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Bare Act

The Kerala Land Development Act, 1964

General196440 sections

This law regulates land development in the state of Kerala by establishing the Kerala Land Development Board and District Committees. It authorizes developing land into "Padasekharam"—grouped areas suitable for unified cultivation and irrigation work. The Act enables the government to formulate land development schemes for effective water management, conservation, and eco-restoration. By setting up institutional structures and prescribing powers for executing officers, the legislation facilitates organizing land for better agricultural production while protecting natural resources. Its purpose is to modernize land use patterns, improve crop yields, and ensure sustainable management of Kerala's fertile but varied terrain.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution of the Board
  4. 4. Functions of the Board
  5. 5. Constitution of District Committees
  6. 6. 6
  7. 7. Functions of the District Committee
  8. 7A. Padasekharam Committee
  9. 7B. Functions of the Padasekharam committee
  10. 7C. Watershed committee
  11. 7D. Functions of the Watershed Committee
  12. 8. Matters for which a scheme may provide
  13. 9. Preparation of scheme
  14. 10. Publication of scheme and inviting objections
  15. 11. Report of the Inquiring Officer
  16. 12. Power of the District committee to sanction schemes
  17. 13. Appointment of Executing Officer
  18. 14. Power to enforce scheme
  19. 15. Power of Government to carry out works under a scheme
  20. 15A. Power of Government to direct local authority to take up schemes
  21. 16. Liability of persons whose lands are not included in the scheme to contribute
  22. 17. Reference to Court
  23. 18. Power to make, grant or advance loan
  24. 19. Right of entry
  25. 20. Records of rights and liabilities
  26. 21. Obligation of owners of lands to maintain and repair of works
  27. 22. Notification of areas and control over them
  28. 23. Power to regulate, restrict, or prohibit certain matters within the notified area
  29. 24. Proclamation of order under section 23 and admission of claims for compensation
  30. 25. Inquiries into claims and award of compensation
  31. 26. Method of awarding compensation
  32. 27. Amount to be recoverable as arrears of Land revenue
  33. 28. Permission to owners to increase rent on account of improvements effected
  34. 29. Certain officer to be public servants
  35. 30. Protection of persons acting in good faith-limitation of suits and prosecutions
  36. 31. Vacancies amongst members for defect in the constitution not to invalidate proceedings of or The District Committee or the Padasekharam Committee
  37. 32. 32
  38. 33. Power to make rules
  39. 34. Repeal
  40. 35. Certain schemes etc. deemed to have been prepared under this Act and saving of work carried out under the Travancore-Cochin Land Development Act, 1950

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