Haryana Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
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No. 135-2019/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 (SRAVANA 17, 1941 SAKA )
LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
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THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS (HARYANA AMENDMENT) 201-202 ACT, 2017 (HARYANA ACT NO. 29 OF 2019).
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PART-III DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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PART-IV CORRECTION SLIPS, REPUBLICATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS
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201 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), AUG. 8, 2019 (SRVN. 17, 1941 SAKA)PART - I
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 8th August, 2019
No. Leg. 30/2019.— The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana received the assent of the President of India on the 11th June, 2019 and is hereby published for general information:-
HARYANA ACT NO. 29 OF 2019
THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS (HARYANA AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
AN
ACT
further to amend the PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955, in its application to the State of Haryana.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Haryana in the Sixty eighth Year of the
Republic of India as follows:-
Short title.
1. This Act may be called the PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2017.
2. In clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 (hereinafter called the principal Act),-
Amendment of section 7 of PEPSU Act 13 of 1955.
(i) for the sign "." existing at the end, the sign and word "; or" shall be substituted;
and
(ii) after clause (f), the following clause shall be added, namely:-
"(g) that the tenancy is for a fixed term supported by a registered agreement entered into by the landowner and the tenant and such term has expired.".
3. After section 15 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-
Insertion of section 15-A in PEPSU Act 13 of 1955.
"15-A. Provisions of section 15 not to apply to tenancy for a fixed term.- The provisions of section 15 shall not be applicable where the tenancy is for a fixed term supported by a registered agreement entered into by the landowner and the tenant and such term has expired.".
4. For sub-section (1) of section 18 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
Amendment of section 18 of PEPSU Act 13 of 1955.
"(1) If a tenant dies during the term of his tenancy, the tenancy shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), devolve on his lineal descendants or on the widow, if she has not re-married.".
5. In the proviso to clause (b) of section 20 of the principal Act,-
(i) for sign "." existing at the end, the sign ":" shall be substituted; and
Amendment of section 20 of PEPSU Act 13 of 1955.
(ii) after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-
"Provided further that this definition shall not apply to the tenancy for a fixed term supported by a registered agreement entered into by the landowner and the tenant and such term has expired.".
202 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), AUG. 8, 2019 (SRVN. 17, 1941 SAKA)6. After sub-section ( 3) of section 22 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be added, namely:-
Amendment of section 22 of PEPSU Act 13 of 1955.
"(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), if the tenant is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (Central Act 18 of 2013), it shall not be entitled to acquire from its landowner in respect of the land comprising its tenancy, the proprietary rights under this section.".
7. In section 30 of the principal Act, the word "male" wherever occurring shall be omitted.
Amendment of section 30 of PEPSU Act 13 of 1955.
MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA, Secretary to Government Haryana, Law and Legislative Department.
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