(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Board of Revenue Act. 1951.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Orissa
(3) It shall come into force on such date [The Act came Into force or 1.8.1951. vide Notfn. No. 706R-R/ 31 .7.1951 published in the Orissa Gazette Ext. No. 193/31.7.1951.] as the State Government may by notification appoint.
Short title, extent and commencement .
2 [Substituted vide Act No. 18 of 1957. Section ]
2. There shall be constituted for the State of Orissa a Board of Revenue (hereinafter referred to as the Board) consisting of one member to be appointed by the State Government by notification.
Provided that when the member is, by reason of absence or otherwise, unable to perform the duties of his office, the State Government may appoint any person to be, for the time being, the member of the Board.
3. All references in any enactment or in any notification, order, scheme, rule, form or bye-law issued, made or prescribed under any enactment to
(a) the Revenue Commissioner as specified under the Government of India (Constitution of Orissa) Order. 1936, or
(b) the Boards of Revenue of the Provinces of Bihar and Orissa and Madras and other authorities whose functions were assigned to the Revenue Commissioner, Orissa by the notification of the Government of Orissa No.
22, dated the 1st April 1963, or
(c) the Commissioner as defined in the Administration of Orissa States Order, 1948 , or
(d) the Revenue Commissioner under the Administration of Mayurbhanj State Order, 1949; [Added ibid] [or] [Inserted vide Act No. 18 of 1957. Section 2. ] ( e) the Board of Revenue as constituted after the 1st day of August, 1951 and continued till the date of commencement of the Orissa [Board of Revenue (Amendment) Act. 1957] [Substituted by ibid, Sec. 3. shall be construed as references to the Board as constituted by or under this Act as amended by the Orissa Board of Revenue (Amendment) Act. 18 of 1957].
[Substituted ibid Section 4.]
4. Subject to the control of the State Government the duties of the Board shall be
(a) the superintendence of the administrative work of Revenue Divisional Commissioners as may be appointed under the Orissa Revenue Divisional Commissioners Act 19 of 1957 and of the Collectors and other Revenue Officers of districts in respect of such Revenue matters as may be prescribed;
(b) recommendation of such propositions to the State Government as in the opinion of the Board may be calculated to augment or improve the Construction of references to former Boards 3 State Revenues relating to matters referred to in Clause (a) ;
(c) to superintend and regulate the collection of revenue from all revenuepaying and revenue-free lands or estates under the laws for the time being in force in the State:
(d) to superintend and regulate all measures of land reforms: Provided that it shall be competent for the State Government to assign to the Board such other duties and functions as they may deem fit.]
REFERED TO: 1984 (1) OLR (BOR) 18.
[Omitted vide Act No. 20 of 1959. Section 2.] [* * *]
5. [Omitted vide Act No. 18 of 1957. Section 5,] [* * *]
6. [Omitted vide Act No. 18 of 1957. Section 5,] [* * *]