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Haryana Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

© Govt. of Haryana

No. 135-2019/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2019 (SRAVANA 17, 1941 SAKA )

LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

CONTENTS

PAGES

PART-I

ACTS

THE PEPSU TENANCY AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS (HARYANA AMENDMENT)

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ACT, 2017 (HARYANA ACT NO. 29 OF 2019).

PART-II ORDINANCES

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PART-III DELEGATED LEGISLATION

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PART-IV CORRECTION SLIPS, REPUBLICATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS

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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:-

1.

This Act may be called the PEPSU Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Haryana

Amendment) Act, 2017.

Short title.

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),-

(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.”.

Amendment of

section 7 of

PEPSU Act 13 of

1955.

3.

After section 15 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-

“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.”.

Insertion of

section 15-A in

PEPSU Act 13 of

1955.

4.

For sub-section (1) of section 18 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be

substituted, namely:-

“(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.”.

Amendment of

section 18 of

PEPSU Act 13 of

1955.

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

(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.”.

Amendment of

section 20 of

PEPSU Act 13 of

1955.

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Amendment of

section 22 of

PEPSU Act 13

of 1955.

6.

After sub-section ( 3) of section 22 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be

added, namely:-

“(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.”.

Amendment of

section 30 of

PEPSU Act 13

of 1955.

7.

In section 30 of the principal Act, the word “male” wherever occurring shall be omitted.

MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA,

Secretary to Government Haryana,

Law and Legislative Department.

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