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. (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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

  1. 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
  2. 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.
    1. 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.”