The Tamil Nadu Limited Proprietors Act, 1911
The Tamil Nadu Limited Proprietors Act, 1911
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The Tamil Nadu Limited Proprietors Act, 1911, provides a legal mechanism for individuals who are not the formal owners of an estate but possess the legal right to collect rents to be registered as "proprietors" for specific administrative purposes. This allows them to manage village services, hereditary offices, and land surveys as if they were the owner. The Act ensures that the government can hold these rent-collectors accountable for land revenue and administrative duties. It matters to citizens because it clarifies who is responsible for land-related obligations, ensuring that administrative tasks are performed even when the actual owner is absent or inactive.
- 1. Short title
- 2. Repealed]
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Application to collector for registration as proprietor
- 5. Procedure on such application
- 6. Collector to refer in case of dispute
- 7. Collector may cancel registration
- 8. Exercise of powers and duties by registered proprietor
- 9. Person registered to be landholder for Government dues
- 10. Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.
- 11. Revenue Recovery Act, 1864, to be served also upon the owner of the estate not less than one month before the sale.
- 12. Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.
- 13. District Collector's orders to be in writing
- 14. Barring of suits and injunctions
- 15. Power to make rules
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