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The Maharashtra Land Improvement Schemes Act.

Maharashtra
Act number
28 of 1942
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Revenue & Forest Department
Enacted
25 Jan 1943

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40 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Constitution of Boards.
  4. Section 4Power of Board or Company to direct preparation of land improvement scheme and matters for which scheme may be prepared.
  5. Section 5Publication of scheme and inviting objections.
  6. Section 6Report of Inquiry Officer or Company Officer.
  7. Section 7Repealed.
  8. Section 8Repealed.
  9. Section 9Power of Board or Company to sanction scheme with or without modifications.
  10. Section 10Effect of scheme.
  11. Section 10APower of State Government or Board or Company to make regulations.
  12. Section 11Power to enforce scheme.
  13. Section 12Liability of person whose lands are not included in scheme to contribution.
  14. Section 12APenalty.
  15. Section 13Statement.
  16. Section 13-AExecuting Officer to prepare recovery statements and entries to be made in Record of Rights, etc.
  17. Section 14Obligation of persons to maintain and repair works.
  18. Section 15Payment and recovery of amount.
  19. Section 15AAmount due to Company to be first charge on land of defaulter.
  20. Section 15BRecovery of money due to Company as arrears of land revenue.
  21. Section 15CWhere loan is given by scheduled bank, transfer of rights of Company to the bank for speedy recovery of its dues from owners of lands benefited.
  22. Section 16Right of entry.
  23. Section 17Inquiries to be held summarily.
  24. Section 18Permission to owners to increase rent on account of improvements effected.
  25. Section 19Registration of document, plan or map in connection with land improvement scheme not required.
  26. Section 20Repealed.
  27. Section 21Delegation.
  28. Section 22Certain officers to be public servants.
  29. Section 23Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suits and prosecutions.
  30. Section 24Power to make rules.
  31. Section 25Power of State Government to direct preparation of scheme in certain circumstances.
  32. Section 25APower of State Government to direct preparation and execution of scheme in area declared to be or scarcity area.
  33. Section 25BPower to revoke scheme.
  34. Section 26Expenditure incurred by State Government to be charged on Consolidated Fund of State.
  35. Section 26AEffect of transfer of rights and liabilities of Government to Agriculture and Rural Development Bank.
  36. Section 26BPower of State Government to transfer schemes to Company.
  37. Section 27Savings.
  38. Section 28Validation of constitution and acts of Board.
  39. Section 28ARepeal and savings.
  40. Section 29Savings of Khar lands.