Section 7. Rates of assessment.

Until revenue surveys and settlements of land revenue of land in a jagir village are made under Chapters VIII and VIII-A of the Code, land revenue payable to the State Government in respect of any land under section 5 or 6 shall be paid at the rate at which the assessment in respect of such land was paid to the jagirdar immediately before the appointed date : Provided that, where in respect of any land no assessment is fixed or the rates of assessment fixed in respect of any land are, in the opinion of the State Government, not in conformity with the standard rates of assessment fixed under Chapter VIII-A of the Code in respect of other areas in the State, it shall be lawful for the State Government to determine or revise, as the case may be, the rate of assessment in respect of such land having regard to such standard rates of assessment and the person liable to pay land revenue under section 5 or 6 shall pay land revenue at the rate so determined or revised.