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- Madras Rent and Revenue Sale Act, 18393
- Revenue Bombay Act, 18425
- Revenue Commissioners, Bombay Act, 18426
- Madras Revenue Commissioner Act, 18490
- Madras City Land Revenue Act, 18513
- Calcutta Land-revenue Act, 18568
- Bengal Land-revenue Sales Act, 18595
- Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act, 18760
- Central Provinces Land-revenue Act, 18816
- Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885215
- Punjab Land-revenue Act, 18873
- Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 194818
- Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 195043
- Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950217
- Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 19503
- Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953203
- West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1954117
- Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954321
- West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955120
- Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 195513
- Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 19552
- Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 195671
- Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1959215
- Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960216
- Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 19603
- Kerala Land Assignment Act, 196020
- Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 19607
- Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 19606
- Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 196185
- Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 196111
- Central Boards of Revenue Act, 19635
- Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 196422
- Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964160
- Puducherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973633
- Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 19742
- Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlement) Act, 19765
- Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act, 198327
- Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 19995
- Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 20075
- Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 20083
- Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 20174
- Telangana Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 2020308
- Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Act, 202345
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- Water and irrigation23
- Women and children12
- Working conditions & protections at work3
- No power resolved40368
Amendments of West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (3)
Text
West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 [A11-Y8R]
As at 8 September 2026. In force from 11 July 1955.
Sections (28)
Chapter I. PRELIMINARY
Chapter II. COLLECTOR
Chapter III. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Chapter IV. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement [S2E-VN4]
Section 2. Definitions [S2E-VP2]
Section 3. Appointment of Collector [S2E-VQ0]
Section 4. Registration of holders of land [S2E-VRY]
Section 5. Prohibition of the possession of land without licence [S2E-VSW]
Section 6. Grant of licence [S2E-VTT]
Section 7. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S2E-VVR]
Section 8. Powers of Tahsildar [S2E-VWP]
Section 9. Power to issue directions [S2E-VXM]
Section 10. Power to exempt [S2E-VYJ]
Section 11. Registration of landholders [S2E-VZG]
Section 12. Prohibition of the cultivation of land as tenant without licence [S2E-W0Q]
Section 13. Grant of licence [S2E-W1N]
Section 14. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S2E-W2K]
Section 15. Powers of Tahsildar [S2E-W3H]
Section 16. Power to issue directions [S2E-W4Z]
Section 17. Power to exempt [S2E-W5X]
Section 18. Registration of occupants [S2E-W6V]
Section 19. Prohibition of the holding of land without licence [S2E-W7S]
Section 20. Grant of licence [S2E-W87]
Section 21. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns [S2E-W95]
Section 22. Penalty for contravention [S2E-WA3]
Section 23. Offences by companies [S2E-WB1]
Section 24. Appeal [S2E-WCF]
Section 25. Cognizance of offences [S2E-WDD]
Section 26. Protection of action taken in good faith [S2E-WEB]
Section 27. Power to make rules [S2E-WF9]
Section 28. Power to remove difficulties [S2E-WGJ]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acted on by (6)
Amends: West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2007, 11 March 2007. "section 24 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955)". Synthetic demonstration target.
Amends: West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1984, 20 October 1984. "section 22 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955)". Synthetic demonstration target.
Exempts: Notification No. 3522/1957, dated 26th August, 1957, 26 August 1957. "section 4 of the said Act". Synthetic demonstration target.
Exempts: Notification No. 3807/1955, dated 26th August, 1955, 26 August 1955. "section 4 of the said Act". Synthetic demonstration target.
Amends: West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1967, 17 March 1967. "section 20 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (West Bengal Act 10 of 1955)". Synthetic demonstration target.
Exempts: Notification No. 3415/1963, dated 20th May, 1963, 20 May 1963. "section 4 of the said Act". Synthetic demonstration target.
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