Act to override other laws

(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or any contract or any usage or custom. (2) For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that all bustiwallas and all other persons holding agricultural lands under the State hold such lands directly and that there is no intermediate or interposing or intervening agency or interest between the State and the bustiwalla or other persons holding agricultural lands and that all such bustiwallas and other persons are liable to pay revenue to the Government of the State of Sikkim for such lands held by them. In sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act, the words "from time to time" shall be and shall always be deemed to have been, deleted and after sub-section (1) the following shall be and shall always be deemed to have been added namely:-"Explanation 1- The State Government may notify different dates for different areas of the State. Explanation 11- Land held by a jotdar as owner along with land cultivated by him in the capacity of an Adhiadar or a Kutiadar shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be held by him."(2) Sub-sections (2), and (3) of Section 5 of the Act shall be and shall always be deemed to have been deleted.