Jammu and Kashmir Utilization of Lands Act, 2010 (1953 A. D.)

No: 09 Dated: May, 06 2010

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR UTILIZATION OF LANDS ACT, 2010 (1953 A. D.)

(Act No. IX of Svt. 2010)

    An Act to provide for the utilization of lands in the State.

    Whereas it is expedient to provide for the utilization of lands deserted by the cultivators in the State.

It is hereby enacted as follows :—

1. Short title, extent and application.—(1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Utilization of Lands Act, 2010.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State.

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

(a) “allottee’’ means a person in whose favour an allotment has been made under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees’ (Administration of Property) Act, 2006 ;

(b) ‘‘Collector’’ means the Collector of the District wherein the land is situated ;

(c) ‘‘Custodian’’ has the meaning assigned to it in the Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees’ (Administration of Property) Act, 2006 ;

(d) ‘‘evacuee land’’ means land which has vested in the Custodian under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir State Evacuees’ (Administration of Property) Act, 2006 ;

(e) ‘‘Land’’ does not include land which is occupied as the site of any building in a town or village or urban land or land leased by the State Government or Custodian under any law other than this Act ;

(f) ‘‘owner’’ means a person having a proprietary right in the land ; and includes an allottee, a usufructuary mortgagee, a lessee, or an occupancy or protected tenant ;

(g) ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;

(h) ‘‘tenant’’ means a person to whom land is leased by the Collector under this Act ;

(i) “urban land’’ means land included within the limits of a Municipality, Notified Area Committee, Town Area Committee or cantonment.