Land Revenue Collection Act

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3 Recovery of land revenue

4 "Arrear" and "defaulter" defined

6 Public notice of auction

7 Lands to be auctioned

8 Power to stop sale

9 Sales, where to be made

10 Deposit on account of purchase

11 Payment of balance of purchase money

12 When sale becomes final and conclusive

13 Default of payment and resale

14 Title conferred by purchase at sale

15 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears

16 Land not sold reverts to the State

18 Application to Court in regard to notice of sale

19 Power to annul sale

20 Application to Court in regard to sale

21 Limitation of suits

22 No sale to be called in question except on proof of substantial damage

23 Claims of defaulter not to invalidate sale

26 Substituted service

27 Power to make rules

28 Powers in court not affected

Land Revenue Collection Act

(CHAPTER 155)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 47 of 1940)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act to provide for the collection of land revenue.

[1st January 1941]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Land Revenue Collection Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act —

“Collector” means a Collector of Land Revenue;

“land revenue” means every sum now due or which hereafter becomes due to the State on account of premium, rent, royalty, charges and fees of any kind chargeable in respect of land;

“proprietor” includes a lessee of State land.

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