Amendment of section 82 of Assam Act I of 1929

In sub-section (1) of section 82 of the said Act, after the first two provisos the following shall be inserted as an additional proviso, namely :— “ Provided further that if an under-raiyat has a right of occupancy in the holding or a portion thereof the landlord shall, before entering on the holding under this section, offer the whole holding to the under-raiyat at the rent paid by the raiyat and on condition of the under-raiyat paying off all arrears due from the raiyat. If the under-raiyat refuses or neglects within a reasonable time to accept the offer, the landlord may enter on the holding and let it to another tenant or cultivate it himself.”