(1) Any officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Revenue Officer specially authorised by the Government in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the authorised officer) may, from time to time, postpone the inclusion of any land in the ayacut of a notified work for such period as he rnay, by order in writing, specify on the ground that such land requires expensive lowering of the level or on such other ground as may be prescribed.
Explanation,—For the purposes of this sub-section, "expensive lowering of the level" means any reclamation involving expenditure exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees per hectare.
Exclusion of certain lands from ayacut in certain cases.
(2) Where the period specified in any order under sub-section (1) expires, the land referred to in that sub-section shall be deemed to be included in the ayacut aforesaid and the Government shall be entitled to levy contribution under this Regulation on such land with effect from the fasli year in which such land shall be deemed to be included in the ayacut under this sub-section.
(3) Where any land included in the ayacut of a notified work is not fit for the irrigation on the date of such inclusion for such reasons as may be prescribed and is subsequently brought under irrigation, the Government shall be entitled to levy contribution under this Regulation on such land with effect from the fasli year in which the land is so brought under irrigation.
8. Every authorised officer shall, after following such procedure as may be prescribed, by order, levy the contribution under this Regulation In respect of any land situated within his jurisdiction:
Provided that where the ayacut of a notified work lies within the jurisdiction of more than one authorised officer, the Government may, Authorised officer to levycontribution.
22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART ~— by general or special order, specify the officer who should levy the contribution in respect of lands in such avacut.
Appeal. 9. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the authorised officer with respect to the levy of contribution under this Regulation may prefer an appeal to the prescribed authority in such form, in such manner and within such time, as may be prescribed and such authority may make such order in the case as it may think fit:
Provided that before making any order under this section the prescribed authority shall give a reasonable opportunity to the affected person for making a representation in the matter.
(2) Any order made by the authorised officer with respect to the levy of contribution under this Regulation shall, subject to the right of appeal provided in sub-section (1), be final, shall be binding on all persons having interest in the land and shall not be liable to be questioned in a court of law.
1.0. (1) The contribution payable by a land-holder shall be paid by him In annual instalments.
(2) The annual instalments per hectare shall be twelve rupees and fifty palse or one-twentieth of the total amount of the contribution payable by him, whichever is higher:
Provided that a land-holder shall be entitled to pay within a period of two years from the date on which he becomes liable to pay the contribution the entire amount of contribution with a rebate at such rate as may be prescribed.
(3) Arrears of instalments of the contribution shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum and such interest shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
Contribution how paid