GOVT. OF ASSAM OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER: BISWANATH CHARIALI No, BLS - 37/2016/ £ Date :- 20/01/2020 To, All Circle Officers, - -Rev. Circle Sub: The Assam Land Revenue Regulation (Amendment), Act. 2019. sir, With reference to the subject cited above, | am to forward herewith the copy of letter under reference along with Gazette Notification received from Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue & D.M. Department which will speak for itself. You are requested to take ncessary action as directed in the letter. Enclo - As stated above Yours faithfully, WV Addl. Deputy Commissioner (Rev) Biswanath 7 * Memo No, BLS~ 37/2016/ (A) Date: 01/2020 Copy to :- 1.The Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Gohpur for kind information. __- Fhe DIO, NIC, Biswanath for uploading it in District Website. Addl. Deputy Commissioner (Rev) Biswanath~eeGOVERNMENT OF ASSAM. REVENUE (REORMS) & D.M. DEPARTMENT DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. RRG.98/2019/16 Dated Dispur, the 23" October, 2019 1 Shri D. Saud, ACS Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Rev aah Revere (Reforms) & D.M. Department he &, ‘All Deputy Commissioner, aN we Bi nnoonarth w& af < s/ 2, All Sub Divisional Officer,(Civil} & oe the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Ambndment) Act, 2019 regarding With reference to the subject clted above, I am directed to forward herewith a copy of @ Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2019” which received the assent of the ‘ble Governor on 26" August 2019, for favour of your information and necessary action. Yous fithfully stated above. tos \. 10599 aM Deputy Secretary to the Govt, of Assain riswanalt Revenue (Reforms) & D.M. Department no No. RRG.98/2019/16-A, Dated Dispur, the 23" October, 2019 dy t0:- 1) The Director of Land Records & Surveys etc., Assain, Rupnagar, Guwahati-32. 2) ‘The Principal Secretaries of Autonomous Council. 2) All Officers of Revenue & D.M. Department, Dispur. 4) The Director of Land Requisition Acquisition & Reforms, Assam, Rupnagar, Ghy-32. 5) $8.0, to Chief Secretary, Assam. 6) PS.t0 Addl. Chief Secretary, Revenue & D.M. Department, Dispur. 7) PS. to Principal Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister, Assam. 8) PS. to Secretary, Governor's Secretariat, Assam, Raj Bhawan, Guwahat- 781003, Yours faiehfuly ke : . Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Revenue (Reforms) & D.M. DepartmentFEw ART. awh /d8 Registered No-768/97 THE ASSAM GAZETTE BATA EXTRAORDINARY Ae BGEA aial aeifrw PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY FR 377 feNAs, SHAT, 4 CRO TRs, 2019, 13 TH, 1941 CHF) No. 377 Dispur, Wednesday, 4th September, 2019, 13th Bhadra, 1941 (S.E.) GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM _ ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH NOTIFICATION The 4th September, 2019 No. LGL. 223/2017/8.— The following Act of the Assam Legislative sembly which received the assent of the Governor on 26th August, 2019 is hereby slished for general information. ASSAM ACT NO. VIII OF 2019 Received the assent of the Governor on 26th August, 2019) THE ASSAM LAND AND REVENUE REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 20191708 ‘THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019. AN ACT further to amend the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. Preamble Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Land Regslaion! ‘and Revenue Regulation, 1886, hereinafter referred to as the SERS principal Regulation, in the manner hereinafter appearing + it is hereby enacted in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows - Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Land and Revenue extent and Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2019. commencement (2) Itshall have the like extent as the principal Regulation (3) It shall come into force at once. 2 Insertion of new 2. In the principal Regulation, after Chapter X, the following Chapter XI new Chapter XI shall be inserted, namely =~ “CHAPTER XI PROTECTION OF LAND OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS 172. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained in this Regulation, the State Govstorst may adopt such measures as it deems fit for the protection of land belonging to the Religiou Institutions which have been in existence for not less than one hundred years Explanation :“ Religious Institution” means an institution, the primary purpose ‘of which relat earimtyely to religious teaching or worship or advancement of religion ‘respective denomination. 173. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained inthis Regulation or any other Laws,’ the time being in force in the Stete of Assam, no person, wlio has entered info) possess! Cauthorizedly of any land belonging to or held by any Religious Institution, shall acquire & fight or title in that land on the strength of his length of possession over the said land, whet! adverse or not 174. ‘The Deputy Commissioner or the Sub-divisional Officer as the case may be, hav jurisdiction over the area, shall be competent to cary out the ejeciment of unauthorized occupa vyom the land, belonging to or held by the Religious Institution in the following manner (a) Any person who has entered into possession unauthorizedly of any land allotted to or reser co prour of the Religious Institutions, such unauthorized person shall be ejected forthwith by Deputy Commissioner or the ‘Sub-divisional Officer, as the case may be, having jurisdiction « the area, on receipt of an application to that effect from the respective Religious Institution;THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 1709 in respect of unauthorized occupation by any person on any settled land belonging to or held ‘any Religious Institution, the Religious Institution may apply in waiting to the respective uty Commissioner or the Sub-divisional Officer, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over area for ejectment of such unauthorized occupants Provided that ejectment from such settled land shall be preceded by serving a notice siring the unauthorized ocoupants to vacate the land and to remove all buildings or other structions erected and crops raised over the land within a period of one month from the date of “ipt of such notice. i. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the pose of caurying out the provisions of this Chapter.” S.M. BUZAR BARUAH, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Legislative Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6 Juwahatl = Prnted and Published by the Dy, Director, Detorate of Printing & Stationery, Assam, Gawahati21 Ex, Gazerte No. 753-300 * 10- 04-09-2019. (visit at-dpns.assam goin)