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The Goalpara Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1943

The Goalpara Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1943

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This Act regulates land tenancy, rent limits, and property transfers in the Goalpara region of Assam. Applying to landlords, tenants, and sub-tenants, it establishes crucial protections for local agricultural workers. It allows occupancy tenants to transfer their holdings, caps the duration of land mortgages, and shields sub-tenants by capping their rent and granting them occupancy rights after twelve years of continuous farming. Crucially, the law suspends rent increases for ten years and protects tenants' land rights if their fields are flooded or eroded. This reform matters because it reduces tenant exploitation and secures agricultural livelihoods against landlord control.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Amendment of section 8 of Assam Act I of 1929
  3. 3. Substitution of new section 20 of Assam Act I of 1929
  4. 4. Section 4
  5. 5. Deletion of section 22 of Assam Act I of 1929
  6. 6. Deletion of section 23 of Assam Act I of 1929
  7. 7. Substitution of new section 25 of Assam Act I of 1929
  8. 8. Amendment of section 26 of Assam Act I of 1929
  9. 9. Amendment of section 33 of Assam Act I of 1929
  10. 10. Amendment of section 41 of Assam Act I of 1929
  11. 11. Insertion of new section 41A
  12. 12. Amendment of section 42 of Assam Act I of 1929
  13. 13. Insertion of new section 42A
  14. 14. Deletion of section 43 of Assam Act I of 1929
  15. 15. Insertion of a new sub-section to section 46 of Assam Act I of 1929
  16. 16. Amendment of section 56 of Assam Act I of 1929
  17. 17. Deletion of section 57 of Assam Act I of 1929
  18. 18. Insertion of proviso after clause (a) of section 58 of Assam Act I of 1929
  19. 19. Amendment of section 59 of Assam Act I of 1929
  20. 20. Amendment of section 69 of Assam Act I of 1929
  21. 21. Amendment of section 70 of Assam Act I of 1929
  22. 22. Substitution of a new section for section 76 of Assam Act I of 1929
  23. 23. Deletion of section 77 of Assam Act I of 1929
  24. 24. Amendment of section 79 of Assam Act I of 1929
  25. 25. Amendment of section 81 of Assam Act I of 1929
  26. 26. Amendment of section 82 of Assam Act I of 1929
  27. 27. Substitution of new section for section 83 of Assam Act I of 1929
  28. 28. Amendment of section 84 of Assam Act I of 1929
  29. 29. Insertion of new sections
  30. 30. Amendment of section 98 of Assam Act I of 1929
  31. 31. Deletion of section 140 of Assam Act I of 1929
  32. 32. Deletion of section 141 of Assam Act I of 1929
  33. 33. Deletion of sections 142 and 143 of Assam Act I of 1929
  34. 34. Amendment of section 147 of Assam Act I of 1929
  35. 35. Amendment of section 148 of Assam Act I of 1929
  36. 36. Amendment of section 152 of Assam Act I of 1929
  37. 37. Amendment of section 162 of Assam Act I of 1929
  38. 38. Chapter XII of Assam Act I of 1929
  39. 39. Amendment of section 171 of Assam Act I of 1929
  40. 40. Amendment of section 177 of Assam Act I of 1929
  41. 41. Amendment of section 182 of Assam Act I of 1929
  42. 8(4). Section 8(4)
  43. 8(5). Section 8(5)
  44. 8(6). Section 8(6)

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