Chapter I Chapter I

Preliminary

1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam District Land Tribunal Act, 2025.
2. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam in protected areas for one or more districts notified under Chapter X of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 except for the Sixth Scheduled areas.
3. (3) It shall come into force on the date of its notification in the Official Gazette.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

1. (a) "Member" means a member of the Tribunal;
2. (b) “Person” means an individual, a family, joint family, trustee, company, body corporate, partnership firm, society or an association of individuals whether incorporated or not;
3. (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
4. (d) “Regulation” means the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886;
5. (e) “Rules” means the rules made under this Act;
6. (f) "State Government" means the Government of Assam;
7. (g) "Tribal Belts and Blocks" means such areas notified under Chapter X of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886:
8. (h) "Tribunal" means the District Land Tribunal constituted under this Act;
   • (i) "Unauthorized Occupant” means any person or organization or a company or a body corporate in occupation, of lands in tribal belts and blocks, without the sanction or authority of the Government or such other authority duly authorised on it’s behalf;
9. (j) “Year” means the Financial Year.