Insertion of new sections 16, 17 and 18.

After section 15 of the Mysore (Religious and Charitable) Inams Abolition Act, 1955 (Mysore Act 18 of 1955) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following sections shall be inserted, namely:- "16.Basic annual sum.- A sum called "the basic annual sum" shall first be determined in respect of the inam. 17. Component parts of basic annual sum of an inam.- (1) The basic annual sum of an inam shall be the aggregate of the sums specified below, less the deductions specified in section 18, namely:- (i) the whole of the average net annual income derived by the inamdar during a period of five years immediately preceeding the date of vesting from lands in respect of which any person is entitled to be registered under sections 4, 5 and 7. (ii) the whole of the average net annual income derived by the inamdar during a period of five years immediately preceeiding the date of vesting from lands other than lands in respect of which any person is entitled to be registered under sections 4, 5, 7 and 8: Provided that,- (a) the income form sandalwood or any other reserved forest produce shall not be included in the annual income from forests unless the right thereto was expressly conferred on the inamdar by a competent authority; (b) the income from royalty on minerals or from mining leases shall not be included in the annual income unless the right to such minerals or mines was expressly conferred on the inamdar by a competent authority and such right was recoginsed under section 38 of the Land Revenue Code; (c) the income from ferries shall not be included in the annual income unless the right to such ferries was expressly granted to the inamdar by a competent authority. (2) Where the particulars necessary to compute the average net annual income under clause (ii) of sub-section (1) are not available or appear in material respects to be incorrect, the computation may be made in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall in their application to a minor inam be subject to the modification that in clause (i) and clause (ii) the reference to section 7 and section 8 respectively, shall be omitted. 18. Jodi etc., to be deducted.- From the aggregate of the sum referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 17, ascertained as aforesaid, there shall be deducted,- (a) the whole of the Jodi, quit-rent or other amount, if any, or a like nature, payable annually by the inamdar; (b) the annual remuneration payable to village officers at the scales prescribed by the Government by or under the Mysore Village Officers Act, 1906 where such officers were employed by the inamdar; (c) the average annual cost of maintenance of irrigation works incurred by the inamdar during the period of five years immediately preceeding the date of vesting; (d) the average annual cost of management of the inam incurred by the inamdar during the period of five years immediately preceeding the date of vesting".