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Section 18: Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue-officers.

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

(1) Appearances before a Revenue-officer, and applications to and acts to be done before him, under this Act may be made or done-

(a) by the parties themselves, or

(b) by their recognized agents or a legal practitioner:

Provided that the employment of a recognized agent or legal practitioner shall not excuse the personal attendance of a party to any proceeding in any case in which personal attendance is specially required by an order of the officer

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), recognized agents shall be such persons as the Local Government may by notification declare in this behalf.

(3) The fees of a legal practitioner shall not be allowed as costs in any proceeding before a Revenue-officer under this Act unless that officer considers, for reasons to be recorded by him in writing, that the fees should be allowed.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Punjab Land-Revenue Act, 1887
Section18
Marginal notePersons by whom appearances and applications may be made before and to Revenue-officers.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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