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The Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912

The Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912

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The Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act, 1912, provides the legal framework for the management, allotment, and regulation of government-owned lands in the Punjab region. It empowers the State Government to grant land to tenants under specific conditions, ensuring agricultural development and orderly land use. The Act defines the authority of the Collector to manage these colonies, resolve disputes, and penalize unauthorized encroachment or misuse of land. It also governs the transition of tenants into proprietors. While the Act has been repealed in certain jurisdictions like Himachal Pradesh, it remains a foundational statute for land administration in the Punjab region.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 4Application of the Act
  2. 5Power to withdraw a colony from the operation of the Act
  3. 6Applicability of the Punjab Tenancy Act
  4. 7Applicability of the Punjab Land Revenue and Punjab Tenancy Act
  5. 8Amendment to section 136(1) of the Punjab Land Revenue Act
  6. 9Applicability of the Punjab Tenancy Act to certain village sites

Chapter II PROVISIONS RELATING TO TENANTS →

  1. 10Issue of statements of conditions of tenancies
  2. 11After possession has been so taken, the grant shall be held subject to the conditions declared applicable thereto.
  3. 12Temporary absence
  4. 13Entries in record-of-rights or in annual record to be equivalent to entries in register issued under Act III of 1893
  5. 14Position of tenants holding hitherto under Act III of 1893

Chapter III PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROPRIETORS →

  1. 30Acquisition of proprietary right
  2. 30AProvided always that he shall in respect of such land be bound by the conditions set out in schedule II of this Act and be bound by the other provisions of this Act applicable to proprietors of land.

Chapter IV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS →

  1. 31Mares, camels or their progeny maintained under prescribed conditions not to be attached or sold
  2. 32Power of re-entry in case of squatters and trespassers
  3. 33Penalties
  4. 34Additional powers of Collector in regard to offences
  5. 35Power to levy a cess for administration of common village expenses
  6. 36Jurisdiction of Civil Court barred as regards matter arising under the Act
  7. 37Public servants indemnified for acts done under this Act
  8. 38Legalisation of orders passed previous to the Act

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