( 1 ) This Acl may he called ~ h c Wcsl Bengal Non-A=ricullural Shont~tlc.
Tenancy Acl, 1949.
e x ~ c n ~ COIIII~W~CC- and ' (2) Ir clirznds to thc whole of Wcsr Bcngal exccpl thc area lo which llrlll.
~ ' C F I Atn. [he provisions of the Calcurla ThiA-a Tenancy Act, 1949! npply bul no1 ACLtlnf cxcep~ing thc ama to which such provisions may have ccascd or may
1949.
hcrcafier cease to apply by vjrluc of any law for thc time being in force.
(3 ) I r shall cornc inlo force on such datc* as the J[Statc] Governrncn[ may, by norificatinn in thc Oficicll Guzette, appoint.
2. In [his Acl, unless there is nnylhing repugnant in [he subjcct or kf in i~ions.
context,- ( 1 ) "Bengali ycw" means a ycnr cnding on thc last day of thc Bengali moot11 of Clraitra;
' ~ k s Arccxtended t o C ~ d c m ~ g o n w~thcllccl born thc appo~nccd day undcr sccu~n 8 nT ~ h c Chmdemagorc (Assiniilalion of Lvvs)Act. 1955 (IVcst Ben. Act IV of 1955) 'For thc ~rarc~nenl o lOb jcc~s u d R e m n s , lee Ihe Cnlcurt~ Gflzetre. ~ r m b n i i r ~ a q : u T 1448, Pad W, pagc Y2;md for h c Prwcrd~ngsof Ihc West Bcngd Legislatiuc Assembly, J ~ L , !hr hocccdings orrhr m i i n g ofihe\'esrI3cngal Le,isbiiwAsscnibly held on thc IRth and thc 191h January, 1949.
'Slib-scczioa (2) IVX first sutrs~i!utcd by s. 7, orrhe \\rfit Scngal Non-Agricul~unl Tcnanr y (A~nzndmcnl) Acl, 1974 ( \Vat Bcn.Ac! VIll of 1973).ThcrraRtr, h c s a ~ ~ ~ c w;usrc-~ubslilu~~d by s. 2orths iYcsr Bcngal Non-AgriculludTenmcy IA l~~nd l t ien~)Ac l . 1956 (\Vest Ben.Acl XXII OF 1rm6).
lThc Calcu~ra Tlriku Tenancy Act. 1949 (~Vcsi Bcn. Acl 11 01 1949~ w a ~ rtpcaled a i d rccnaclcd by thc Cdculra T11il;o Tcnmcy (~cquisition md Rcgula~ion) Act, 19RI (\Vcsl Ben.
k r XXXVllof198 1 ).
'This Acr c m inlo inr~r: on ~ h c 15th &lay, 1939, ride No~il iw~ion No. 3hgUL. RcT.. ducd thc 6th May. 1949. published in ~ h r Cnlcrrrm Guxrte, dared ihc 12rh May, 1949. Pan 1.
page 800.
'This word ~ i l h i n rhc square brackcts w a ~ subsli~urcd for the m r d "Provincial" , . - . . . , -. . .
Tlie \Vest Bellgal Norl-Agriclrlrlrral Te,lo~~cy ACI, 1949.
[West Bcn. Act (Chapter I.-Preliti~i~ra~.-Serrio~ I 2.)
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(2) "Collcclor" includes any oficer appoinlcd by [he '[Sra~c] Governmcnl 10 perform nil or any or the functions of a Collector under this Acl;
(3) "landlord" means a pcrson imrncdintcly undcr whom a nonagricullural Icnnnt holds and includes ~ h c Governrncnt;
(4) "non-agricultural land" mcans land which is uscd for purposes not connecred with agriculrurc or horticulture, and includes any land which is held on lcase for purposes not conneclcd w i ~ h agricullure or horricullure irrcspective of . .
whelhcr il is used for any such purposes or not, bul does not include-
(a) a homeslead ro which thc provisions or ?[the West :wcs~Ben.
