Section 71: Settlement Officer, how to proceed for making a settlement
The Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968State Act of Goa · Act 9 of 1969
In making a settlement the Settlement Officer shall proceed as follows:—
(1) he shall hold an enquiry in the prescribed manner;
(2) he shall divide the lands to be settled into groups as provided by section 69;
(3) he shall ascertain in the prescribed manner the average yield of crops of lands for the purpose of the settlement;
(4) he shall then fix standard rates for each class of land in each group on a consideration of the relevant factors as provided in sub-section (2) of section 69;
(5) he shall submit to the Collector in the prescribed manner a report (hereinafter called the settlement report) containing his proposals for the settlement.