15. Appeal.

(1) An appeal shall lie from-

(a) any order made by a Revenue officer to the Collector; (b) any order or award made by the Collector to the 2Commissioner; and (c) any order of the 2Commissioner, to the Financial Commissioner:

1. Sub-section (3) Substituted by Act No. XXIV of 1987,s-2. 2. Now Divisional Commissioner.

Provided that when an original award or order is confirmed on first appeal, a further appeal shall not lie.

(2) The period of limitation for an appeal under this section shall run from the date of the award or order appealed against and shall be as follows:- (a) when the appeal lies to the Collector

… 30 days (b) when the appeal lies to the 1Commissioner or the Financial Commissioner

… 60 days

(3) In computing the period for an appeal from an order or award under this Act, the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Limitation Act, 195 shall apply. (4) For the purposes of this act, the Collector, the 1Commissioner and the Financial Commissioner may, in so far as may be necessary or expedient to do so, exercise all the powers of Revenue Officer or a Revenue Court, as the case may be, under the Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, 1996 and the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Act, 1980.