Rajasthan Pass Book (Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1983
No: 14 Dated: Jan, 10 1983
Rajasthan Pass Book (Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1983
Act No. 14 of 1983
An Act to provide for the issue of agricultural holdings Pass Books to enable agriculturists to have credit facilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State legislature in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
CHAPTER-I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Pass Book (Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1983.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 29th day of July, 1983.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "agriculture" includes making land fit for cultivation, cultivation of land, improvement of land including development of sources of irrigation, soil conservation and land development measures, raising and harvesting of crops, horticulture, forestry, cattle breeding, animal husbandry, dairy farming, seed farming, pisciculture, agriculture, sericulture, piggery, poultry farming and other activities as are generally carried on by agriculturists, dairy farmers, cattle breeders, poultry farmers and other categories of persons engaged in similar activities; and the words "agricultural purposes" shall be construed accordingly;
(b) "Agriculturist" means a person who is engaged in agriculture;
(c) "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered, or deemed to be registered, under the Rajasthan Co- operative Societies Act, 1965 (Rajasthan Act 13 of 1965), the object of which is to provide financial assistance to its members, and includes a cooperative land development bank and an agricultural development bank;
(d) "Financial institution" means and includes,-
(1) a banking company as defined in clause (c) of Section 5 of the Banking Regulations act, 1949 (Central Act 10 of 1949) and includes,-
(i) the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (Central Act 23 of 1955);
(ii) a subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Bank) Act, 1959 (Central Act 38 of 1959);
(iii) a corresponding new bank as specified in the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (Central Act 5 of 1970);
(iv) the Agricultural Re-finance and Development Corporation established under the Agricultural Re-finance and Development Corporation Act, 1963 (Central Act 10 of 1963);
(v) the Rajasthan State Agro-Industries Corporation limited;
(vi) Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956);
(vii) a Regional Rural Bank established under the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976 (Central Act 21 of 1976);
(viii) a banking institution notified by the Central Government under Section 51 of the Banking Regulations Act, 1949 (Central Act 10 of 1949);
(ix) the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development established under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 (Central Act 61 of 1981);
(2) a Panchayat Samiti established under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Act, 1959 (Rajasthan Act 37 of 1959);
(3) the Rajasthan Land Development Corporation established under the Rajasthan Land Development Corporation Act, 1975 (Rajasthan Act 17 of 1975);
(4) a co-operative society;
(5) any other institution which may be notified in this behalf by the State Government;
(e) "financial assistance" means assistance by way of loans, advances, guarantee or otherwise for agricultural purposes;
(f) "land" means land used for the purpose of agriculture or any purpose subservient thereto and which is assessed by the Government to land revenue, but not being land appurtenant to any residential building situated within the local limits of a municipality or cantonment;
(g) "Land Revenue Act" means the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act 15 of 1956);
(h) "Pass Book" means a Pass Book issued under Section 4;
(i) "Registrar" and "Sub-Registrar" shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908);
(j) "Revenue Officer" means a Tehsildar or any other officer appointed by the State Government for the purposes of this Act;
(k) words and expressions defined in the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955) and the Land Revenue Act, but not defined in this Act. shall, wherever used herein, be construed to have the meanings assigned to them by the said Acts; and
(l) words and expressions used to denote the possessor of any right, title or interest shall be deemed to include the predecessors and successors of any right, title or interest of such person.
3. Act to override other laws. - The provisions his Act or any rule made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Rajasthan Co-Operative Societies Act., 1965 (Rajasthan Act 13 of 1965) or in any other law for the time being in force including the Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908) or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act.