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THE RAJASTHAN COLONISATION ACT,1954

राजस्थान उपनिवेशन अधिनियम 1954

Rajasthan
Act number
27 of 1954
Department
Colonization Department
Enacted
17 Dec 1954
In force from
24 Dec 1954

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31 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and extent.
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Application of Act
  4. Section 4Power to withdraw a colony from the operation of the Act.
  5. Section 5Applicability of tenancy and land revenue laws.
  6. Section 6Investing Colonisation Officers with powers of Revenue Courts.
  7. Section 7Issue of statement of conditions of tenancy.
  8. Section 8Legal effect of conditions.
  9. Section 9Rectangularisation of fields and carrying out and maintenance of land development works
  10. Section 10Reservation of area for common needs of village
  11. Section 11False information by the tenant.
  12. Section 12Exchange.
  13. Section 13Validation of certain transfers and declaration of consent to transfer
  14. Section 13Transfer of rights.
  15. Section 14Penalty for breach of conditions.
  16. Section 15Power of re-entry and provision as to compensation in certain cases.
  17. Section 16Provision for re-entry on and compensation or buildings on sites allotted for residential purposes.
  18. Section 17Saving of certain tenancies and conditions.
  19. Section 18Sums due to 2 State Government to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
  20. Section 19Power to abrogate conditions.
  21. Section 20Special conditions applicable to certain Khatedar tenants.
  22. Section 21Certain animals not liable to attachment or sale.
  23. Section 22Un-authorised occupation of land and re-entry
  24. Section 23Penalties.
  25. Section 24Additional powers of Collector in regard to offences
  26. Section 25Jurisdiction of Civil Court barred as regards matters arising under the Act
  27. Section 26Public servants indemnified for acts done under this Act.
  28. Section 27Legalisation of orders passed previously to the Act.
  29. Section 28Power to make rules.
  30. Section 29Rules etc. subject to rescission or modification by resolution of State Legislature.
  31. Section 30Conditions applicable to holders of Khatedari rights in land since before the commencement of the Act.