Section 9, Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 [S2F-TSG]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 12 August 1961.
9. Power to issue directions.—(1) The Collector may, by order in writing, direct any holder of land to take such measures in relation to the holding of land as may be specified in the order, and such person shall comply with the direction within the period specified therein. (2) An order under sub-section (1) shall state the reasons on which it is made and shall be served on the person to whom it is addressed in such manner as may be prescribed.
Defined terms in this text (2)
holding: Section 2, Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 [S2FTJ6] (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, Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 [S2FTJ6] (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 (83)
Standing Order No. 4220/2023 of the Transport Department, Government of Gujarat dated 25th August, 2023 on the taking of a mortgage of agricultural land [C14-40W], 25 August 2023, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Transport Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 3057/2019 of the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Gujarat dated 4th March, 2019 on the holding of land assessed to revenue [C13-P35], 4 March 2019, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 3105/2020 of the Excise Department, Government of Gujarat dated 25th June, 2020 on the removal of earth from Government land [C13-SZ1], 25 June 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Excise Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Notification No. 4814/2016 of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat dated 28th August, 2016 under section 9 [N14-0C6], 28 August 2016, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Government of Gujarat hereby directs that the powers exercisable by it under section 9 shall, subject to its control, also be exercisable by the Tahsildar"
Standing Order No. 458/2026 of the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat dated 8th June, 2026 on the cultivation of land as tenant [C12-M27], 8 June 2026, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2107/2025 of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Gujarat dated 2nd January, 2025 on the occupation of land [C12-BFE], 2 January 2025, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 1628/2010 of the Transport Department, Government of Gujarat dated 3rd April, 2010 on the occupation of land [C11-0VJ], 3 April 2010, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Transport Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 4548/2021 of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat dated 20th November, 2021 on the cultivation of land as tenant [C12-1BB], 20 November 2021, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 4346/2023 of the Information Technology Department, Government of Gujarat dated 1st March, 2023 on the occupation of land [C12-5TW], 1 March 2023, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Information Technology Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling (Mutation Control) Order, 2017 [N14-41C], 3 September 2017, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following Order, namely:"
Standing Order No. 1500/2016 of the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Gujarat dated 24th April, 2016 on the removal of earth from Government land [C13-E9Y], 24 April 2016, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Mines and Geology Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 4467/2025 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Gujarat dated 11th January, 2025 on the sinking of a well on Government land [C14-8ZJ], 11 January 2025, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 744/2006 of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat dated 7th March, 2006 on the holding of land assessed to revenue [C12-P43], 7 March 2006, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2328/2009 of the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat dated 11th January, 2009 on the grazing of cattle on Government waste land [C12-WCY], 11 January 2009, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2398/2017 of the Labour Department, Government of Gujarat dated 9th December, 2017 on the occupation of land [C17-DCX], 9 December 2017, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Labour Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2537/2026 of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat dated 26th March, 2026 on the cultivation of land as tenant [C18-9J3], 26 March 2026, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2738/2011 of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat dated 2nd January, 2011 on the possession of land [C16-VD5], 2 January 2011, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Social Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 5/2025 of the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Gujarat dated 8th May, 2025 on the holding of land [C16-7DT], 8 May 2025, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 4732/2011 of the Home Department, Government of Gujarat dated 17th February, 2011 on the taking of a mortgage of agricultural land [C14-YZ0], 17 February 2011, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Home Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2097/2023 of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, Government of Gujarat dated 4th November, 2023 on the holding of allotted surplus land [C16-21P], 4 November 2023, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Food and Civil Supplies Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 4351/2018 of the Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Gujarat dated 20th September, 2018 on the removal of earth from Government land [C15-JWV], 20 September 2018, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 199/2015 of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat dated 15th April, 2015 on the holding of Government land on lease [C15-9XT], 15 April 2015, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 1369/2020 of the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Gujarat dated 6th April, 2020 on the cultivation of land as a sharecropper [C15-PT7], 6 April 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 2100/2017 of the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat dated 15th October, 2017 on the holding of land in excess of the ceiling [C15-FX2], 15 October 2017, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Finance Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
Standing Order No. 3487/2011 of the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat dated 18th March, 2011 on the holding of Government land on lease [C14-Z7H], 18 March 2011, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1961 (Gujarat Act 27 of 1961), the Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:"
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