Certain persons to file statements

Certain persons to file statements. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, every family consisting of more than one member, owning or holding more than twelve acres in extent of land, every adult unmarried person and every family consisting of a sole surviving member, owning or holding more than six acres in extent of land and every other person (other than a bank) owning or holding more than twelve acres in extent of land shall, within a period of seventy-five days from the commencement of the Mahe Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1980, file a statement before the Land Board intimating the location, extent and such other particulars as may be prescribed, of all lands (including lands exempted under section 91) owned or held by such family or person. Explanation. – In this sub-section “Bank” means a scheduled bank as defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Central Act 2 of 1934), or a corresponding new bank constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (Central Act 5 of 1970), or the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (Central Act 23 of 1955), or a subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (Central Act 38 of 1959). (2) The statement under sub-section (1) shall be filed, (a) in the case of an adult unmarried person or the sole surviving member of a family, by such person; (b) in the case of a minor, lunatic, idiot or a person subject to like disability, but the guardian, manager or other person in charge of such person or of the property of such person; (c) in the case of a family, by the husband or in his absence, by the wife, or, in the absence of both, by the guardian of the minor children; (d) in the case of any other person, by any person competent to act for such person in this behalf.