Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 2010
No: 11 Dated: Apr, 27 2012
Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 1971
THE MEGHALAYA TRANSFER OF LAND (REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2010
ACT NO. 11 OF 2012
An Act further to amend the Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 1971 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Meghalaya in the Sixty first Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title:- This Act may be called the Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 2010.
2. Substitution of Section 2(d) in Act 1 of 1972:- In Section 2 of the Meghalaya Transfer of Land (Regulation) Act, 1971 (hereinafter called the principal Act), for Clause (d), the following shall be substituted, namely, -
“(d) “transfer” means the conveyance of land of one person to another and includes gift, sale, exchange, mortgage, lease, surrender, will other than will covered by clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 3A, license or any mode of transfer or any authority which confers rights upon a non-tribal to use or to derive benefits from the land as an owner”.
3. Insertion of new Section 3A in Act 1 of 1972:- After Section 3 of the principal Act, the following new Section 3A shall be inserted, namely, -
“3A (1) Nothing in sub-section (1) of Section 3 shall apply to any transfer of land of an owner taking place : -
(a) by devolution and succession according to the personal law governing him;
(b) by way of partition or settlement amongst the immediate members of his family;
Explanation “Immediate members of his family” means lineal descendants and includes husband, wife, mother, father, mother’s brother, father’s sister, son, daughter including step-son, step-daughter and adopted son, adopted daughter and son or daughter of the mother’s brother or sister, fathers sister or brother.
(c) by a will created by him in favour of his parents, legally married spouse, son or legally adopted son, daughter or legally adopted daughter, grandson or grand daughter, son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
(2) Every transfer taking place under sub-section (1) shall, within a period of six months from the date the transfer becomes effective, be registered”.