Section 161

Section 161 of Tlr&lr Act. 1960. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Part.

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Part. Power to make rules (2) In particular, and without prejudce to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for -- (a) the manner of publication of a notification under section134;

(b) the procedure to be followed and the forms to be adopted in inquiries and proceedings under this Part;

(c) the mode of service of any order, notice or other documents under this Part;

(d) the form of the statements to be furnished by intermediaries;

(e) the inspection of and making notes from documents, registers and records under section 137, the grant of certified copies thereof and the fee to be charged for such grant;

(f) the form and the manner in which compensation assessment rolls shall be prepared and the particulars to be mentioned therein;

(g) the manner of apportionment of net income among intermediaries;

(h) the procedure to be followed in the case of intermediaries having shares or interest in different estates;

(i) the manner in which the preliminary and the final publication of the compensation assessment roll shall be made;

(j) the manner of determining the amount of annuities payable to religious and charitable institutions and the procedure for making payments;

(k) the manner in which the income of the previous year shall be determined;

(l) the determination of the amount of ad interim compensation;

(m) the manner in which and the period within which creditors may prefer their claims before the claims officer and the procedure to be followed in the disposal of such claims;

(n) the manner in which objections shall be submitted to the compensation officer and the procedure to be followed in the disposal of such objections;

(o) the manner of determining the commuted value of rents under section 145;

(p) the manner of preferring appeals under Chapters XI and XII;

(q) the manner of keeping in deposit the amount of compensation under section 155 and 157;

(r) the form and contents of bonds;

(s) the manner in which, and the circumstances under which bonds shall be transferable;

(t) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. PART V Chapter XIII .- Ceiling on Land Holdings [Exemption. 162 .- The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any land owned or held by the Central or the State Government or a local authority or Bhudan Yajna Committee or a Co-operative Bank or a Bank.

Explanation .--- In this section, the expression 'bank" shall have the same meaning as in Section 109] TEPLE 2 [Definitions. 163 .-- For the purpose of this Chapter, -- (a) "ceiling limit" in relation to land means the limit fixed under Section 164A; 3[ (b) "family" in relation to a person shall be deemed to consist of- (i) the person, the wife or husband as the case may be, minor sons, unmarried minor daughters, if any;

(ii) his unmarried adult son, if any, who does not hold any land;

(iii) his married adult son, if any, where neither such adult son nor the wife nor any minor son or unmarried minor daughter of such adult son holds any land;

(iv) widow of his pre-deceased son, if any, where neither such widow nor any minor son or unmarried minor daughter of such widow holds any land;

(v) minor son or unmarried minor daughter, if any, of his pre- deceased son where the widow of such pre-deceased son is dead and any minor son or unmarried minor daughter of such pre-diseased son does not hold any land, but shall not include any other person.

Explanation :-- For the purpose of this Chapter an adult unmarried person shall include a man or woman who has been divorced and who has not remarried thereafter:

Provided that where such divorced man or woman is the guardian of any minor son or unmarried minor daughter or both, he or she, together with such minor son or unmarried minor daughter, or both, shall be deemed to be separate family;] and (c) "land" does not include land used for non-agricultural purposes.] 1. Amended by the Fourth Amendment Act, 1976. 2. Amended by the Second Amendment Act, 1974. 3. Amended by the Fourth Amendment Act, 1976.

Section 161, Tlr&lr Act. 1960 (Act 43 of 1960).