For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh,

(Extra-ordinary), dated 17 th March, 1983, p. 296.

2 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC PREMISES AND LAND (EVICTION AND RENT

RECOVERY) ACT, 1971

1. (ii) H.P. Act No. 18 of 2007 , assented to by the Governor on the th December, 2007, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 29 th September, 2007, pp. 6149-6151.
2. (iii) H.P. Act No. 15 of 2009 , assented to by the Governor on the th September, 2009, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 22 nd September, 2009, pp. 3992-3995.
3. (iv) H.P. Act No. 1 of 2012 , assented to by the Governor on the th January, 2012, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 28 th January, 2012, pp. 5323-5324. An Act to provide for the eviction of un-authorised occupants from public premises and for certain incidental matters. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short tide, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be

called the Himachal Pradesh Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1971.

1. (2) It extends to the whole of Himachal Pradesh.
2. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
   • (a) “Collector” means the Collector of the district, and includes any other officer appointed by the State Government for performing the functions of the Collector under this Act;
   • (b) “corporate authority” means any company or corporation referred to in sub-clauses (ii) and (iii) of clause (e) of this section;
   • (c) “estate” has the meaning assigned to it in the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1953 (6 of 1954);
   • (d) “premises” means any land, whether used for agricultural or non-agricultural purposes, or any building or part of a building and includes,- 1. Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-ordinary), dated th September, 2007, pp. 4972 and 4978.

2. Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For the Statement of

Objects and Reasons see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh dated 28 th August, 2009, pp. 3107 and 3110-3111.