(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal revenue, Rent and Cess (Apportionment) Act, 1948.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
It shall come into force on such date as the Provincial Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette.
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2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(1) "award" means the award of the Boundary Commission referred to in section 3 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947;
(2) the expression "common estates, tenures or holdings" means estates, tenures or holdings which are comprised of lands situated, after the date on which the award came into force, partly in the Province of West Bengal in the Dominion of India and partly in the Province of East Bengal in the Dominion of Pakistan;
(3) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Provincial Government under this Act;
(4) "Revenue-officer" includes any officer whom the Provincial Government may appoint to discharge any of the functions of a Revenue-officer undr this Act; and
(5) "tenure" includes a Putni tenure.
3. The Provincial Government may, by notification in Power to the Official Gazette, make an order directing that a 'record order prebe prepared in such manner and containing such particulars partition of as may be prescribed of all lands in West Bengal forming record of parts of the common estates, tenures or holdings. lands in Price—Indian, annas 3 ; English, 4d.
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Definitions.
common estate tenures and holdings.
2 The West Bengal Land-revenue, Rent and Ceps (Apportionment) Act, 1948.
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Preparation of record.
4.
When an order has been made for the preparation of a record under section 3, the Revenue-offi shall prepare such record accordingly containing, iu addition to the articulars referred to in section 3, the amounts of land-revenues or rents, as the case may be, and of cesses payable in respect of the portions included in West Bengal of the common estates, tenures or holdings, to be determined by the Revenue_ officerin such manner and in accordance with such principles as may be prescribed.
5.
When a record has been prepared under section 4, the Revenue-officer shall cause a draft of it to be published in such manner and for such period as may be prescribed and shall receive, during the period of publication of the record, any objections made in regard to any entry therein or omission therefrom relating to the apportionment of landrevenues,.rents or cesses.
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