Keywords : Land and Revenue, Government of Meghalaya, Assam Government
THE MEGHALAYA LAND AND REVENUE REGULATION (APPLICATION AND
AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972
(As passed by the Assembly)
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 27th July, 1972)
[Published in the Gazette of Meghalaya, Extraordinary, dated 28th July, 1972]
An
Act
to provide for the extension and application of, and to amend the Assam Land and Revenue
Regulation, 1886 (Regulation 1 of 1886) and the Meghalaya Land and Revenue Regulation
and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Meghalaya in the Twenty-third Year of the
Republic of India as follows:-
Short title extent
and
commencement.
- (1) T his A ct ma y b e c alled the M eghalaya Land and
Revenue R egulation (Application a nd A mendment)
Act, 1972.
(2) It shall extent to the State of Meghalaya.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
Application and
extent of the
Regulations. - As f rom t he 21 st day o f J anuary, 1972, s uch of t he
provision s of t he Assam Land and R evenue
Regulation, 1886 a nd t he Meghalaya a nd Land a nd
Revenue Regulation, the rules framed thereunder, with
the a mendments t o w hich t hey h ave be en s ubjected
before t he s aid day and which are for t he t ime b eing
applicable to Meghalaya or any part thereof, shall have
effect, subject t o the a mendments, a daptations or
modifications hereinafter appearing.
Amendment of the
Assame the Assam
Land and Revenue
Regulation. - The A ssam Land a nd R evenue R egulation,1886
(Regulation 1 of 188 6) s hall s tand a mended a s
follows:-
(1) For t he w ord “Assam” wherever i t oc curs, the
word “Meghalaya” shall be substituted and for the
words “State Government”, “Assam Government”
or “S tate G overnment” or “S tate Government”
wherever t hey oc cur, t he w ords “ Government o f
Meghalaya” shall; be substituted.
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Amendment of
Section 1 of the
Regulations.
- In S ection 1 of t he Assam Land a nd R evenue
Regulation, 1886 a nd t he M eghalaya Land a nd
Revenue R egulation , f or s ub-sections ( 1),(2) a nd ( 3)
the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
“1. ( 1) T his R egulation m ay be c alled t he M eghalaya
Land and Revenue Regulation.
(2) Sections 12( 2),12(3),69,94,144A,147(a),147(b)
with t he pr oviso ( iii), s ections
148,149,150,151,154,154A,155 w ith t he
exceptions of clauses (d) and (f) , sections 156 and
157 shall apply to, and come into force at once in
the whole of Meghalaya.
(3) The State Government may, by notification, direct
that a ny pr ovision of t he M eghalaya Land a nd
Revenue R egulation, with t he a mendments t o
which it has been subjected to immediately, before
the 21 st day o f J anuary, 1972 s hall e xtend t o a nd
shall come into force in the State of Meghalaya or
any p art t hereof on such date as t he S tate
Government m ay appoint i n t his be half a nd
different dates may be appointed for different areas
of the State.”
Amendment of
section 154 of the
Regulation - In the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 f or
section 154 the following section shall be substituted ,
namely –
“Matters exempted
from cognizance of
Civil Court.- Except when otherwise expressly provided in this
Regulation, or in rules issued under this Regulation, no
Civil C ourt shall e xercise jur isdiction in any matter
regarding e jectment of a ny p erson from l and ove r
which no person has acquired the right of a proprietor,
land-holder or s ettlement-holder a nd t he di sposal of
any crop raised, or any building or other construction
erected without authority on such land.”
- Except when otherwise expressly provided in this