Section 151: Papers kept by village-officers to be deemed public documents.

The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887Central Act · Act 17 of 1887

(1) Any record or paper which a village-officer is required by law, or by any rule under this Act, to prepare or keep shall be deemed to be the property of the Government.

(2) A village-officer shall, with respect to any such record or paper in his custody, be deemed for the purposes of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (I of 1872), to be a public officer having the custody of a public document which any person has a right to inspect.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887
Section	151
Marginal note	Papers kept by village-officers to be deemed public documents.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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