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Section 46

The West Bengal Non Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1949State Act of West Bengal · Act 20 of 1949

( 1 ) Evcry non-agricul~ural lcnant who makes a paynicnt on K o n - a p account uT rcnt to his landlord shal be en~illcd to obtain forthwith n ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ s written receipt for such pnymcnl eirhcr from such landlord. or, where m ~ g thc agent of such Iandlord has hccn nuthoriscd i n wi l ing by such land- EY;::,!s lord to issue and sign such receipts on bchalr of such landlord, from e,,lil~e~lo such agent. arrcc~pl.

Tlre IVPSI Borgol Notz-Agricrrlrrrral Terraticy Act, 1949.

Nnnagricullunl lclianl c.n~i~lcd 10 ful l dischxfz DrsI3ICIIICIII ol'nccounl ;11 clurc or !tar.

P c n ~ l ~ i c . c and lint lor ~~~ithhulding rccc~l>ls 2nd sf:lrc.rntnls of ~ C C O U I I I ,md Caili~~g 10 kcup counlcrpans.

[West Ben. Act (2') Thc landlord or such agent, as he casc may be, shall prcparc and rctain il counrcrlbil 01' [he receipt.

(5) TIic rcccipr and coun~erfoil shall be in such f o m ~ and sl~all spcciry such particulars as may he prescribed cithcr gcncriilly or Tor any panicular local nrca or class of ci lscs.

(4) 11'a rcccipl docs no1 cunlnin subs~anrially ~ l i c particulars requircd by this scclion, j~ shall bc presumed, un~il [he contrary is shown, to bc an acqui~taucc in I'ull ot'sII rlernands Tor rerit up ((1 d1c d n ~ c on which the rcceipt was gi\,cn.

17. ( 1 ) Where n londlrrrd admiis that all relit pnynblc by a nonagricujtural ~ e n a i i ~ lo thc c~jtl or tl~r Dengilli ycilr has bccn paid, the nonagricui~ural 1cnai11 shnll bc cnritlcci to rcccivc frcc of charge wilhin lhrec rnt~nlhs d tc r IIIC cnd oI' rhr: ycx. a rc'ccipt i n I'ull discharge of all renr L~lling duc to thc rnd 01' thz year, cithrr from tllr land lord, or, wlierc rhc agent or such landlord lias bccn authoriscd ill wririt~g to issuc and sign such receipts on hchall of such landlord, from such agenl.

(3) Whcre the lendlord docs not so admir. rhc non-agricul~ural rznnnt shall hc cnritled, on paying n fcc of rour nr~rrrr.~, to rcccivc, tvilhin rllree mnnlhs arrcr thc cnd or thc ycar, n starclilcnr of account in such iomi and spccilyine such par~iculars as m a y be prcscribcd eirher gznernlfy or for any particular local area or class of cases,

(3) The landlord or such agcnt, as [he case lilny bc, shnll prcparz and relain a copy or thc stillcrncnt oontnining similar par~iculnrs.

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ActThe West Bengal Non Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1949
Section46
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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