The Himachal Pradesh Utilisation of Lands Act, 1973
The Himachal Pradesh Utilisation of Lands Act, 1973
General197317 sections
This Act regulates the use of agricultural land in Himachal Pradesh to prevent it from remaining uncultivated. It empowers the local government official, the Collector, to take possession of land that has been unused for two years. If the owner cannot provide a valid reason, the land is leased to tenants for growing food and fodder crops, typically for three years. The Act also allows the Collector to terminate these leases if the tenant violates the terms. It provides compensation to the original owner and outlines the process for returning the land to them later.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Powers of Collector to cause land to be cultivated.- (1)
- 4. Payment of compensation to owner
- 5. Lease by Collector
- 6. Power of Collector to determine lease in certain cases
- 7. Delivery of possession on determination of lease
- 8. Penalty for failure of the tenant to grow food or fodder crops.-
- 9. Sums due recoverable as arrears of land revenue
- 10. Steps for securing compliance with Collector's order.- The
- 11. Delegation of functions
- 12. Instrument of lease not to be stamped, attested or registered.-
- 13. Appeal and revision
- 14. Bar to suits or legal proceedings
- 15. Power to make rules
- 16. Saving of tenancies under the Act from the provisions of Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, l972.- The provisions of 1[the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. 1972] shall not apply to the tenancies created under this Act.
- 17. Repeal and savings
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