Section 7, Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967 [S1K-5AE]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 3 July 1968 by S.O. 1192(E) [N11-V5T].
7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns.—(1) Every occupier shall maintain such records and registers relating to the occupation of land as may be prescribed and shall preserve them for a period of five years. (2) Every occupier shall furnish to the Collector a return in Form 2 within thirty days from the end of every financial year, and such other information as the Collector may, by order in writing, require.
Defined terms in this text (2)
Collector: Section 2, Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967 [S1K55G] (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, Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967 [S1K55G] (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 (1)
Section 27, Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967 [S1K-5Y3], 17 August 1967, Band A. "section 7".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D11-0BJ. Every occupier: Maintain records and registers of the occupation of land; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form 2. Published by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development (synthetic record).