(1) This ACL may be calIed the Westc Lands (Requisilioning and Shon rirlc.
Udlization) Act, 1952. cxtcnt and commcncc-
(2) 11 cxtends to the whole of West Bengal. mcnt,
(3) It shall come inro Ibrcc on such date? as the Srare Govcrnrncnr may. by nolificalion in h c Oflcial Gazette, appoinl.
2. ln this Acl, unless Ihcrc is anyfiing repugnant in the subjecr or Iklinilions.
contcxr,- ( 1 ) "thc Collec~or" used in rcladon ro any waste land means [he Collector of the diskicl wilhin which ~ h c watc land is situatcd and includes any officer, nor below lhc rank oi a Subdivisiond Magismle,-'appointed by hcSratcGovcrnmenl tocarry out all or any of the Funclions of a Colleclor undcr this Act;
(2) "person inlcrcsted" used in reladon lo any wasle land means any person having any intcrcst in the w a l e land measurable inmoney, which is prejudicially alkcted by the requisitioning or h e utilization of the waste land undcr this Acr;
(3) "prescribcd" mcans prescribed by rules madc undcr this Act;
(4) "public purpose" meansa purposehaving, or bcingconnected wirh, any or the followjng objects. namely:-
(a) the production ot food crops (including Iruils and vegetables), fish, poultry, milk and milk-praducu;
'Legislarive Papers.-For S~rcmcnt of O b j e c ~ md Rcxons. J e t thc C a l ~ ~ t l ~ Cuzcrre.
Er~raorJhuv, dacd [he lWFcbruary, 195 1 . PI. IV, page 186: for pmcccdinps ofhc Wcst Bcngal Lcgisla~ive Assembly, we rhc pmceedin~s DI h e mmtings of the Wcst Bcngal Lcgislltlive Assembly hcld on [he 22nd February. 1951 and hr: 13th md 191h March, 1952.
'This Acl cmeinlo lorccon thc Is1 June, 1952.vidcN01ifiu~ionNo. 8776L,. RcT..datcd the tJrhMny, 1951, publishcd inthe Cnlcvrfa Ga:crle, dnrcd the74rhMily. 1952. Pw I. page
1634.
]For notification relating to appoinunenl ofthe Subdivisiond Olficer, Sadar, Birbhem, rocmy wi all the funnionsof aCollcc~orunderlheAct,~ee nolificalion No. 11298 L, Rcf., dated blh Junc. 1959, published in thc Calculw Gazerre of 1959, Pan I, page 2312.
The Wasre Lorrds (Reqrrisirio~zi~zg arld Urilizariot~) Act, 1952.
[West Den. Act
(6) excavaring, enlarging, deepening or damming any beel, buur, tank or o h c r walcr area or consmucling, srrenglhening, enlarging or improving any blr~id or embankrncnt for purposcs of inigarion or drainagc or fish produclion;
(c) the composring of refuse or the prcparalion of any form of manure;
(d) theeslablishmentofseed ~amsorplantnr fish n~rscrics;
or
(e) any olher objec~ which [he Slate Government may, by noliiication in thc Oflcial Gazette, declarc csscntial for thc improvcmcnt of agnculturc or piscicuIture;
(5) "waste land" means any land classifjed in Ihe record-orrighls published under the Bengal Tenancy Ac!, 1885, as vrlr or tlrrrarl pafir, prrmrarr patif, h y e k parit, gor Iuyek parir or lsg5, layek jrrrrgal and includes any land or water area which, i n he opinion of h e Slale Government, has no1 been adequately used For the production of crops or Fish for a conlinuous pcriod exceeding two years bul does noL include land, Forming par1 of " * * * any homestead, f m h o u s c , burning or burial ground o r any placc of worship.
E.rp1urrariorr.-ReCcrences to any wasle land shall be conslrued 10 mcan [hat land cvcn if il ccascs to bc wasre land as a resul~ of requisihoning and utilization under tlis Acl.
Notification. 3. (1) The Collector, c ihcr or his own mouon or on applicarion mndc to him by any pcrson (including a public servant, company, local authority orco.opcrn~ivc~rrcgistered socic~y), may, i Ihe i s of opinion tha!
any waste land is needed or is likely lo be needed for public purpose. by notification in the Oflcial Gazerre, require all persons interested in the waste land to show cause within such Grne as may be specified in h e notification why the waste land should nor be requisilioned under this Act.
(2) Public notice of h e subsianceoiany notificalion as dorcsaid shall bc givcn locally by beat OF drum and in such orher manner as may be prcscn bed.
Rrrluisi~ion. 4. (1) Any person intcres~cd in any waslc land in rcspcct of which a notificalionunder sub-section (I) ofscction 3 has bccn jssucd may within rlte hme specified in such notificalion petition to Ihe Collector showing cause why the wastc land should not bc requisitioned.
(2) Thc Collector shall on such date or daies as may be fixed by him in this behalf considcr all such petitions and shall give such of he pelilioners as appcar before him in person or by pleader, an opponunity of being hcard .
'Thc words ". or conterminous wih" xvert: ornilred by s. 1 01 rhc \V;LSIC h d s (Requisi~ioning and U~ilimtion) (Amendmenl) Acl. 1954 (\Vcsl Bcn. Acr XXK or 1954).
The Wrrsre Lands (Rcqrrisitio~ri~rg urrd U;ili;a~ion) Act. 1952.
(3) 11 arrcr considcring all such pctilions and aflcr making such cnquiry, iiany, as he lhinks f11, die Collector is satisfied that ~ h c wasre land should not bc rcquisilioncd, hc shall canccl h c nolification ailcr subsecrion (1) of section 3.
(4) IF ailcr considering all such perilions and after making such cnquiry. if any, as hc lhinks f i~ , he Collecror is salisficd that [he wnslc land should be requisitioned, he shall make an order for the requisition of [he wasle land specifying in lhc ordcr the timc within which thc possession of llic wasrc land shall bc dclivcrcd 10 him.
5. Upon an order for [he requisition of any wale land being made under sub-section (4) of secBon 4, the person in possession of the wasre, land shall deliver possession thereof to [he Collector within 'the time speci Lcd in the order and i n defaull orhis doing so, thc ColIector may lake posscssion thcrcof by forcc, if ncccssary.