Maharashtra Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings Act

Act number: 62 of 1947
Enacted: 29 January 1948
Contents: 55 sections

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Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – Determination of local areas
Section 4 – Settlement of standard areas
Section 5 – Determination and revision of standard areas
Section 6 – Entry in the Record of Rights (preview)
Section 7 – Transfer and lease of fragments (preview)
Section 8 – Fragmentation prohibited (preview)
Section 8A – Sections 7 and 8 not to apply to transfer for public purpose (preview)
Section 8AA – Restriction on partition of land (preview)
Section 8B – Sections 7, 8 and 8A not to apply to land situated in certain areas (preview)
Section 9 – Penalty for transfer or partition contrary to provisions of Act (preview)
Section 10 – Transfer of fragment to Government (preview)
Section 11 – Deleted (preview)
Section 12 – Determination of compensation for purpose of section 10 (preview)
Section 13 – Amendment of section 117A and 117B of Bom. V of 1879 (preview)
Section 14 – Fragment not to be sold at Court sale or created by such sale (preview)
Section 15 – Government may of its own accord or on application declare its intention to make scheme for consolidation of holdings (preview)
Section 15A – Preparation of scheme and principles to be followed in its preparation (preview)
Section 16 – Schemes to provide for compensation (preview)
Section 17 – Amalgamation of public road, etc., within scheme for consolidation of holdings (preview)
Section 18 – Land reserved for public purpose (preview)
Section 19 – Publication of draft scheme and of amended draft scheme (preview)
Section 20 – Confirmation of draft scheme or amended draft scheme (preview)
Section 21 – Enforcement of scheme (preview)
Section 22 – Coming into force of scheme (preview)
Section 23 – Certain laws no ban on transfer of holdings (preview)
Section 24 – Certificate of transfer (preview)
Section 25 – Loans to assist consolidation (preview)
Section 26 – Exercise by consolidation officer of powers under certain Acts (preview)
Section 27 – Stay of certain proceeding; ban on transfer of land during continuance of consolidation proceedings (preview)
Section 28 – Rights in holdings (preview)
Section 29 – Transfer of encumbrances (preview)
Section 29A – Consolidation officer to decide whether lease should be transferred or not (preview)
Section 30 – Apportionment of compensation or net value in case of dispute (preview)
Section 31 – Restrictions on alienation and sub-division of consolidated holdings (preview)
Section 31A – Correction of clerical and arithmetical mistakes in scheme (preview)
Section 31AA – Validation of certain transfers, partitions and sub-divisions made before 15th November 1965 (preview)
Section 31AB – Validation of certain transfers of sub-divisions made on or after 15th November 1965 and before commencement of Mah. XLI of 1977 (preview)
Section 32 – Power to vary scheme on ground of error, irregularity, informality (preview)
Section 33 – Power to vary or revoke scheme (preview)
Section 33A – Power of State Government to revoke confirmed scheme (preview)
Section 33B – Right of entry (preview)
Section 33C – Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents (preview)
Section 33D – Form of summons and mode of serving it (preview)
Section 33E – Penalty for not complying with summons (preview)
Section 34 – Vesting of powers of Settlement Commissioner (preview)
Section 34A – Constitution of Village Committees (preview)
Section 35 – Power of State Government or Commissioner to call for proceedings (preview)
Section 36 – Appeal and revision (preview)
Section 36A – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
Section 36B – Suits involving issues required to be decided under this Act (preview)
Section 36C – Indemnity (preview)
Section 37 – Rules (preview)
Section 38 – Repeals and savings (preview)

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