(1) Every landowner shall maintain such registers and records as may be prescribed.
(2) The registers and records referred to in sub-section (1) shall contain such, particulars and shall be kept in such place, as may be prescribed.
30. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts, -No civil court shall entertain any suit ot other proceedings to set aside or modify any order or decision, passed by any outhority or officer under this Act in vespect of any of the matters falling within its or his scope. © fo 13
31. Power to take evidence on oath, etc,—Any authority or officer exer cising powers under this Act shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely :-—
(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath ;
(b) requring the discovery and production of documents ;
(c) receiving evidence on affidavit ;
(d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses ;
and
(ce) such other matters as may be prescribed ; and any proceeding, before such authority or officer shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 and for the purpose of section 196, of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860).
32, Recovery of money due from landowners,—Where any money is due to an agricultural worker from a landowner under a settlement referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 15 or an award under sub-section (5) of that section or under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 18 or an award as modified by the Government under sub-section (2) of Section 19 the agricultural worker himself or any other person authorised by him in writing in that behalf or, in the case of the death of the agricultural worker, his assignees or heirs may without prejudice to any other mode of recovery make an application to the Collector of the District for the recovery of the money due to him and if the Collector of the District is satisfied that any money is so due, he shall proceed to recover the same as if it were an arrear of land revenue due on land :
Provided that every such application shall be made within one year from the date on which the money become due to the agricultural worker from the landowner :
Provided farther that any such application may be entertained after the expiry of the said period of one year if the Collector or of the District is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause for not making the application within the said period.
33. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act—(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after the commencement of this section, ;
Provided that where under any such award, agreement contract of service, custom or otherwise, any agricultural worker was enjoying immediately before the commencement of this section tenefits in respect of any raatter, which are more favourable to him than thos: to which. he would be entitled under this Act, the agricultural worker shall be entitled tothe more favourable benefits in respect of that matter notwithstanding that he receives benefits in respect of other matter under this Act.
12) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as precluding any agricultural worker from entering into an agreement with a land owner for granting him rights or privileges in respect of any matter, which are more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act.
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(3) For the avoidance of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section, (2) shall be deemed to enable a land owner to enter into any agreement in contravention of the provisions of section—7.
34, Exemption—(1) Nothing contained in this Act other than section— 13, 14, 16, 17, clause (>) of sub-section (1) and sub-sections.(3),and (4) of section 18 and sub-section (1} of Section 33 shall apply in,relation toa Jand owner who does not hold more than one hectare in extent of agricultural land.
Explanation. Where the landowner is a member of a family, the extent of land held individually by any member of his family or jointly by some or all of the members of such family shall, for the purposes of this sub-section be deemed to be held by the landowner.
(2) The Government may, by Notification in the Gazette, for reasons to be recorded in writing, exempt any landowner.or class of ladowners or any agricultura! land or class of agricultural lands from all or any of the provisions ‘of this Act other than sections 11,13,14,16, 17clause(b) ofstib-section U}and sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 18 and sub-section (1) of section 33.