The Punjab Thur and Sem Lands (Reclamation) Act, 1963
The Punjab Thur and Sem Lands (Reclamation) Act, 1963
This Act governs the process of rehabilitating agricultural lands in Punjab that have become infertile due to salinity, alkalinity, or waterlogging. It applies to owners and cultivators of these "thur and sem lands" affected by environmental hazards that prevent normal cropping. The legislation establishes a legal framework for the State Government to declare areas as reclaimable projects, allowing officers to conduct surveys and carry out necessary remedial measures. By formalizing this process, the Act provides landholders with a structured path to object to declarations and claim compensation, ensuring that usable agricultural resources are restored for economic production.
- 1. Short title
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Authority to enter upon lands
- 4. Procedure for declaring reclaimable area
- 5. Power to enter, etc., on lands in reclaimable areas and payment of compensation for damage
- 6. Provided that no such decision shall be made by the Collector without affording an opportunity of being heard to the person concerned.
- 7. Execution of reclamation schemes
- 8. Application for procuring temporary occupation of lands for purposes of reclamation
- 9. Temporary occupation to be procured under Land Acquisition Act,
- 10. Restoration of Land
- 11. Liability of owners of land for cost of reclamation
- 12. Recovery of cost of reclamation
- 13. Provided that the defaulter shall not be liable for arrest nor his land shall be sold.
- 14. Permission to increase rent on account of reclamation
- 15. Power to use force, etc
- 16. Delegation
- 17. Certain powers under Central Act 8 of 1873 to be exercised by Director
- 18. Persons acting under the Act to be public servants
- 19. Protection of acts done in good faith
- 20. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 21. Power to make rules
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