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Agrarian Services Act (No. 58 of 1979) - Sect 45

Register of agricultural lands

45.
(1) Every Agrarian Services Committee shall in the prescribed manner prepare, revise and maintain a register of agricultural lands within the area of authority of such Committee : Provided however that the first register in respect of the agricultural lands lying within the area of authority of each such Committee shall be prepared and certified by the Commissioner.
(2) There shall be specified in such register the name and extent of each agricultural land, the name of the landlord and tenant cultivator or owner cultivator, as the case may be, and such other particulars as may be required by the Commissioner.
(3) Any entry in the register which has been prepared or revised under the provisions of this section and which is for the time being in force shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
(4) Regulations may be made-
(a) in respect of the procedure to be followed in the preparation and revision of the register referred to in subsection (1) ;
(b) providing for any person who claims to be entitled under this Act to have his name entered in such register and whose name is not so entered to apply to the Agrarian Services Committee to have his name entered therein ;
(c) providing for any person whose name is entered in such register and who objects to the name of any other person appearing therein to apply to the Agrarian Services Committee to have the name of such other person removed from such register ;
(d) in respect of the procedure to be followed by the Agrarian Services Committee in the determination of claims and objections ; and
(e) providing for appeals to the Commissioner from the determination of an Agrarian Services Committee on any claim or objection made to such Committee.

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