Jenmikaram Payment (Abolition) Act, 1960

No: 3 Dated: Feb, 03 1961

THE JENMIKARAM PAYMENT (ABOLITION) ACT, 1960

(ACT 3 OF 1961)

    An Act for the abolition of Jenmikaram payable under the Travancore Jenmi andd Kudiyan Act, 1071.

    Preamble.-WHEREAS it is necessary, in public interest, to abolish the recurring and periodical payment of jenmikaram to Jenmies under the Travaneore Jenmi and Kudiyan Act of 1071 and to provide for the payment of a lump sum compensation to the Jenmies in lieu of such periodical payments and thus conferring on the Kudiyans full proprietary rights over their holdings and for other matters incidental thereto;

BE it enacted in the Eleventh Year of -the Republic of India as follows:-

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

I. Short title extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Jenmikaram Payment (Abolition )Act, 1960.

(2) It extends to the whole of Travancore area in the State of Kerala.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Governrr ent may, by notification in the Gaze•te, appoint.

2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) 'appointed day' means the day on which the Act comes into force;

(b) 'Compensation Officer' means the officer appointed under section 21;

(c) the terms "Jenmom land", "jenmi", "kudiyan", "Kanap· pattam", "jenmikaram" and "holding" have the same meaning as in the Travancorejenmi and Kudiyan Act of 1071;

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules under this Act;

(e) "register of jenmikarams" meanj: the register of jenmikarams referred to in section 40B of the Travancore Jenmi and Kudiyan Act of 1071.