Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery (Jharkhand-Amendment) Act, 2016

No: 23 Dated: Jan, 23 2018

The Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery (Jharkhand-Amendment) Act, 2016

(Jharkhand Act No. 23, 2017)

    An Act for Amendment of Section 3(3) of Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act 1914.

    Be it enacted by the legislature of the state in the 67th year of Republic of India as follows –

1. Short title, extent and commencement – i. This Act may be called Bihar And Orissa Public Demand Recovery (Jharkhand-amendment) Act, 2016.

ii. It shall extend to the whole of the state of Jharkhand. iii. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint in the official Gazette.

2. Amendment in Section- 3(3) – Certificate officer is defined and substituted for Section – 3(3) of Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act 1914 as follows–

"Certificate officer means a Collector, a Sub-Divisional Officer and any Officer of the State Government or any retired officer of the State Government or Central Government not above the age of 65 years, appointed by the Collector, with the sanction of the Commissioner, to perform the functions of a certificate officer."