70B: Determination of land ownership

Determination of land ownership.– For the purposes of sections 56-A and 70-A– (a) One acre of irrigated land shall be reckoned as equivalent to two acres of unirrigated land, provided that in calculating the aggregate area of a land-owner the conversion is made from unirrigated to irrigated land; (b) land owned by a land-owner shall include all land owned by him, whether such land is situated wholly within the Province or partly within and partly outside the Province, except the following:- (i) land described in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of section 56; and (ii) share in shamlat of a village where the total area of such shamlat does not exceed 25 acres; (c) “land owner” shall include a person– (i) who is an allottee or a grantee of any land under any scheme of the Government, under which such allotment or grant is to mature into ownership; (ii) who has mortgaged his land, or any portion thereof; 126 The Punjab Laws (iii) who has permanent rights and interest in land.]

Effective date: 1967-12-07

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