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The Central Provinces Land-Revenue Act, 1881

Chapter X — . OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF REVENUE-OFFICERS.

Section 132Purposes for which, when settlement is not in progress, Deputy Commissioner shall exercise Settlement-officers’ powers

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Section 132: Purposes for which, when settlement is not in progress, Deputy Commissioner shall exercise Settlement-officers’ powers

132. Purposes for which, when settlement is not in progress, Deputy Commissioner shall exercise Settlement-officers’ powers

The Deputy Commissioner shall, when a settlement is not in progress, exercise the powers conferred by this Act on Settlement-officers for the following purposes:—

(a)

causing boundary-marks to be erected· or repaired, and recovering the. cost of such erection and repair;

(b)

assessing land-revenue on lands which are liable to assessment, but have not been assessed;

(c)

declaring any. local area to be a mahal;

(d)

settling lands from which the proprietors were excluded at settlement and to which they have been or are about to be re-admitted;

(e)

settling mahals in respect of which an application has been made under the third proviso to section fifty-six;

(f)

dealing with claims to hold land wholly or partially free from revenue as against the malguzars;

(g)

assessing lands gained by alluvion;

(h)

ascertaining and recording village-cesses which are levied when this Act comes into force, but have not been recorded at the settlement