(1) No person shall transfer any fragement in respect of which a notice has been given under sub-section (2) of section 6 unless thereby the fragment becomes merged in a contiguous Survey number or reconginsed sub-division of a survey number. . .
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Punjab x; Tenancy Act, 1887, no such fragment Shall be leased to any person other than a person cultivating any land which is contiguous to the fragment. Fragmontation 8. No land in any notified area shall be transferred Prohibted. <4° or partitioned so as to create a fragment. Penalty for transfer 9. The transfer or partition of any land contrary to Or partition con- trary to provisions the provisions of this Act, shall be void. of Act.
Valuation of frag ment.
Transfer of frag. 11. The owner r ment,
10. Any owner of a fragment who intends to sell it shall make an application in this behalf to the Collector for determination of its market price and the Collector shall, after hearing the applicant and the owners of the contiguous survey numbers or recognised sub- divisions of Survery numbers determine the market price, and such determination Shall be final and conclusive for the purposes of this chapter.
eferred to in the preceding section shall in the first instance offer the fragment for sale to the owners of cognised sub-divisions “[Government] for the py 3 on pay: ment by the *[Govern Purpose of the 3[State] to persons possessing j determine, and thereu tely in the *[Government of ‘[State] free from aj] encumbrarcest® purpose a : ‘Substituted for the words “State Gov. ” : organisatio® webs forthe weed 328,08 Ss and Conceace eee, Sea ae *Substituted for the aah sawn" by the Adaptation of Laws Order. 1 4“ ‘ if. 1950 Province'- by the Adaptation of Laws Ore 1948 Fast Pb. Act L.] Hotpings (CONSOLIDA . AND PREVENTION eon 339 OF FRAGMENTATION)
12. When 1 yor under section 54 of the Code of Civi vil Pr ocedure, 1908, assessed to Payment for the partition of an undivide ayment o are to the NGoversment Tred tO the Goverment” fied area for which standard areas have b ] in any noti- separation of share whe separate possession of a share of een fixed, for the such partition of separation shall b such an estate, no create a one ee e€ made so as to
13. Notwithstanding anythi ; .
law for the time being in Force See auained IN any “Central Governby the *[Central Government] or any local thority x authority ott sold at any sale held un der the orders of aut Ority OF acquire land so as to leave 7 fragment. any court so as ‘sve fragment.
(2) If any land acquired by the 2[C or any local authority is in excess UF Ts edu rent shall be offered for sale in the first instance to the owne 3 of contiguous survey numbers or recognised sub-divisions of survey numbers at pri ; . ° under sub-section(/). Price” at whtes, atwale Beguine’
CHAPTER Iil—ConsoLpaATION OF HOLDINGs
14.(7) With the object of consolidating holdings in Goverment ma any estate or group of estates or any part thereof for the ofits own accord or on application depurpose of better cultivation of lands therein, the ctareits ” intenti to make scheme {Central Government] may of its own motion or on application made in this behalf declare by notification and by aa publication in the prescribed manner in the estate or estates a concerned its intention to make a scheme for the consolidation of holdings in such estate or estates or part thereof as may be specified.
(2) On such publication in the estate concerned the 1 Consolidation Central Government] may appoint a he prescribed manner Officer who shall after obtaining int f the estate or estates conthe advice of the landowners © cerned, %[and of the non-proprietors and the Gram Panchayat, if any, constituted in such estate or estates under the Gram’ Panchayat Act, No. IV of 1953], prepale © Scheme for the consolidation of holdin gs in such estate or e.
‘states or part thereof as the case May D*-_ Substituted fi , ‘6 99 ‘ f Law : or the word “Crown” by Adaptation 0 (Chan ubstituted for the words “State Gvernment** by the Puna ligath) (Adaptation of Laws n State an! Concarrent Subjecie “Inserted by East Punjab Idings Consoldiation y unjab Holding Cr Panjab A ct, nd Prevention 0 . II of 1955) tati ®) Amendment and Validation) Aas yy nus: jer th ction 3 of Punjab Aci VII of 1955, Fea < Unus ." ‘dation under the ) -agg 2—-No Scieme of Consolidt io? mentation) “Validation of certain din g proceedings :— 0 East Punjab Holding ( atina aad Prevention round that the Act, 1948, shall b> den valid merely 02 Fre cot sa obtained advice of non-properietors and Gram Panchayee " commencement of during any Consolidation proceedings before _ 24a Scheme to provide compensation.
Occupancy = 340 HOLDINGS CONSOLIDATION [1948 : East pp, Acty.
AND PREVENTION L, OF FRAGMENTATION) 11(3) Where a notification under sub-section (1) been ne in respect of a group of estates and the hola” is situtated in more tian one estate in the Sroup, ther nowithstanding anything contained in the Punjab Lang ‘n, Revenue Act, 1887, the scheme prepared by the Consolj.
dation Officer may provide for the alteration of boundaries of such estates. ]