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Section 4A: Determination of irrigated land

The Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 1 of 1961

[4-A. The prescribed authority shall examine the relevant khasras for the years 1378 Fasli, 1379 Fasli and 1380 Fasli, the latest village map and such other records as it may consider necessary, and may also make local inspection where it considers necessary, and thereupon if the prescribed authority is of opinion :

Firstly, (a) that, irrigation facility was available for any land in respect of any crop in any one of the aforesaid years ; by

(i) any canal included in Schedule no. 1 of irrigation rates notified in notification no. 1579-W/XXIII62-W-1946, dated March 31, 1953, as amended from time to time ; or

(ii) any lift irrigation canal ; or

(iii) any State tube-well or a private irrigation work ; and

(b) that at least two crops were grown in such land in any one of the aforesaid years ; or

Secondly, that irrigation facility became available to any land by a State Irrigation Work coming into operation subsequent to the enforcement of the Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Act, 1972, and at least two crops were grown in such land in any agricultural year between the date of such work coming into operation and the date of issue of notice under section 10 ; or

Thirdly, (a) that any land is situated within the effective command area of a lift irrigation canal or a State tube-well or a private irrigation work ; and

(b) that the class and composition of its soil is such that it is capable of growing at least two crops in an agricultural year ;

then the prescribed Authority shall determine such land to be irrigate land for the purposes of this Act.

Explanation I For the purposes of this section the expression effective command area means an area, the farthest field whereof in any direction was irrigated

(a) in any of the year, 1378 Fasli, 1379 Fasli and 1380 Fasli ; or

(b) in any agricultural year referred to in the clause secondly.

Explanation II The ownership and location of a private irrigation work shall not be relevant for the purpose of this section.

Explanation III Where sugarcane crop was grown on any land in any of the years 1378 Fasli, 1379 Fasli and 1380 Fasli, it shall be deemed the two crops were grown on it in any of these years, and that the land capable of growing two crops in an agricultural year. ]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960
Section4A
Marginal noteDetermination of irrigated land
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, U. P. Act 2 of 1975. . Ins. by sec. 5 of U. P. Act 2 of 1975.

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