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Section 20: Contents of the declaration under Section 20 and the action to be taken upon it

The Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings Rules, 1957State Rules of Assam · 1957

(1) The declaration to be made under sub-section 2 of Section 20 by a transferee shall be filed in triplicate and shall contain the following inform ation-

(a) the plot number, and area of the land under transaction;

(b) the name an address of the transferor;

(c) the name and address ofthe transferee;

(d) the total area of land already held or possessed by the transferee or any member of his fami ly as owner or tenant;

(e) the plot number location and any otheradditional informationnecessary to indentify the lands mentionedin (d) above; and where these are held jointly with any other person, the share of the transferee or any member of his family;

(I) any other information notinconsistent with theaboveas required by the registering authority, or the Collector or any Officer authorised in this behalf, as the case may be, beforewhom the declaration is required to be filed under the provisions ofsub-section (2) of Section 20.

(2) Where the registeringauthori ty takes action under sub-section (3) of Section I. Inserted by amendment RRT247/75/12 dated 23-6-1980.

(4 2) The Assam Fixation ofCeiling on Land Holdings Act, 1956 20, he shall retain the copy of the decalration in his office for record.

(3) Where the registering authority does not take action under sub-section (3) of Section 20 he shall after registration ofthe document evidencing the transaction, forward two copies of the declaration to the Collector or any other officer authorised in this behalf

(4) The Collector or the Officer authorised shall send one ofthe copies of the decalaration recieved from the registering authority under the foregoing rule or a copy of any declaration made before him under proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 20 to the Settlement Officer or the Circle Sub-Deputy Collector within whose jurisdiction the land under transaction is situated and if the Settlement Officer or the Circle Sub-Deputy Collector finds that the actual area of lands already held by the transferee is greater than the area shown in the declaration, then he shall report the Collector or the authorised officer giving particulars of the lands actually held by the transferee.

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ActThe Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings Rules, 1957
Section20
Marginal noteContents of the declaration under Section 20 and the action to be taken upon it
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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