(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Act, 1962.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) It shall apply to such area or areas with effect from such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf and different dates may be specified in respect of different areas.
Short title, extent and application.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in Definitions.
the subject or con-text,— "Bhudan Yagna" means the movement initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the encouragement of voluntary donation of land for distribution to landless persons ;
(2) ' 'Board" means the West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Board constituted under section 3;
(3) "land" means land used for purposes of agriculture or horticulture or purposes incidental thereto, and includes waste land ;
(4) "landless persons" includes a person owning land not exceeding such limit as may be prescribed -;
(.5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Price—Indian, 12 nP.; English, 3d.
(1) Establishment and incorporation of Bhudan Yagna Board.
Staff and fund of the Board.
2 The West Bengal Bhudan Yagna Act, 1962.
[West Ben. Act (Sections 3-6.)