Bcngal Land Reforms Act, 19551 apply, A n 1456.1 X of
(b) land which was orginally leased for agricullural or horticultural purposes but is bcing used for purposcs nor conneclcd wirh agriculturc or hoi-iicullure withoul the conscnl either cxprcss or implicd ol the landlord, if [he pcriod For which such land has been so used is less than twclvc years, ?* .
(c) land in [he dislricts of Darjccling or Jalpaiguri which is h d d for purposes connec~cd with [he cultiva[ion or manufac~urc of tea, '[and] $(d) land vcsrcd i n , nr in [he possession of, thc Slate Govcmment in rcspect of which any licensc has been granted by lhc Stale Goucmmenl:
Provided lhar where an arder has becn made under seclion 72 converting a parcel of land which i s no1 nonagricuhural land into a lenancy to which rhe provisions or lhis Act apply such land shall be dccmed l o bc nonagricultural land;
( 5 ) "non-agricultural en an^" mcans a person who holds nonagricullural land under anolher person and is, or bul for a special contract tvould bc, liable to pay rent to such person for [ha! land but does no[ include "[a pcrson who holds any premises or par[ of any premises, situaled on non-agriculwral 'See roni-nnrc 5 on pagc 121, a~rfc..
Thcrc words and figures md ~ h c nmnd relerencc wirhin the squarc bnckcis wen:
substirulcd for the words and 6gum "'section 182 of the Bengal Tcnancy Acl, 1885." and rhc marginal rerercncc "VI11 of 1885." by s.. 3( 1 ) of ~ h c \Vcscsl Bcngal N o n - A ~ i c u l t u d Tenancy (Alncndlncnr)Acr, 1973 (\Vcsi Ben.Ac1 Vll i ol1974).
'Thc word " a n d w P a olniticd by s.?(a)(i)orlhc Wcsr Bengd Kon-Agricul~unl Tcnancy Ihmendmeni) Acl. 1953 (IVesl Rcn, ACI XX'IVoT 1953).
'The word "and" wus addcd by s.2 (a)(ii), ibid.
$The sub-clausc (d) was a d d d bys, l(nl(iii), ibid.
'Thzsc words wirhin the swum bnckc~s wcrc substimtcd lor thc words -';my pcrson who holds,my such land on which m y prcmiscs occupitd by such pcson an: siruaicd if -..-h - - - - - . - ~ - - h ~ ~ . m konn r - r q r r l nr qrr. n-1-nrd h ~ . rhr nPmnn in rnrhnrn sl!rh nrpllnirris. or The West Bengal NOII-Agricrr l~~rr~~l 7i.trrrrrcy Act, 1949.
XX o r 1949.1 (Cl~opter 11.-Cla.~,~es of ~ lo~ l -ng ricultrtral fetlarrls. -Sncrior~s 3, 4.)
'[\lfcsr Rcn, I\C[ x or
1956.1 IV ol' 1882.
land and erected or owned by ano~her person, and who is, or hut for a spccial contracl would be, liable to pay renl for such premiscs or such part o f the premises lo such person.]
E.rplatrafion.-In [his clause "premises" means any building, such as a housc, manufacrory, warehouse, stable, shop or hul whcrhcr cons~uc~cd ormasonry, bricks, concrete, wood, mud, mc~al or any othcr malcrial wha~socvcr and includes any land apperlaining ro sucll budding;
(6) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Acl;
(7) "prtcm strucrure" means any strucrure cons~ucted mainly of brick, slone or concrcre or any cnmbination of ~hesc malcrials;
(8) all words and cxprcssions uscd but no1 dcfincd in rhis ACL and uscd i n '[the Wcsl Bengal Land Rcforms Ac!, 1955,] or the Transfer of Propcrty Acr, 1852, havc the same meanings as in ~hosc Acts.
Classes of non-agricultural tenants.