State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Amendment Act.

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The present Act repeals Section 2 and amends Section 3 as per when it is not possible to serve the notice of eviction, this very notice may be exhibited directly on the land for all to see it and date of eviction shall not be set less than thirty days from being served or shown. The following Sections are added: Section 6A dealing with the timing for the application of eviction; Section 11A whoever re-enters in ten years time in a land from which he/her has been evicted shall be fined or jailed for the offence. Other minor amendments deal with the use of certain terms instead of those priory used.As far as the decisions of the board are concerned, article 6 establishes that the chairman of the board shall inform the Settlement Officer of the decision taken in respect of every application. Said decision shall be communicated to the claimant and thereafter the necessary steps shall be taken by the Settlement Officer in order to give effect to the decision.

Amends: State Lands (Recovery of Possession) Act. (1979-01-25)

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