Section 22, Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933 [S17-NXY]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 7 January 1933.
22. Powers of Collector.—(1) The Collector may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with, at all reasonable times enter any premises where the occupation of land is carried on, inspect any document found therein, and require the production of any record or register maintained under this Act. (2) The Collector may seize any document in respect of which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been committed. (3) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section.
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Collector: Section 2, Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933 [S17N9K] (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, Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933 [S17N9K] (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.
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