Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 [A11-Y40]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 8 May 1955.

Dates: made 8 May 1955; in force 8 May 1955; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band A.

Jurisdiction: Tamil Nadu [IN-TN]. Made by the Legislature of Tamil Nadu.

Synthetic. The words of this Act are generated by the register; its title, number and year are real.

Cite: Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955, Tamil Nadu Act 25 of 1955 [A11-Y40]. Machine: A11-Y40.

Sections (19)

Chapter I. PRELIMINARY

Chapter II. COLLECTOR

Chapter III. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Chapter IV. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement [S2E-S27]

Section 2. Definitions [S2E-S35]

Section 3. Appointment of Collector [S2E-S4B]

Section 4. Registration of holders of land [S2E-S59]

Section 5. Prohibition of the possession of land without licence [S2E-S6F]

Section 6. Grant of licence [S2E-S7D]

Section 7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S2E-S8K]

Section 8. Powers of Tahsildar [S2E-S9H]

Section 9. Power to issue directions [S2E-SAQ]

Section 10. Power to exempt [S2E-SBN]

Section 11. Registration of landholders [S2E-SCV]

Section 12. Prohibition of the cultivation of land as tenant without licence [S2E-SDS]

Section 13. Penalty for contravention [S2E-SEZ]

Section 14. Offences by companies [S2E-SFX]

Section 15. Appeal [S2E-SG6]

Section 16. Cognizance of offences [S2E-SH4]

Section 17. Protection of action taken in good faith [S2E-SJ2]

Section 18. Power to make rules [S2E-SK0]

Section 19. Power to remove difficulties [S2E-SME]

Made under

No recital of a power is printed.

Acts on (0)

none

Acted on by (1)

Amends: Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection (Amendment) Act, 1988 [A12-375], 18 June 1988. "section 15 of the Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act 25 of 1955)".

Not held (0)

none