab E~ldings sh~fi?iik-
(Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948.
exlent and
commcnce-
I
(2) It extends to the wholtof the lEState] of 2maryana). mcnt.
(3) This section shall come ?[into force in the principal
territories] at once and the remaining provisions of Lhe Aashall come in
such area and from such date as the l[Statej Government may by
notification appoint in thisbehalf, and differentdates may be appointed
for the coming into 4orce of different provisions of the Act 5[and in the
transferredterriroriesonthe 3rd ApnI, 19571.
- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Inlerpretations.
context,-
(a) “ConsolidationOfficer”mcans znofficer appointed as such
under scction 14 by the ‘[State] Government and includes
any person authorisedby the [State] Government to perform
all or any of the functions of the ConsolidationOfficer under
this Act;
(61 “Consolidation of Holdings” means thc analgarnation and
thc redistribution of dl or any of thc lands in an cstate or
sub-division of an esrate so as to reduce the number ofpints
in the holdings ; - Substitured for the word “Punjab by the Haryana Adaphliun ofLawsOrder,
(961;.
3, ilddcd and deemed always to have been so added by Punjnb Act No.17 of
1960. - Substilutcd for hewords “into li~rce”hy I-laryana Adnppaiion (~TLnwsOrder,
1968. - The Words “and in the :ransferred territories on the 3rd April. 1957” addcd by
ihidd [I948 :EASTI%. ACT50
176 HOLDINGS CONSOLIDATION AND
PREVENT10 OF FRAGMENTATION)
‘[(bb] “common purpose” means any purpose in relation to any
common nwd, convenience or bcncfit of the village] Z[and
include the following purposes :-
(i) extension of the viHage Abadi; 3[x x]
(ii) providing income for the Panchayat of the village
coacerned forthe benefit of thz village:c~~n,~unitjr.j
‘[(iii) vilIage roads and paths ;village drains, village weIIs,
ponds or tanks, village water-coursesorwater-channels;
village bus stands and waiting places; manure pits; hada
rori; public latrines; cremation and burial grounds;
Panchyat Ghar; Janj Ghx; grazing grounds; tanning
places; mela grounds; public places of religious or
charitable nature; and
(iv) schools and playgrourlds, dispensaries, hospitals and
institutions of like nature, waterworks or tube-wells,
whether such schools, playgrounds, dispensaries,
hospitals, instirurions,-watenvorksor tube-wells may be i
managedand controlled by Ihe Stak Governmentor not.] 1
(c) ‘Yragment” means a plot of land of less extent than the
appropriarc standard area determined under ~s Ac!:
Providedthatnoplot of land shall be deemed to be a fragment
by reason ofany diminution in its area by diliuvion;
(d) “land” means land which is not occupied as the site of any
h~i!c!ing in a town nr ?rillage and is ncci.!?ied or let for
agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to
agriculture or forpasture, and includcs the sites of buildings
and other structures onsuch land;
~?nt_lfiedare.3″ me.ans p.ny area nntfied as such ~jnrler
LI - hided and deemed tg have brm w added hy P11nj;lil ;Icr 1.10.27,.,[ i366.
- The Word “and “ornilled by and sllall be decmd io have been so omiiied by
Punjab Act 39 of 1963. - Added by Punjab ACL39 of 1963. Thcse clauses shall be deemed aIways 10
have been so added.
SCC~~VII3,1948 :EASTh.ACTso]
HOLDINGS (CONSOLIDATION AND 177
PREVENTIONOFFRAGMENTATION)
!
Ifl “owner1’means in the case of unalienated land the lawful
occupant and when such land has been mortgaged, owner
means the mortgagor; in the case of alienated land. owner
means the superior holder;
8) “prescrihd fieznsprescribedby ru!es mzdemder rhisAct;
(!:.I “Settlement fiff7ccr fCr?nsolidaiion)” meails an officer
appointed as such undcr section 20 by the ‘[State]
Governmentandincludes any person authorised by the ‘[State]
Government to perfom all or any of the functions of the
SertlernentOfficer(Consolidation)under thisAct;
(i) “standard area”inrespect of any classofland means the area
which the ‘[State] Government may from time to time
determine under section 5 as the minimum area necessary
for profitable cultivation in any particular notified area and
includes a standard area revised under the said sec(ion;
(j) “sub-division”means a part of an estate recorded as a sub-
division, pari, torf or pana in a record-of-rights prepared
under scction 31 of the Punjab Land Revenue Pact, 1887,
pmvided it forms a compact block; and
k words and expression used in this Act but not defined have
the meanings assigned to them inthe Punjab Land Revenue
Act, 1887.
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