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The Punjab Colonization of Government Lands Act, 1912

The Punjab Colonization of Government Lands Act, 1912

General191239 of 38 sections available3 chapters

This Act provides the legal framework for the management, allotment, and regulation of government-owned lands in Punjab and Haryana. It empowers the government to grant land to tenants under specific conditions, establishing clear rules for land use, succession, and transfer. The Act grants the Collector significant authority to oversee these tenancies, manage disputes, and enforce compliance. It also addresses the transition from tenancy to proprietary ownership and establishes strict penalties for encroachment, unauthorized use, or breach of tenancy conditions. For citizens, it defines the legal boundaries of holding government land, inheritance rights, and the consequences of violating land agreements.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 4Application of the Act
  2. 5Government may declare to be scheduled tenancies under this section.
  3. 6Applicability of the Punjab Tenancy Act
  4. 7Applicability of the Punjab Land Revenue and Punjab Tenancy Act
  5. 8Government and in particular shall not be so construed to limit successions to tenancies otherwise than as provided in such statement of conditions.
  6. 9Application of Chapter IV of Land Revenue Act, 1887, to certain village sites

Chapter II PROVISIONS RELATING TO TENANTS →

  1. 10Issue of statements of conditions of tenancies
  2. 11After possession has been so taken, the grant shall be held subject to the conditions declared applicable thereto.
  3. 12Temporary absence
  4. 13Entries in record-of-rights or in annual record to be equivalent to entries in register issued under Act 3 of 1893
  5. 14Position of tenants holding hitherto under Act 3 of 1893
  6. 15Purchaser to be tenant pending payment in full of purchase money
  7. 16False information by a tenant
  8. 17Provided that this section shall not apply to persons who have been in possession of a tenancy for more than three years or to any person who has acquired a right of ownership.
  9. 18Rights of tenant not to be attached or sold
  10. 19Transfer of rights to be void
  11. 20Provided that the right of subletting conferred by this section shall not release any tenant from a condition requiring him to reside in the estate in which his tenancy is situated.
  12. 21Succession to tenants acquiring by succession
  13. 22Acquisition of ownership not to affect nomination of heir
  14. 23Revocation of nomination
  15. 24Power of imposing penalties for breaches of conditions
  16. 25Power of re-entry and provisions as to compensation in certain cases
  17. 26Provided that if the tenancy be allotted to any other person, the amount of compensation, if any, paid to the outgoing tenant shall be recoverable by the Collector from the incoming tenant.
  18. 27Saving of certain tenancies and conditions
  19. 28Sums due to the Government to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue
  20. 29Power to abrogate conditions

Chapter III PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROPRIETORS →

  1. 30Acquisition of proprietary right
  2. 30ASchedule II of this Act and be bound by the other provisions of this Act applicable to proprietors of land.
  3. 31Mares, camels or their progeny maintained under prescribed conditions not to be attached or sold
  4. 32Power of re-entry in case of squatters and trespassers
  5. 33Government without payment of any compensation whatsoever.
  6. 34Additional power of Collector in regard to offences
  7. 35Power to levy a cess for administration of common village expenses
  8. 36Act, 1887.
  9. 37Officer exercises any power vested in it or in him by or under this Act.
  10. 38No suit shall lie against any public servant for anything done by him in good faith under this Act.

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