Registered No.768/97 THE ASSAM GAZETTE 'bP'1t~Cf EXTRAORDINARY ~ <IS""~ "l1 ~ "!:f<IS lfi'l~ PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ~ 97 ~91,~. ~ 2~ ~~ 1999, 7 --11'691, 1921 (~) No. 97 Dispur, Thursday, 29th July, 1999, 7th Sravana, 1921 (S.E.)
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY IBE GOVERNOR REVENUE (REFORMS) NOTIFICATIONS The 19th July, 1999 No. RRG. 79/93/Pt-68.--In exercise of power conferred by Section 26 of the Assam Land Revenue Re-assessment Act, 1936, the Governor of Assam is hereby pleased to make the following rules further to I - 718 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. JULY. 29 1999 amend the Rules Under Section 26 of the Assam Land Revenue Re-assessment Act, 1936 (Assam Act VIII of 1936), hereinafter referred to as the principal Rules namely :- Shor ttitle L (1) These rules may be called the Assam Land Revenue and com- Re-assessment (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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(2) They shall have the like extent as the principal Rules.
(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Substitution 2. In the principal Rules, for the existing rule 6, the of rule 6. following shall be substituted, namely :- "6. The assessment shall ordinarily be altered to the assessment which is made upon trade or industrial land in adjoining town."
Substitution 3. In the principal Rules : of rule 14 and . insertion of new rules 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20.
(i) above rule 14 the words and figure "Forecast report vide Section 6 and the marginal note of rule 14 shall be deleted;
(ii) for rule 14 the following .new rule 14 shall be substituted, and after rule 14 the following new rules 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 shall be inserted, namely:- "14. Whenever the State Government notifies Re-assessment of revenue under section 29 A of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 for any class of estate either in rural areas or towns, the Deputy Commissioner shall immediately give wide publicity of the new rates proposed and the date from which the proposed rates shall come into force. The Deputy Commissioner shall cause the change in classifications and the re-assessed rate of revenue entered in the records of right and demand notice issued to the settlement holders.
15. The following kinds of land shall be deemed to be "Industrial Land" whether situated in urban or rural areas:-
(i) Land where assembling, storage, processing or manufacturing or both processing and manufacturing • 719 TIIE ASSAM GAZETTE. EX1RAORDINARY. JUL Y.29 1999 of any kinds of products is or are carried out. Products such as bricks, cloth materials, garments, food products, pipes of various nature, asbestos, iron and steel materials and other all timber and ancillary products, storage of coal and coal products etc. shall be recognised as industrial products for the purposes of these rules .
(ii) Land which has been purchased or taken on rent or lease for the purpose of establishing any assembling or storage or processing or/and manufacturing unit for production of foods and articles.
16. Industrial land shall be re-assessed to revenue at enhanced rate with effect from the date on which the processing or/and manufacturing unit obtained licence from the competent authority for establishment of the unit. The assessment shall ordinarily be altered to not less than the assessment made, if it were classes as trade site, in case of urban areas. In-case of rural areas, the re-assessed rate shall be at par with the assessment of relevant class of trade sites in adjoining town :
Provided that the minimum rate of revenue assessed shall not be less than that prescribed under section 25 B (I) of the Assam Land Revenue Re-assessment Act, 1936, as amended.
17. Industrial class shall be incorporated in the district scheme of classifications of Land and re-classification of "Industrial Land" shall be carried out and revenue assessed thereon in terms of section 25 A.
18. When a particular area has assumed the importance of trade site, commercial site, industrial site or residential site, for the purpose of assessment of land revenue at enhanced rates , the Deputy Commissioner shall prepare a proposal for declaration of that particular area as trade site or commercial site or industrial site or residential site and shall submit the same to the Director of land Records who in turn shall forward the proposal with his recommendation to the State Government for draft publication in the Official Gazette.
19. The State Government shall, by a draft Notification in the Official Gazette and in such places within the area concerned as the State Government may, by general or 720 THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. NL Y.29 1999 special order direct, signify its intention to declare a particular area as trade site or commercial site or industrial site or residential site, as the case may be, for the purpose of assessment of land revenue. A period of four weeks shall be allowed to file objections and/or suggestions before the Deputy Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner shall hear the objections and/or suggestions and forward the same to the Director of Land Records with his remarks within two weeks. The Director of Land records in his turn shall submit the proposal with his recommendations to the State Government for final notification.
20. After considering the proposal and views of the Director of Land Records the State Government shall by Notification in the Official Gazette declare a particular area as trade site or commercial site or industrial site or residential site for the purpose of assessment of land revenue at enhanced rate.
C. K. DAS, Commissioner & Secy. to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue Department Dispur.
The 19th July, 1999 No. RRG. 79/93/Pt-69.--In exercise of powers conferred under section 29 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, the Governor of Assam is hereby pleased to make the following rules Under Section 34 A of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation 1886 further to amend the Rules Under the Land and Revenue Regulation (Assam), hereinafter referred to as the principal Rules, namely:- . ' -/--- ..
TIIE ' ASSAM GAZETTE,' EX1RAORDINARY. JULY 29. 1999 721 Short title and Commeneement.
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1.(1) These rules may be called the Rules Under The Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Assam) (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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(~) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Insertion of new SECTION VI in
CHAPTER-I.
2. In the principal Rules, in CHAPTER-I :.(Settlement Rules), after SECTION V, the following new SECTION VI shall be inserted, namely:-- SECTIONVI · Rules Under Section 34A of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation in respect of revision of rates of revenue without conducting re-settlement operation.
82--G. Revisidn of rates of revenue due to change of factors.
When the factors upon which the assessment of land revenue had been made in the last re-settlement operation or thereafter have changed, the State Government may on its own motion or on the report of the Deputy Commissioner of the District, order revision of rates of revenue of any local area or class of estates both for town ' land and area other than town land, duly recording the ' reasons thereof. The State Government shall publish a notification in the Official Gazette specifying the particular ·local area or class of estates which are placed under the operation of revision of rates of land revenue under this rule.
82-H. Deputy Commissioner to exercise power of settlement Officer. For the purpose of carrying out the operation of revision of rates of land revenue under rule 82-G, --
(i) The Deputy Commissioner of the District shall exercise all or any of the powers of a Settlement Officer under section 138 of the Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 ;
(ii) The Circle Officers in the district shall be appointed as the . Assist:a_nt Settlement Officer and Assistant Survey Officers under section 133 and 134 respectively of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 2886 ; and 722 TIIE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY. JULY 29. 1999
(iii) The Deputy Commissioner shall engage the existing land records staff in the Circle (s) for the purpose.
82-I. Measures to cover all classes of land --- For the purpose of effective revision of rates of revenue the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Settlement Officer and the Assistant Survey Officer shall take all necessary measures to cover all classes of land within their jurisdiction.
82-J. Assessment proposal and its finalisation --- The Deputy Commissioner shall prepare assessment proposal and invite objecttions suggestion thereon from the person likely to be affected thereby, within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of notification. He shall thereupon submit the proposal for revision of rates of revenue to the Director of Land Records within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of expiry of the period fixed for receiving objections or suggestions. The Director of Land Records in turn shall forward the assessment proposal with his comments to the Government who shall consider it and communicate its order on the proposal to the Deputy Commissioner through the Director of Land Records, who shall notify the revision of rates in the Official Gazette.
C. K DAS, ./r-' Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Revenu~ Department, Dispur.
GUW AHA TI - Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P), Directorate of Ptg. and Sty., Assam, Guwabati-21 (Ex. Gazette) No. 193-500-600-29-7-99.