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.