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The Arunachal Pradesh Land Settlement and Records Act, 2000

The Arunachal Pradesh Land Settlement and Records Act, 2000

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This Act establishes a comprehensive legal framework for managing land revenue and property rights across the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh. It defines who holds ownership by formally acknowledging local customs and traditional rights alongside government regulations, ensuring that community lands and agricultural improvements are legally protected. By creating clear and official records of land ownership, the legislation aims to prevent disputes, facilitate necessary land reforms, and administer property fairly for the benefit of the state's residents.

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Chapter II REVENUE DIVISIONS, REVENUE OFFICERS AND →

  1. 3Power to create, alter or abolish Revenue districts, Subdivisions etc.
  2. 4Appointment of Revenue Officers
  3. 5Deputy Commissioner and certain other Revenue Officers.
  4. 6Settlement Officers.
  5. 7Combination of officers.
  6. 8Seals
  7. 9Title of lands etc.
  8. 10Government's right to trees, forest etc.
  9. 11Assignment of land for special purposes
  10. 13Liability of land to land revenue.
  11. 14Alluvial Land
  12. 15Land Revenue in case of diluvion.
  13. 16Assessment of land to land revenue
  14. 17Diversion of land for other purposes
  15. 18Remission or suspension of revenue on failure of crops
  16. 19Responsibility for payment of land revenue

Chapter IV SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT OF LAND REVENUE →

  1. 22Inquiry into profits of agriculture
  2. 23Revenue Survey
  3. 24Power to require assistance from landholders
  4. 25Survey Numbers and villages
  5. 26Division of survey numbers into sub-divisions
  6. 27Preparation of settlement and other records
  7. 28Determination of revenue rates
  8. 29Publication of table of revenue rates
  9. 30Confirmation of the table of revenue rates
  10. 31Rates of revenue to form part of settlement register
  11. 32Introduction of revenue rates
  12. 33Duration of revenue
  13. 34Assessment on holdings
  14. 35Additional assessment for water advantages
  15. 36Continuance of survey operations and rates in force at the commencement of the Act
  16. 37Power of Deputy Commissioner to correct errors etc

Chapter V LAND RECORDS →

  1. 38Preparation of record of rights
  2. 39Publication of the record of rights
  3. 40Jurisdiction
  4. 41Correction of bonafide mistake in register
  5. 42Preparation of field index
  6. 43Decision as to conflict in any case
  7. 44Register of mutations
  8. 45Penalty for neglect to afford information
  9. 46Assistance in preparation of maps
  10. 47Certified copies
  11. 48Maps and other records open to inspection
  12. 49Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officer

Chapter VI BOUNDARIES AND BOUNDARY MARKS →

  1. 50Determination of village boundaries
  2. 51Effect of settlement of boundary
  3. 54Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks
  4. 55Deputy Commissioner to have charge of boundary marks
  5. 56Tempering Boundary Marks

Chapter VII REALISATION OF LAND REVENUE AND OTHER PUBLIC →

  1. 57Land revenue to be first charge
  2. 58Payment of land revenue
  3. 60Recovery of demand
  4. 61Notice of demand
  5. 62Distraint and sale of movable property
  6. 63Sale of Immovable property
  7. 65Sale to be by auction
  8. 66Prohibition to bid a auction
  9. 67Sale of perishables
  10. 68Sales not to be excessive
  11. 69Deposit by purchaser of immovable property
  12. 70Failure to make deposit
  13. 71Setting aside sale
  14. 72Confirmation of sale
  15. 73Refunds
  16. 75Application of proceeds of sale
  17. 76Liability of certificate purchaser
  18. 77Precautionary measure in certain cases
  19. 78Recovery of other public demands
  20. 79Revenue officers to be courts
  21. 81Power to transfer cases.
  22. 82Use of force.
  23. 83Appeals.
  24. 84Limitation appeals.
  25. 85Revision
  26. 86Review of Orders
  27. 87Stay of execution of orders
  28. 88Accrual of ownership rights on Government land allotted for agricultural purposes
  29. 89Rights of land owners on Government land allotted for agricultural purposes.
  30. 91Land left uncultivated
  31. 92Relinquishment by the land owner of the Government land.

Chapter X RIGHTS OF TENANTS →

  1. 93Interest of tenants

Chapter XI GENERAL AND MISCELLA NEOUS →

  1. 94Recovery of amount due as an arrear of land revenue.
  2. 95Jurisdiction of civil Courts excluded.
  3. 96Revenue officers to be public servants.
  4. 97General provisions as to penalties.
  5. 98Delegation of powers

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