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The Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act, 1859

Central

An Act to improve the law relating to sales of Land for arrears of Revenue in the Lower Provinces under the Bengal Presidency.

Act number
11 of 1859
Ministry
Ministry of Rural Development
Department
Department of Land Resources
Enacted
4 May 1859

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62 sections

  1. Section 1Laws repealed.
  2. Section 2What is an arrear of revenue.
  3. Section 3Latest day of payment.
  4. Section 4In Sylhet, personal property of defaulters may in the first instance be distrained and sold.
  5. Section 5Proviso in the case of certain descriptions of arrears.
  6. Section 6Notifications of sale to be issued, and no tender after latest day of payment to stop the sale.
  7. Section 7Notice to ryots, &.
  8. Section 8Claims against Government held by a defaulter not to invalidate a sale.
  9. Section 9Deposits receivable from persons not proprietors.
  10. Section 10Separation of shares held in common, by the opening of a separate account.
  11. Section 11Separation of shares consisting of specific portions of land, by the opening of a separate account.
  12. Section 12If objection be made, parties to be referred to the Civil Court.
  13. Section 13Sale of separate shares.
  14. Section 14Entire estate may be sold under certain conditions.
  15. Section 15Deposit for the protection of an estate from sale.
  16. Section 16Withdrawal of the deposit.
  17. Section 17Estates under Court of Wards or attachment.
  18. Section 18Estates may be specially exempted from sale.
  19. Section 19Sales where to be made.
  20. Section 20Adjournment of sales.
  21. Section 21Order of selling.
  22. Section 22Deposit on account of purchase money.
  23. Section 23Full payment of purchase money.
  24. Section 24Re-sale.
  25. Section 25Appeals.
  26. Section 26Annulment of sale in special cases.
  27. Section 27Sales when final.
  28. Section 28Certificate of sales.
  29. Section 29Delivery of possession.
  30. Section 30Liability of purchaser.
  31. Section 31Application of purchase money.
  32. Section 32Notification of annulment of sale.
  33. Section 33Jurisdiction of Civil Courts in suits to annul sales.
  34. Section 34Effects of annulment by decree of Court of sales under this Act.
  35. Section 35If sale annulled purchase money to be refunded.
  36. Section 36Suit brought to oust a purchaser on the ground that the purchase was made for another person, to be dismissen.
  37. Section 37Rights of a purchaser of a permanently settled estate sold for its own arrears.
  38. Section 38Registration of talookdaree tenurs created after settlement and held for terms of years.
  39. Section 39Common and special registry.
  40. Section 40Application for registry.
  41. Section 41Procedure on application for common registry.
  42. Section 42Procedure on application for special registry.
  43. Section 43Registration of leases of certain lands.
  44. Section 44Registration of old tenures.
  45. Section 45Time for application for registry of tenures and farms.
  46. Section 46Expenses of measurement, survey, or local enquiry.
  47. Section 47Civil Court not competent to order entry in the special register.
  48. Section 48Suit for the cancelment of the registry of a tenure or farm.
  49. Section 49Proceedings of Revenue Authorities in the registration of tenures, &c.
  50. Section 50Effect of entry in the special register.
  51. Section 51Protection of talookdaree tenures pending enquity, in case of sale of parent estate for arrears of revenue.
  52. Section 52Rights of a purchaser of an estate not permanently settled sold for its own arrears.
  53. Section 53Rights of a purchaser being a sharer in any estate.
  54. Section 54Rights of purchasers of shares of estate.
  55. Section 55Recovery of arrears due to defaulters.
  56. Section 56Punishment for contempt.
  57. Section 57Default in making deposit to be considered a contempt.
  58. Section 58Government may purchase at a sale.
  59. Section 59Fees and charges demandable by Collector.
  60. Section 60Regulations VII. 1822 and IX. 1825 to be in force in certain estates.
  61. Section 61Interpretation.
  62. Section 62Application and commencement of this Act.