(1) Save as otherwise provided by this Chapter, there shall be a record-of-rights for each estate.
(2) The record-of-rights for an estate shall include the following documents, namely:-
(a) Statements showing, so far as may be practicable:
(i) the persons who are land-owners, tenants or assignees of land revenue 2[in the estate or who] receive any of the rents, profits in the estate, or who are entitled to the produce of the estate, or to occupy land therein;
(ii) the nature and extent of the interests of those persons, and the conditions and liabilities attaching thereto; and
(iii) the rent, land revenue, rates, cesses or other payments due from and to each of those persons and to the Government;
(b) a statement of customs respecting rights and liabilities in the estate;
(c) a map of the estate; and
(d) such other documents as the Financial Commissioner may, with the previous sanction of the State Government prescribe.
3[(2-A) The record of-rights for sub-estate shall include the documents mentioned in clauses (a), (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of this section.]
1. Substituted for the word “annual” vide H.P. Act No. 21 of 1976.
2. Inserted vide H.P. Act No. 21 of 1976.
3. Sub-section (2-A) added vide H.P. Act No. 3 of 1996.
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