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The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887

Central

An Act to amend and declare the Land-revenue Law of the Punjab.

Act number
17 of 1887
Ministry
Ministry of Rural Development
Department
Department of Land Resources
Enacted
23 Sep 1887

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158 sections

  1. Section 1Title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Repeal.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Exclusion of certain land from operation of Act.
  5. Section 5Power to vary limits and alter number of tahsils, districts and divisions.
  6. Section 6Classes of Revenue-officers.
  7. Section 7Financial Commissioner.
  8. Section 8Appointment of Commissioners, and Deputy, Assistant and Extra Assistant Commissioners.
  9. Section 9Appointment of Tahsildars and Naib-tahsildars.
  10. Section 10Powers of Revenue-officers.
  11. Section 11Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers.
  12. Section 12Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases.
  13. Section 13Appeals.
  14. Section 14Limitation for appeals.
  15. Section 15Review by Revenue-officers.
  16. Section 16Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue-officers.
  17. Section 17Power to make rules as to procedure.
  18. Section 18Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue-officers.
  19. Section 19Power of Revenue-officer to summon persons.
  20. Section 20Mode of service of summons.
  21. Section 21Mode of service of notice, order or proclamation or copy thereof.
  22. Section 22Mode of making proclamation.
  23. Section 23Place of sitting.
  24. Section 24Holidays.
  25. Section 25Discharge of duties of Collector dying or being disabled.
  26. Section 26Retention of powers by Revenue-officers on transfer.
  27. Section 27Conferment of powers of Revenue-officers .
  28. Section 28Rules respecting kanungos, zaildars, inamdars and village-officers.
  29. Section 29Village-officers’ cess.
  30. Section 30Restriction on attachment or assignment of remuneration of kanungos, Zaildars, Inamdars and village-officers.
  31. Section 31Record-of-rights and documents included therein.
  32. Section 32Making or special revision of record-of-rights.
  33. Section 33Annual record.
  34. Section 34Making of that part of the annual record which relates to land-owners, assignees of revenue and occupancy, tenants.
  35. Section 35Making of that part of the annual record which relates to other persons.
  36. Section 36Determination of disputes.
  37. Section 37Restrictions on variation of entries in records.
  38. Section 38Mutation-fees.
  39. Section 39Penalty for neglect to report acquisition of any right referred to in section 34.
  40. Section 40Obligation to furnish information necessary for the preparation of records.
  41. Section 41Rights of the Government in mines and minerals.
  42. Section 42Presumption as to ownership of forests, quarries and waste-lands.
  43. Section 43Compensation for infringement of rights of third parties in exercise of a right of the Government.
  44. Section 44Presumption in favour of entries in records-of-rights and annual records.
  45. Section 45Suit for declaratory decree by person aggrieved by an entry in a record.
  46. Section 46Power to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith.
  47. Section 47Record-of-rights and annual records for groups of estates.
  48. Section 48Assessment of land-revenue.
  49. Section 49Notification of intended re-assessment and instructions, as to principles of assessment.
  50. Section 50Mode of determining assessment.
  51. Section 51Announcement of assessment.
  52. Section 52Application for re-consideration of assessment.
  53. Section 53Confirmation and duration of assessment.
  54. Section 54Assessment to remain in force till new assessment takes effect.
  55. Section 55Refusal to be liable for assessment and consequence thereof.
  56. Section 56Distribution of the assessment of an estate over the holdings comprised therein.
  57. Section 57Application for amendment of the distribution of an assessment.
  58. Section 58Appeals from orders under sections 52 and 57.
  59. Section 59Special assessment.
  60. Section 60Formation of waste-land into separate estates.
  61. Section 61Security for payment of land-revenue.
  62. Section 62Further security for payment of land-revenue.
  63. Section 63Orders to regulate payment of land-revenue.
  64. Section 64Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land-revenue.
  65. Section 65Costs recoverable as part of arrear.
  66. Section 66Certified account to be evidence as to arrear.
  67. Section 67Processes for recovery of arrears.
  68. Section 68Writ of demand.
  69. Section 69Arrest and detention of defaulter.
  70. Section 70Distress and sale of moveable property and crops.
  71. Section 71Transfer of holding.
  72. Section 72Attachment of estate or holding.
  73. Section 73Annulment of assessment of estate or holding.
  74. Section 74Proclamation of attachment or annulment of assessment, and consequences of the proclamation.
  75. Section 75Sale of estate or holding.
  76. Section 76Effect of sale on encumbrances.
  77. Section 77Proceedings against other immoveable property of defaulter.
