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| (1) As soon as may be after the publication of an Order under section 17, the land betterment charges officer shall prepare a register of all the agricultural lands situated in the benefited area specified in such Order. |
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| (2) Every register prepared under subsection (1), shall contain the names of all the agricultural lands in the benefited area, the extent thereof, and where any such land is cultivated by the owner thereof, the name of such owner, and, where any such land has been alienated by a permit issued under the Land Development Ordinance, the name of the permit-holder, and, where any such land is cultivated by a tenant, the name of such tenant, and such other particulars as may be prescribed. |
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| (3) The land betterment charges officer shall classify the lands contained in such register, having regard to the following matters: -
| | (a) the capital expenditure incurred in the development project situated in the benefited area and its rate of depreciation; | | |
| | (b) the operation, repair and maintenance expenditure on such development project; | | |
| | (c) the average availability of water to the land which Is the subject of classification, whether for a single cropping, double cropping or more Intensive cropping; | | |
| | (d) assurance and regularity of irrigation to such land; | | |
| | (e) the extent to which such land has benefited; | | |
| | (f) the likely increase in the agricultural production of such land as a result of such development project; and | | |
| | (g) such other matters as may be prescribed. | | |
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