(1) The additional land revenue assessment payable under this Act by each pattadar in respect of his wet lands in every village shall ordinarily be determined for the fasli year commencing on the [first day of July, 1974 or as the case may be, the first day of July, 1986] and assessed by the Tahsildar in accordance with the provisions of section 3. The additional land revenue assessment so determined shall continue in force until modified by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) As soon as may be, on the commencement of this Act the Tahsildar shall, subject to any general or special orders issued by the Government in this regard, cause a list to be prepared and published in such form as may be laid down by the rules made in this behalf, containing the names of the pattadars in every village within his jurisdiction and the extent of the wet lands held by them, the land revenue payable thereon and the additional land revenue assessment payable under this Act.
(3) The list prepared under sub-section (2) shall be published in such manner as may be laid down by the rules made in this behalf in the village and on such publication, every pattadar who is liable to pay the additional land revenue assessment under this Act shall be deemed to have had notice of such assessment.
(4) Any person interested in and objecting to the additional land revenue assessment specified in the list published under sub-section (3), may make an application in writing to the Tahsildar within thirty days from the date of publication of the said list and the Tahsildar shall after considering the objections in every such application pass such order thereon as he thinks fit and serve the same on the person concerned. Every such order shall, subject to the provisions of sections 6 and 7 be final.
(5) If no application is made under sub-section (4) within the period specified, the additional land revenue assessment specified in the list published under sub-section (3) shall, subject to the provisions of sections 6 and 7, be final.