  78. Section 78Remedies open to person denying his liability for an arrear.
  79. Section 79Proclamation of sale.
  80. Section 80Indemnity to Revenue-officer with respect to contents of proclamation.
  81. Section 81Publication of proclamation.
  82. Section 82Time and conduct of sale.
  83. Section 83Power to postpone sale.
  84. Section 84Stay of sale.
  85. Section 85Payment of deposit by highest bidder.
  86. Section 86Consequences of failure to pay deposit.
  87. Section 87Exercise of right of pre-emption.
  88. Section 88Time for payment in full.
  89. Section 89Procedure in default of payment.
  90. Section 90Report of sale to Commissioner.
  91. Section 91Application to set aside sale.
  92. Section 92Order confirming or setting aside sale.
  93. Section 93Refund of purchase-money on setting aside of sale.
  94. Section 94Proclamation after postponement or on re-sale.
  95. Section 95On confirmation of sale, possession and certificate to be granted to purchaser.
  96. Section 96Proceeds of sale.
  97. Section 97Recovery of certain arrears through Revenue-officer instead of by suit.
  98. Section 98Other sums recoverable as arrears of land-revenue.
  99. Section 99Application of Chapter VI to sums recoverable under this Chapter.
  100. Section 100Power of Financial Commissioner to make rules for demarcation of boundaries and erection of survey-marks.
  101. Section 101Power of Revenue-officers to define boundaries.
  102. Section 102Cost of erection and repair of survey-marks.
  103. Section 103Recovery of cost incurred by the Government.
  104. Section 104Power of Revenue-offices to enter on land for purposes of survey and demarcation.
  105. Section 105Surveys for purpose of preparation of records.
  106. Section 106Provision of flag holders and chainmen for those surveys.
  107. Section 107Professional surveys.
  108. Section 108Penalty for destruction, injury or removal of survey-marks.
  109. Section 109Report of destruction or removal of or injury to survey-marks.
  110. Section 110Effect of partitions of estates and tenancies on joint liability for revenue and rent.
  111. Section 111Application for partition.
  112. Section 112Restrictions and limitations on partition.
  113. Section 113Notice of application for partition.
  114. Section 114Addition of parties to application.
  115. Section 115Absolute disallowance of partition.
  116. Section 116Procedure on admission of application.
  117. Section 117Disposal of questions as to title in property to be divided.
  118. Section 118Disposal of other questions.
  119. Section 119Administration of property excluded from partition.
  120. Section 120Distribution of revenue and rent after partition.
  121. Section 121Instrument of partition.
  122. Section 122Delivery of possessions of property allotted on partition.
  123. Section 123Affirmation of partition s privately effected.
  124. Section 124Power to make rules as to costs of partition.
  125. Section 125Re-distribution of land according to custom.
  126. Section 126Officer who may be empowered to act under this Chapter.
  127. Section 127Power to refer to arbitration.
  128. Section 128Order of reference and contents thereof.
  129. Section 129Nomination of arbitrators.
  130. Section 130Substitution of arbitrators by parties.
  131. Section 131Nomination and substitution of arbitrators by Revenue-officers.
  132. Section 132Process for appearance before arbitrators.
  133. Section 133Award of arbitrators and presentation thereof.
  134. Section 134Procedure on presentation of award.
  135. Section 135Effect of award.
  136. Section 136Power to invest officers making records-of-rights or general re-assessments with powers of Civil Courts.
  137. Section 137Control over such officers and appeals from and revision of their decrees and orders.
  138. Section 138Power to deposit certain sums other than rent.
  139. Section 139Procedure in case of deposit on account of a payment due to Government.
  140. Section 140Procedure in case of other deposits.
  141. Section 141Orders of Civil and Criminal Courts for execution of processes against land or the produce thereof to be addressed to a Revenue-officer.
  142. Section 142Attachment of assigned land-revenue.
  143. Section 143Preservation of attached produce.
  144. Section 144Division of produce.
  145. Section 145Village cesses.
  146. Section 146Superior land-owners’ dues.
  147. Section 147Substitution of service for payment of land-revenue.
  148. Section 148Recovery of cost of assessing assigned land-revenue.
  149. Section 149Penalty for failure to attend within limits of estate in obedience to order of Revenue-officers.
  150. Section 150Prevention of encroachment on common lands.
  151. Section 151Papers kept by village-officers to be deemed public documents.
  152. Section 152Costs.
  153. Section 153Computation of periods limited for appeals and applications for review.
  154. Section 154Restriction on Revenue-officers bidding at auctions or trading.
  155. Section 155Power to make rules.
  156. Section 156Rules to be made after previous publication.
  157. Section 157Powers exerciseable by the Financial Commissioner from time to time.
  158. Section 158Exclusion of jurisdiction of Civil Courts, in matters within the jurisdiction of Revenue-officers.