The Nagaland Eviction of Persons in Unauthorised Occupation of Public Land Act, 1971
The Nagaland Eviction of Persons in Unauthorised Occupation of Public Land Act, 1971
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This Act governs the removal of people who occupy public land without proper permission in the state of Nagaland. It applies to anyone using land owned by the state government, local councils, or state-controlled companies without a valid written agreement. The law overrides any local customs that might allow such unauthorized use. It sets rules for how leases work if there is no written contract and provides a legal process for eviction through written notices, ensuring that public land is not misused or held illegally by private individuals or groups.
- 0. Preamble
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Act. to override custom or usage
- 4. Duration of certain leases in the absence of written contract or local law
- 6. Order of eviction to persons in unauthorised occupation of from public land
- 7. Power to recover damage
- 8. Deputy Commissioner’s Power to enforce delivery of possession of public land by evicting the unauthorised occupants.
- 9. Damages and costs recoverable as public demands.
- 10. Disposal of property of any public land by unauthorised occupants.
- 11. Powers of the Deputy Commissioner of 5, 1908
- 12. Appeal.
- 13. Finally of orders
- 14. Bar to suits or legal proceedings
- 15. Liability of heirs and Legal representatives
- 16. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 17. Offences and penalty
- 18. Power to make rules.
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