Act13
Enacted 1955

The PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955

In force 42 sections Punjab

Act 13 of 1955

Preamble

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Sections

Type to filter. 42 sections.

  1. 1Short title, and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Permissible limit
  4. 6Land reserved for personal cultivation to be notified
  5. 7Termination of tenancy
  6. 9Maximum amount of rent payable
  7. 10Determination of rent
  8. 11Receipt for rent
  9. 12Prohibition against recovery of excessive rent
  10. 13Liability to refund amount unlawfully recovered
  11. 14Bar on eviction from dwelling house
  12. 15Option to tenant to purchase site of dwelling house
  13. 16Right of tenant to make improvements on land
  14. 17Compensation for improvements
  15. 18Devolution to tenancy on death of tenant
  16. 19Rights and privileges of tenants under other laws not affected
  17. 21Application of this Chapter to evacuee lands
  18. 22Acquisition of proprietary rights by tenants
  19. 23Determinate on of compensation for acquisition of proprietary rights
  20. 24Tenant may abandon his intention to acquire proprietary rights
  21. 25Forfeiture of right to acquire proprietary rights
  22. 26Principles of compensation for acquisition of proprietary rights
  23. 27Compensation payable in instalments
  24. 28
  25. 29
  26. 30Proprietary rights to devolve on heir
  27. 31Bar of transfer of ownership rights
  28. 32Certain transfers not affect rights of tenants under this Chapter
  29. 39Appeals and revision
  30. 40Correction of clerical errors
  31. 41Officers holding enquiries to have powers of civil courts
  32. 42Penalty for making false statement
  33. 43Summary eviction and fine
  34. 44Certain officers to be Public servants
  35. 45Procedure
  36. 46Court-fees
  37. 47Bar of jurisdiction
  38. 48Protection of action taken under this Act
  39. 49Mode of recovery of compensation and penalty
  40. 50Delegation
  41. 52Power to make rules
  42. 53Repeal and saving

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