(1) Agriculturist who intends to purchase/acquire agricultural land shall produce before the Registering Authority, Krishi Card or a Certificate issued by the Mamlatdar, or by authorized competent authority of any State Government, or such other document showing that he or she is an agriculturist.
(2) Any person who cultivates agricultural land in the State of Goa may make an application to the concerned Mamlatdar for a certificate that he is an agriculturist. The Mamlatdar may conduct such local inquiry as deemed fit by him and issue him such certificate.
(3) The Mamlatdar shall on an application made to him by an applicant or on a -2- reference made to him by the Registering authority, about the nature of land, shall after conducting such local inquiry as deemed fit by him, issue a certificate certifying the nature of land which shall be binding.