(1) Notwi thst and ing any thin g hereinbefore con tain ed, the Provincial Governm ent may ado pt such measures as it deems fit for the protect ion of those classes w ho on accoun t of their prim itive cond ition and lack of educat ion or materi al advanta ges are incapable o f looking afte r the ir welfare in so far as such welfare depends upon the ir having sufficient land for the ir maintenan ce.
(2) Th e Prov ihcia l Governmen t ma y, by notifica tion in the official Gazette , specify the classes of people whom it considers enti tled to protection by such measures as aforesaid .
Con stitu tion 161. Th e pro tect ive measures may include the consti tuof compact t ;o n o f co mpa ct areas, in regions predom inantly peopled by the classes of people notified un de r the provisions of sub section (2) of section 160, into belts or blocks. The boundaries of th e areas so constituted shall as far as possible coincide wi th ma uza boun daries or be otherwise easily distin guish able.
Extension o f 16 2. (1) Th e Prov incia l Governmen t may, by notifica- Ch apter X tion in the official Gaz ette , dire ct that the provisions of th is to such Ch apter shall app ly to the areas, or any o f the areas, consti tut ed into belts or blocks under the provisions of section
161. On such app lica tion , the di sposal of land by lease for ord inary cul tiva tion , the na tur e and extent of rights conveyed by ann ual or periodic leases, the terminat ion or [ Price annas 2 or 2d.]
2 tv-*- forfe iture of.such r ights, the ejec tme nt of persons in occupa tion who have no valid right in the lan d, the man age ment or let ting ou t in farm of l and in ce rta in circumstances by the Deputy Commissioner, and other allied or connected matters shal l, so far as poss ible, be governed by the pro visions of this Ch apter and the rules made the reunde r.
- Where this is n ot possible, the Deputy Commiss ioner shall be guided by the spir it of the provisions of the foregoing Cha pte rs of the Reg ula tion and the rules mad e the re und er.
(2) The Provincial Gov ernment may , in like ma nner, dir ect th at the provisions of this Chapt er shall cease to apply to any are a, or areas , or portions of any area or are as, to which they have been app lied under the provisions of sub-section (1).
(3) The app lica tion of the provisions of this Chapt er to any area as aforesaid will not affect
(a) land settled for special cultivation or purposes anc illary to special cult ivat ion (including grants made for tea cult ivat ion) , (£>) lakher aj, nisfkheraj or special estates settled with non-cul tiva tors for the ir maintenance, which land and estates and the righ ts and interests therein shall cont inue to be governed by the provisions of the fore going Chapters of th e Reg ula tion and the rules made the re under.
Disposal of 16 3. (1) Th e disposal of la nd , in areas to which the 'poses of cul- Pr o v ’s*0 n s ° f this Ch ap ter app ly, for the purpose of tivatio n. ord inary cult ivat ion or purposes anc illa ry the reto, shall be in accorda nce with such policy and procedu re as may be ado pted and direc ted by the Prov incia l Government. _
(2) In adoptin g and directing such policy or procedure the Provincial Governmen t shall take into cons idera tion—
(a) the bona fide needs of those who are permanently resid ing in the area on the date of the notification under sub section (1) o f section 162, (Z>) the bona fide needs of those who are temporarily residing in the are a, bu t who are sett lement holders of land within the are a, on the aforesaid da te, and who are likely to und erta ke to become permanently resident therein with in a reasonable time,
(c) the buna fide needs of mem bers of the classes notif ied und er sub-sec tion (2) of section 160, who are living elsewhere in the d istr ict, and
(rf) if the extent of cult ivable land ava ilab le for set tlem ent in the belt o r block be large enough, the bona fide needs of oth er classes of persons residing in the neighbour- ( hood of the be lt or block. Preference shall be given to persons whose relig ion, mode of life, agr icu ltural customs and hab its are the more akin to those of the classes for whose pro tec tion the belt or block was constitu ted .
settlement0* ^ 4 . W A sett lem ent hold er other than a landholder holders and shall have n,o right s in the land held by. him beyond land - such as are expressed in his s ettl ement lease.
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(2) A landho lder shall have a right of use and occupancy in the land held by him subject to any restric tions or modifications presc ribed in rules made under this Ch apter , and to the provisions of section 9.
(3) The right s of a land holder derived from a periodic lease in respec t of land to which the provisions of this Ch ap ter have been app lied , and issued before the da te o f the notification under sub-section (1) o f section 162 shal l, for the perio d during which the area remains subject to the provisions of the Chapter, be the same as described in sub-section (2).