Ceiling area.

1[5. Ceiling area.- (1) For the puposes of this Act, the ceiling area of lands shall be,-

1. (a) 48 acres of jirayat land, or
2. (b) 24 acres of seasonally irrigated land or paddy or rice land, or
3. (c) 12 acres of perennially irrigated land.

1. (2) Where the land held by a person consists of two or more kinds of land specified in sub-section (1), the ceiling area of such holding shall be determined on the basis of one acre of perennially irrigated land being equal to two acres of seasonally irrigated land or paddy or rice land, or four acres of jirayat land. 2[Explanation.- In calculating the ceiling area, warkas land shall be excluded.]