The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs / Department of States
Section
Section 161 Court-fees.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) every application, appeal or other proceeding under this Act shall bear a court-fee stamp of such value as may be prescribed.
Section 162 Village officers to be public servants.
Every amin and every other village officer appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
Section 163 Power to exempt.
With the previous approval of the Government, the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette exempt any class of lands from all or any of the provision of this Act.
Section 164 General provision as to penalties.
Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act for which no penalty has been otherwise provided for therein shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
Section 165 Protection of action taken in good faith.
No suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie--
(a) against any officer of the Government for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act;
(b) against the Government for any damage caused or likely to caused or any injury suffered or likely to be suffered by anything, in good faith, done or intended to be done under this Act.
(a) against any officer of the Government for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act;
(b) against the Government for any damage caused or likely to caused or any injury suffered or likely to be suffered by anything, in good faith, done or intended to be done under this Act.
Section 166 Delegation of powers.
The Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delegate to any officer or authority subordinate to him any of the powers conferred on him or on any officer subordinate to him by this Act, other than the power to make rules, to be exercised subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified in the said notification.
Section 167 Power to remove difficulties.
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provision of this Act, the Government may, as occasion requires, take any action not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act which may appear to it necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
Section 168 General power to make rules.
Without prejudice to any power to make rules contained elsewhere in this Act, the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules generally to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Section 169 Laying of rules before Parliament.
Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rules should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the rule.
Section 170 Repeal and savings.
(1) On and from the date on which any of the provisions of This Act are brought into force in any area in the Union territory of Manipur, the enactments specified in the Schedule or so much thereof as relate to the matters covered by the provisions so brought into force shall stand repealed in such area.
(2) The repeal of any enactment or part thereof by sub-section (1) shall not affect,--
(a) the previous operation of such enactment or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under such enactment;
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against such enactment;
(d) any investigation legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid,
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if such enactment or part thereof had not been repealed.
(3) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (2), any appointment, rule, order, notification or proclamation made or issued, any lease, rent, right or liability granted, fixed, acquired or incurred and any other thing done or action taken under any of the enactments or parts thereof repealed under sub-section (1) shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act brought into force, be deemed to have been made, issued, granted, fixed, acquired, incurred, done or taken under this Act and shall continue to be in force until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
(4) Any custom or usage prevailing at the time any of the provisions of this Act are brought into force in any area in Union territory of Manipur and having the force of law therein shall, if such custom or usage is repugnant to or inconsistent with such provision, cease to be operative to the extent of such repugnancy or inconsistency.
(2) The repeal of any enactment or part thereof by sub-section (1) shall not affect,--
(a) the previous operation of such enactment or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under such enactment;
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against such enactment;
(d) any investigation legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid,
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if such enactment or part thereof had not been repealed.
(3) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (2), any appointment, rule, order, notification or proclamation made or issued, any lease, rent, right or liability granted, fixed, acquired or incurred and any other thing done or action taken under any of the enactments or parts thereof repealed under sub-section (1) shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act brought into force, be deemed to have been made, issued, granted, fixed, acquired, incurred, done or taken under this Act and shall continue to be in force until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
(4) Any custom or usage prevailing at the time any of the provisions of this Act are brought into force in any area in Union territory of Manipur and having the force of law therein shall, if such custom or usage is repugnant to or inconsistent with such provision, cease to be operative to the extent of such repugnancy or inconsistency.