Bare Act
The Goa, Daman and Diu (Abolition of Proprietorship of Lands in Diu) Act, 1970
This Act abolishes the ownership rights of landowners in the Diu district, effectively ending the system where individuals held land through grants from the former Portuguese government. It means that all property rights, titles, and interests in these lands are transferred to and vested in the Central Government, free from prior encumbrances. The law applies to private proprietors holding land as agricultural tenants or family members. By seizing these estates, the government clears historical legal claims and stabilizes land tenure. Eventually, the Act supports the re-grant of specific lands back to the former owners, allowing them to live on and cultivate the land as occupants rather than owners of record.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Abolition of proprietory rights
- 4. Re-grant of certain lands to the proprietor as occupant
- 5. Civil Administrator to take charge of lands etc., vested in Central Government
- 6. Liability of lands for payment of land revenue from the appointed date
- 7. Rights of certain cultivating tenants to be restored to possession of their lands
- 8. Rights of cultivating tenants to hold land as occupants
- 9. Occupant to cultivate land personally
- 10. Transfer of land barred
- 11. Forfeiture of land transferred in contravention of section 10
- 12. Declaration of conferment of occupancy rights
- 13. Compensation to proprietors
- 14. Method of payment of compensation
- 15. Payment of compensation
- 16. Proprietors to deliver records to authorised officers
- 17. Duties and functions of the Assistant Civil Administrator
- 18. Commencement of proceedings
- 19. Procedure
- 20. Revision
- 21. Court-fees
- 22. Bar of jurisdiction
- 23. Protection of action taken under this Act
- 24. Power to remove difficulty
- 25. Power to make rules
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