Section 4, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 [S2E-VRY]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 11 July 1955.
4. Registration of holders of land.—(1) Every holder of land shall, within thirty days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the holding of land after such commencement, within thirty days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the Collector in Form 7, 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 holder of land shall carry on the holding of land unless registered under this section.
Defined terms in this text (2)
holding: Section 2, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 [S2EVP2] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "holding" means a portion of land held by a landholder under one lease, engagement or grant
holding: 42 more definitions.
prescribed: Section 2, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 [S2EVP2] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
prescribed: 996 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (3)
Notification No. 3807/1955, dated 26th August, 1955 [N12-RRH], 26 August 1955, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the said Act".
Notification No. 3522/1957, dated 26th August, 1957 [N12-S00], 26 August 1957, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the said Act".
Notification No. 3415/1963, dated 20th May, 1963 [N12-TAR], 20 May 1963, in force. The text contains "section 4 of the said Act".
Cited by (2)
Section 22, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 [S2E-WA3], 11 July 1955, Band A. "section 4".
Section 27, West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 [S2E-WF9], 11 July 1955, Band A. "section 4".
Not held (0)
none
Duties published under this section (1)
D12-D3B. Every holder of land: Apply for registration to the Collector in Form 7, fee one hundred rupees; thirty days from the commencement of the Act, or from beginning the activity; Form 7. Published by Revenue Department, Government of West Bengal (synthetic record).