The Odisha Agricultural Year Act, 1963

The Orissa Agricultural Year Act, 1963

Act 24 of 1963

Keyword(s): Uniform Agricultural Year

Amendment appended: 31 of 1992

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THE ORISSA AGRICULTURAL YEAR ACT, 1963

PREAI~uLE

Secrro~s

(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Agricultural Year Act, 1963. (2) It shall extend to the whfiIe of the State of Orissa. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notibtion, appoint in that behalf.

It is hereby declared that with effect from the date of commencement of this Act- (a) the year commencing on the first day of April shall be the agricuItura1 year, anything in any law to the contrary notwithstanding; (b) all references in any law to a fasli year, mamli year or revenue year or any other agricultural year, howsoever defined, designated or locally known, and all such references, in the absence of an intention to the cbntrary, in any contract, deed or instrua rnent shall be construed as references to the year specified in clause (a). Explanation-"Law" includes any rule, order, notification, practice, custom and usage having the force of law.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, and in the absence of any contract in writing to the contrary- (1) all land revenue jn respect of any land payble during the dgricultural year specified in clause (a) of section 2 and all rent payable during the said year in respect of any land held for agricultural purposes shall- (i) if payable in cash, be paid in two instalrnents falling due on the fifteenth day of December and the first day of March respectively of the said year: Provided that not less than one-third of such land revenue or such rcnt, as thc case may be, sb all be paid on or before the dare on which the first instalment falls due; (ii) if payable in kind otherwise than in produca be paid in one instalrnent falling due on the first day of March of the said year; (iii) if payable in produce, be paid in one instalment falling due on the last day of the month immediately following the month during which the crop is harvested of the said year; (2) on any default being made in payment of land revenue or rent on the date or dates specified in clause (1) such land revenue or rent or as the case may be, such portion thereof to which the default relates shall carry simple interest at the rate of twelve per centum per annum from the date of defauIt. Explanation-"Law" has the same meaning as in section 2; and "interest" where land revenue or rent is payablc in kind means the interest reckoned OD the basis of the prevailing ma~kei v a h ~ .

(1) Nothing contained in section 2 or section 3 shall be deemed to prejudice any rights and liabilities subsisting on the date of commencement of this Act. (2) Subject tofhe provisions of sub-section (1) the aforesaid rights and liabilities in so far as they concern the State Government and relate to a period subsequent to the date aforesaid, shall in accordance with any general or spe~iai order made by the State Government or, subject to their control, by any oficer or authority empowered in that behalf, be liable to be adjusted and given effect to as if lhe provisions of this Act applied i~ respect of such fights and liabilities.

If any difficulty arises id giving effect to the provisions of thrs Act, particularly in relation to the transition from any law over-ridden by this Act to the provisions of this Act, the State Government nay, by general or special order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions whicb appears to be necessary or expedient for the purpose for removing tbe difficulty.