(1) In the proviso (i») to Section 13 of the Principal Act, after the words “ ind ust ria l purpo ses” and before the words “ the assessment” , the following shall be inserte d, na mely:— “or if the soil of any estate has permanen tly im pro ved or dete riorate d through causes beyond the control of th e settl ement ho lder” .
(2) At the end of the existing provisos to Section 13 of the Principal Act the following new proviso shal l be adde d, na mely:—
(fit) that, if , a fter the expiry o f every fifteen years, the average level of prices of A gric ultu ral produce fo r the last fifteen years has , in the opinion of the Sta te Government c hanged by more than 25 p er cen t from the average price level of the period of fifteen years prec eding the last a fifteen years, then the assessment may be revised at any time afte r the exp ira tion o f the last fifteen years by increasing or reducing the assessment accord ing as the prices rise or fall , in the ma nner set ou t be low:— Changes in prices Changes in Lan d Revenue («) Up to 25 per cen t (Z>) Above 25 per cent and bu t not above 31J per cent.
(c) Above 311 p er cent bu t not above 37J p er cen t.
(</) Above 37 j per cen t bu t not above 43J per cent .
(?) Above 431 per cent Nil.
3 j p er cent.
6 | per cent.
9 j per cent .
12 | per cent.