Section 39, Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act, 1859 [S11-Z6N]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 12 February 1859.
39. Registration of persons interested.—(1) Every person interested shall, within one hundred and eighty days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the claiming of compensation after such commencement, within one hundred and eighty days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Collector in Form 1, accompanied by a fee of one hundred rupees. (2) The Collector shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No person interested shall carry on the claiming of compensation unless registered under this section.
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Collector: Section 2, Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act, 1859 [S11Y1Z] (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;
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person interested: Section 2, Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act, 1859 [S11Y1Z] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "person interested" includes all persons claiming an interest in compensation to be made on account of the acquisition of land under this Act
person interested: 35 more definitions.
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