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| (1) Where lands have been acquired under the Land-Acquisition on Act on or after May 29, 1971 and no compensation, has been paid. in respect of such lands, on the date of commencement of this Act notwithstanding anything in this Act or any" other law, such lands shall. be deemed ,to have been vested in the Commission under the Land Reform Law and accordingly, the owners of such lands-shall be entitled to the rights of a, statutory lessee under section l4 and section 180 of that law and may, within three months of the date of commencement of this Act, make it statutory declaration to the Commission. |
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| (2) Where it is not practicable for the Commission to make a statutory determination under section 19 of the Land Reform Law in respect of any land vested in the Commission by virtue of subsection (1); specifying the portion or portions of the agricultural land owned by the statutory lessee which he shall be allowed to retain, the Commission shall alienate to such statutory lessee, the maximum extent of agricultural land which may be owned by any person under the Land Reform Law or, the extent of the land acquired from such statutory lessee under the Land Acquisition Act, whichever is less |
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| (3) Where it is not practicable for the Commission to grant approval for the transfer by the statutory lessee of any agricultural land under subsection (2) of section 14 of the Land Reform Law, the Commission shall alienate land to the extent of the- land acquired from such statutory lessee under the Land Acquisition Act, to any child or to a parent of such statutory lessee. |
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| (4) Where no compensation has been paid for the lands acquired under the Land Acquisition Act deemed to be vested in the Commission under subsection (1) and where no determination is made under subsection (2) or where no approval is granted under subsection (3), the statutory lessee shall be entitled to receive compensation for such lands under this Act. |
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