Keyword(s):
Fasli Year, Free-Hold Land, Owner of Free-hold Land, Ryotwari Assessment
An Act to provide for the levy of ryotwari assessment on
free-hold lands in the State of Tamil Nadu.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Tamil
Nadu in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India
as follows :-
- (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Levy of Short titla
Ryotwari Assessment on Free-hold Lands Act, 1972. extent and
commence-
(2) Itextends to the whole of the Stateof TamilNadu. ment.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State
Government may, by notification, appoint. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Defi&ionr.
(a) “Assistant Settlement Officer” means an Assistant
Settlement Officer appointed under section 5 and having
jurisdiction ;
(b) “Director” means the Director of Settlements
appointed under section 3 ;
(c) “fasli year “means the year commencing on the
1st day of July;
(d) “free-hold land “means any land held-
(i) free from demand of land revenue, or
(ii) subject to the payment of concessional land
revenue, and specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Act,
and includes any land,-
(i) in respect of which land revenue or other tax
in respect of such land has been assigned in favour of any
religious institution or charitable endowment in lieu of
- For Statementof Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nadu
Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 4th December 1972,
Part IV- Section 3, Page 520.
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on Free-hold Lands
(ii) which is specified in Part I1 of the Schedule
to this Act ;
(e) ”Government “means the State Government ;
(f) ” owner of free-hold land ” includes his heirs,
assignees, legal representatives or persons deriving rights
through him ;
(g) “publicationof this Act “meansthepublicationof
this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette ;
(h) “ryotwari assessment ” means the assessment
payable to the Government under sub-section (1) of section.
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