The Financial Commissioner may make rules-
(a) prescribing the language in which records and registers under this Chapter are to be made;
(b) prescribing the form of those records and registers, and the manner in which they are to be prepared, signed and attested;
(c) for the survey of land so far as may be necessary for the preparation and correction of those records and registers;
(d) for the conduct of inquiries by Revenue Officers under this Chapter; and
(e) generally for the guidance of Revenue Officers and village officers in matters pertaining to records and registers mentioned or referred to in this Chapter.
5[(f) for computerisation of record-of-rights and periodical records.]
6[47-A. Power of the Collector to issue instructions.- The Collector making record-of-rights or making special revision of record-of-rights, with the approval of the Financial Commissioner, may, for the guidance of the Revenue Officers/Officials, give directions or issue instructions relating to all
1. Substituted for the words and figures “after April, 1948” vide H.P. Act No. 11 of
1955.
2. Substituted for the word “annual” vide H.P. Act No. 21 of 1976.
3. Proviso added vide H.P. Act No. 15 of 2000.
4. Section 46 Amended vide H.P. Act No. 21 of 176, substituted vide H.P. Act No.
15 of 2000 amended vide H.P. Act No. 3 of 2001 and again substituted vide H.P.
Act No. 1 of 2004.
5. Clause (f) added vide H.P. Act No. 15 of 2000.
6. Section 47-A inserted vide H.P. Act No. 3 of 1996 w.e.f. 23.9.1976.
32 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH LAND REVENUE ACT, 1954 matters to which the provisions of the Chapter IV and V apply; provided that such a direction or instruction shall be consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.]