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Act XX of 1848
(The Bengal Landho!ders' Attendance Act, 1848.)'

Act I of 1903.
- (a) The Government of India
(Adapration of Indian Laws) -
Order, 1937.

-
(b) ' The Adaptation of Laws
Order. 1950.

An Act for better etlforcing the arterldance of proprierors and farmers

oJ lat~dbefore Collectors of land-revenzre i r ~rhe Laleer Provinces
of the Berrgal Presidency.

WHEREAS, by sundry Regulations of Ihe Bengal Code, Pmamble.

provision is madc for Lhc imposition of a daily fine by h e Board of
Revenuc or other authority exercising the powcrs 01that Board on any
proprielor or famcr of land, subject to the provjsions contained in h e
said several Rcgula~ions,who, whcn duly summoned by h e Colleclor
-
or orher officer exercising Ihc powcrs of Collector, shall omit or refuse
lo auend, or to cause his officcr or agenr lo attend, or to furnish the
accounls or documcnl rcquircd, and shall not show sufficient cause for
such drnssion; and il is furlhcr providcd that the finc, when confirmed
by Government, is lo be levicd by thc samc proccss as is prescribed
Tor the recovery of arrears of rcvcnuc;
AND WHEREAS in many cases, by the delay thus occasioned,
the whole burden of the penalty is greatly increased beyond what
would be necessary if summary power were given lo [he officer by
whom thc requisition is made lo impose and levy reasonable fincs,
subjcct to review by h e Commissioner of Revenuc and olhcr supcrior
aulhorily;
11 is cnacted as follows :-
1. If any proprietor or Canner of land shall omit or rcfusc to Pcndly on
'mdhO'dC"
altcnd, or 10 cause his officer or agent to attcnd, whcn duly summoned
not mending
by lhc Colteclor, in any casc s p i f j e d in any of the said Regulalions, when sumoncl
by the time prescribed in the notice issued by the Collector, or shall by CoUcclor.
omit or refuse to furnish lhe accounts or documents required, and
shall not show suificicnt cause for such omission, the Colleclor may
impose of his own aulhorily such daily fine, ro be payable daiIy unul

'SIIORT Trrt.E.--This shon r i ~ l cw u given by ihc Amending Act, 1903 (1 of

1903).
~ A Em L.-This Acl was p a d Tor Ihc wholc of thc fomicr Pruvir~ccOJ
Bengol-~ee Ihc tillc.
lr h z bccn dcctmd. by rhc Lurs Locd Extcnl Act. 1874 (XV or 11874). s. 6, to
bc in Corcc throughou~B e iorrncr Pro~,ir~cc
uJ Bcngul, cxcept % rcgYds lhc Scheduled
Disuicrs.
I[ has bccn d c c l d , by norificarion undcr Ihc Scheduled Disuicb Acl, 1874
(XIV o f 1874). s. 3. to be in force in Wcst Jdpiguri. in thc Jalpaiguti district.
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300 c e 1848
The Bengul Landllslders' A ~ e ~ r d a t ~Acr,

[Act XX of 1848.1

compliance w i h the requisition, a s he may Lhink adcqualc lo Lhc

situation and circumslances in lire of the dcfaullcr, no1 cxcccding in
any case lhc daily finc of f i f ~ yrupecs: and the amount of such finc,
accruing duc from time lo timc, may be levied wilhou[ fudher con-
firmalion by the sarnc process as is prcscribcd for [he recovery of
arrears of rcvcnuc.

Rcpon or 2. Thc Collcc~orshalI forrhwiih report [IIC irnposilion of

imposition cvcry sllch fine, and the amount rhcrcof, and also from time to lime
and Icvy
[he arnounr levicd, 10 t t ~ eComrnissioncr of Rcvcnuc, who shall rcporl
of fine.
Uie sane for rhz information of rhc ' [Stale Government]. I
i
I
Appeal fmm 3. Evcry ordcr passed by a Collcc~orunder 1 his Act shall be !
Collccrofs appealable in [lie usual manner to h c Commissioner of Rcvenuc and
ordcn.
olhcr superior aulhoricy; but no such appcal shall avail ro prcvenl [he
levy of any tine so imposed pending the appeal. I
4. Whenever rhc amount levied under any such ordcr issued
for any default by aulhorily of a ColIcctor under this Act shall have
acceded five hundred rupees, the Collector shall rcport the case
specially to the Comrnissioncr 01 Revcnue; and no rurther levy for I
such defaul~shall bc made othenvise Lhan by aulhori~yof thc Com- I

missioner of Rcvenuc.

Saving of 5. Nothing in [his Act conraincd shall bc deemed 10 repcaI

p w c r to thc powcr of impwing daily lines and of Ievying ac fincs so imposcd
Snc.
in the manner prescribed by the said several Regulations.

6. The G r d "Collcc(or" used in this Act shall be taken 10

mean any pcrson lawrully exercising [he powers of a ColIector.

7. This Act shall not exret~dro the North-West Provirlces of

tlie Presid~~rcy
of Berrgol.

'Thc words "Fmvinciirl Government" werc subs~i~urcdTor thc words "LocaI Gov-
emmcnl" by pmgnph 4111 of thc Govcmmcnt of India (Adap~alionof Indian Laws)
Ordct. 1937. md Ihc u v ~ d"Sraw' w x ruhcqucn~ly<ubs\i\u\cd lor Ihc word "Proringid"
by p m g n p h 4(1) of the Adaptxion or Laws Order, 1950.