Section 6, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 [S11-PKV]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 25 April 1855.
6. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake the holding of land shall be made to the Collector in Form 2, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees. (2) The Collector may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, grant the licence subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the licence. (3) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant and may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Collector may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.
Defined terms in this text (2)
Collector: Section 2, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 [S11PF6] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Collector" means the Collector of a district, and includes a Deputy Commissioner and any officer specially appointed by the appropriate Government to perform the functions of a Collector under this Act
Collector: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (11) "Collector" shall mean, in a Presidency town, the Collector of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be, and elsewhere the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue-administration of a district;
Collector: 40 more definitions.
land: Section 2, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 [S11PF6] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "land" includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth
land: 35 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (4)
Section 2, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 [S11-PF6], 25 April 1855, Band A. "section 6".
Section 22, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 [S11-Q3T], 25 April 1855, Band A. "section 6".
Section 5, Bengal Embankment Act, 1855 [S11-PJS], 25 April 1855, Band A. "section 6".
Rule 5, Bengal Embankment Act Rules, 1857 [S11-VYG], 13 March 1857, Band A. "section 6 of the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D10-1RX. Every owner: Obtain a licence before undertaking the holding of land; apply in Form 2, fee one hundred rupees; Before the activity begins; licence valid three years; Form 2. Published by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development (synthetic record).