The Mizoram (Prevention of Government Land Encroachment) Act, 2001
The Mizoram (Prevention of Government Land Encroachment) Act, 2001
The Mizoram (Prevention of Government Land Encroachment) Act, 2001, is a legislative measure designed to protect public and government-owned land from unauthorized occupation. It applies to the entire state of Mizoram, excluding areas governed by Autonomous District Councils under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The Act defines "Public Land" broadly to include government property, public spaces, and community-held areas like grazing grounds and playgrounds. It empowers Revenue Officers to prohibit illegal construction, evict encroachers, and impose penal rents. This legislation is vital for citizens as it preserves shared community resources and ensures that public land remains accessible for its intended collective use.
- 1. Short title. extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Amendment of section 2 of the principal Act
- 4. Substitution of section 3
- 5. PROHIBITION OF ENCROACHMENT OF PUBLIC LAND - No person shall encroach or occupy any Public Land, for whatsoever reason or purpose, without prior and express permission of the Government.
- 6. Assessment of rent and penalty not to be challenged in Civil Court
- 7. Amendment of section 7
- 8. UNCERTAIN: possible reading = Stay of construction]
- 9. Prior notice to be given to persons in unauthorised occupation
- 10. Recovery of Penal rent as a Public Demand
- 11. Amendment of section 11
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