Assam (Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1953
No: 27 Dated: Sep, 23 1953
TH E ASSAM (TEMPORARY -SETTLED DISTRICTS) TENANCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1953
ASSAM ACT XXVII OF 1953
An Act further to amend the Assam (Temporarily Settled Districts') Tenancy Act , 19 35
Whereas it is expedient to amend further the Assam (Temporarily-Settled Districts) Tenancy Act, 1935, here inafter called the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing .
It is hereby enacted as follows—
1. Short title , extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Assam (Ternporary- Settled Districts) Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1935.
(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.
(3) It shall come into force at once .
2. Amendment of section 2 of Assam Act III of 1935:- In section 2 of the principal Act—
(1) In the explanation to clause (g) of subsection (1) after the words “ the New Lease Rules” , the words “ though now assessed with full revenue”, shall be inserted.
(2) In clause (a) of sub-section (2) the bracket and the words “ excluding the Mikir Hills Tracts, as notified from time to time ” shall be deleted .
(3) In sub-section (3) the word “ other ” shall be inserted after the word “ any ” appearing for the second time in the second line and the words “ or to any temporarily-settled area in the excluded portions of the districts mentioned in sub-section (2) above” shall be deleted.
(4) In the proviso (i) to sub-section (3)—
(a) the number (i) before the proviso shall be deleted ;
(b) a “ full stop ” shall be pu t after the word “ manner ” occurring in the last line, and the word “ and ” occurring thereafter shall be deleted.
(5) In the proviso to sub-section (3), item (ii) shall be d eleted .
3. Amendment of section 3 of Assam Act III of 1935:- For sub-section (17) of section 3 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely—
“ (17) ‘Maximum rent or rate of rent’ of agricultural holdings or part thereof, held on cash rent means a sum representing three times the revenue rate. Where agricultural holdings or pa rt thereo f are held on produce rent, “ maximum rent” means one-fourth of the actual produce thereof.”