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The Jammu and Kashmir Urban Property (Ceiling) Act, 1971

The Jammu and Kashmir Urban Property (Ceiling) Act, 1971

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The Jammu and Kashmir Urban Property (Ceiling) Act, 1971, was enacted to prevent the concentration of urban land and buildings in the hands of a few individuals, thereby promoting social equity. It establishes a "ceiling limit" on the amount of urban property a person or family can legally own. If a person owns property exceeding this limit, they are legally required to declare it to the government. The government then has the authority to acquire this excess property for public use. The Act regulates property transfers, mandates declarations of ownership, and imposes penalties on those who conceal assets or violate ownership restrictions.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencemnt
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Ceiling limits
  4. 4. Restriction on ownership of urban Property in excess of ceiling limits
  5. 5. Persons owning urban property to file statements
  6. 8. Final statement
  7. 9. Government to acquire urban property in excess of the ceiling limit
  8. 10. Notice to be given to competent authority before urban property in excess of ceiling limit is transferred
  9. 11. During a period of two years from the commencement of this Act, no person shall transfer any urban property in excess of the ceiling limit unless he has given a notice to the competent authority.
  10. 12. Power of Government to acquire urban property in excess of the ceiling limit
  11. 13. When urban property in excess of the ceiling limit may be transferred
  12. 14. Restrictions on registration of transfers of urban property
  13. 15. Ceiling limit on future acquisition by inheritance, request or by sale in execution of decrees, etc
  14. 16. Power of competent authority
  15. 17. Appeal against order of the competent authority
  16. 18. Powers of revision
  17. 19. Provided that the Government shall not pass any order under this section which is prejudicial to any person without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  18. 20. Offences and punishments
  19. 21. Act not to apply to certain urban properties
  20. 22. Power to make rules

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