THE UNITED PROVINCES BOARD OF REVENUE ACT, 1922 (U.P. Act No. 12 of 1992) [Received the ascent of the Governor on the 24th December, 1922, and of the Governor-General on the 23rd March, 1923 and was published under Section 80 of the Government of India Act on the 31st March, 1923] An Act to transfer to the Local Government or to some other authority certain non-judicial powers now exercisable by the board of Revenue under certain enactments. Whereas it is expedient to transfer to the local Government or to one other authority certain non-judicial powers now excersiable by the Board of Revenue under certain enactment and whereas the Governor-General has given his previous sanction to the passing of this Act, as required by sub-section (3) of Section 80-A of the Government of India Act: 1. Short title, extend and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the United Provinces Board of Revenue Act, 1922. (2) It extends to the territories [xxx] administered by the [State Government] of [Uttar Pradesh]. Note. - This Act has been excluded to Rampur by Section 8 and Schedule of the Rampur (Application of Laws) Act XII of 1960 from December 30, 1949, and to Banaras and Tehri-Garhwal by Banaras and Tehri-Garhwal (Application of Laws), Order 1949 , from November 30, 1949. (3) It shall come into force on such day as the [State Government] may, by notification in the [Official Gazette] appointed in this behalf. Note. - The Act came into force on April 1923, vide Notification No. 913/1-418, dated March 29,1923, vide Gazette 1923, part 1, page 355. 2. Amendment of certain enactments. - The enactment specified in the third column of the schedule are hereby amended, or in the case of enactments which extend beyond the limits of [Uttar Pradesh] shall be deemed to be amended in their application to [Uttar Pradesh] to the extent and in the manner mentioned in the fourth column thereof. 3. Saving of Orders, etc., issued by previous authorities. - Any appointment, notification, order, scheme, rule or form made or issued, before the commencement of this Act, by an authority for the making or issuing of which a new authority is substituted by or under this Act, shall, unless inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to have been made or issued by such new authority, unless and until superseded by an appointment, notification, order, scheme, rule or form made or issued by such new authority. Schedule (See Section 2) Year No. Short title or subject Amendment Acts of the Governor General in Council [* * * *] 1863 XXIII The Wastelands (Claims) Act, 1863. Section 23-A shall be deemed to be omitted. 1870 VII The Court Fees Act, 1970 In [Section 23] the words "by the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority and approved shall be deemed to be omitted. 1871 XXIII The Pensions Act, 1871 1. In Section 5 the words "the Chief Revenue Authority may, subject to the general control of" shall be deemed to be omitted and after the words ["appropriate Government"] where they secondly occur the word "may" shall be deemed to be inserted. 2. In Section 8 for the words "Chief Controlling Revenue Authority" the words ["State Government"], shall be deemed to be substituted. 3. In Section 44 for the words "The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may, with the consent of the Local Government" the words "the [appropriate Government] may" shall be deemed to be substituted. 1883 XIX The Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883 Section 12 shall be deemed to be omitted. 1884 XII The Agriculturists Loans Act, 1884 In Section 4 the words "or in a province for which there is a Board of Revenue or Financial Commissioner, such Board or Financial Commissioner, subject to the control of the Local Government" shall be deemed to be omitted. 1886 V The Mirzapur Stone Mahal Act, 1886 1. Sub-section (4) of Section 3 shall be omitted. 2. In sub-section (3) of Section 18 for the word "Board" the words "State Government" shall be substituted. 1899 II The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 In Clause (a) of [sub-section (8) of Section 2] for the words "territories respectively under the administration of the Lieutenant-Governors of Bihar and Orissa and the Northwestern Provinces and the Chief Commissioner of Oudh" the words "territories under the administration of the [State Government] of Bihar and Orissa" shall be deemed to be substituted. 1917 V [The Destruction of Records Act, 1917] 1. In Section 2 sub-section (1), Clause (a), the words "the United Provinces" shall be deemed 2. In Section 3, sub-section (2), after CI. (a) the following clause shall be deemed to be inserted, namely: "(aa) in the case of judicial documents in the possession and custody of revenue courts and officers - the Board of Revenue." In the Clause (b) of the said sub-section before the word "documents" the words "non judicial" shall be deemed to be inserted. In sub-section (3) of the said section after the word "authority" the words "or by the Board of Revenue" shall be deemed to be inserted. United Provinces Acts 1901 III The United Provinces Land Revenue Act, 1901. 1. For Section 5 the following section shall be substituted, namely- "5. Controlling powers of State Government and Board respectively: The control of all non-judicial matters connected with the Land Revenue in [Uttar Pradesh] other than matters connected with settlement is vested in the [State Government], and the control of all Judicial matters and of all matters connected with settlement under this Act is vested in the Board." 2. In Section 9 for the words "its non-judicial business" the words "business connected with settlement" shall be substituted. 3. In Section 12 the words "subject to the control of the Board" shall be omitted. 4. In Sections 21, 22, 25, 28, 33, 38, 55, 61, 144 and 137 for the word "Board" wherever it occurs, the words ["State Government"] shall be substituted. 5. In Section 26 the words the Board under "the orders or shall be omitted. 6. In Section 116 for the word "Board" the words ["State Government"] shall be substituted and after the words "this Act and" the words "Board shall make rules for determining" shall be inserted. 7. In Sections 153 and 160 the words "the Boards, or, in the case of a taluqa or part of a taluqa in Oudh" shall be omitted. 8. In Section 159 the words "Board or, in the case of a taluqa or part of a taluqa" shall be omitted. 9. In Section 161, sub-section (3), the words "the Board with the sanction of shall be omitted. 10. For Section 191 the following section shall be substituted, namely- "191. Power of State Government, Board or Commissioner to transfer cases. - The [State Government] or a Commissioner may transfer any non- judicial case or any class of non-judicial cases not connected with settlement, and the Board or a Commissioner may transfer any judicial or settlement case or any class of such cases, including partition cases, from any subordinate revenue court or revenue officer to any other such court or officer competent to deal therewith." 11. In Section 210, sub-section;(1), Clause (c) before the word "orders" the words "judicial or settlement" shall be inserted. After sub-section (3) of the said section, the following sub-section shall be added, namely- "(4) No appeal shall be allowed from non-judicial order not connected with settlement passed by a Commissioner." 12. In Section 212 before the words "A second appeal" the words "subject to the provisions of Section 210" shall be inserted. 13. In Section 213 before the words "A third appeal" the words "subject to the provisions of Section 210" shall be inserted. 14. In Section 218 after the word "Board" where it first occurs the words "if the case is of a judicial nature, or connected with settlement, or for the order of the [State Government] if the case is of a non-judicial nature not connected with settlement shall be inserted, and after the word "Board" where it last occurs the words "or the [State Government] as the case may be" shall be inserted. In the marginal note before the word "Board the words ["State Government"] or" shall be inserted. 15. In Section 219 for the word "Board" where it first occurs, the words "State Government" 1 shall be substituted, and after the word "proceeding" the words "not connected with settlement" and after the word "nature" the words "or connected with settlement" shall be inserted, and in the marginal note before the word "Board" the words "[State Government] or", shall be inserted. 16. In Section 220 for the words "its non-judicial business" the words "business connected with settlement" shall be substituted. 17. For Section 234 the following section shall be substituted, namely- "234. Power of State Government and Board to make rules. - The State Government 1 may make rules consistent with this Act in respect of matters under Clauses (a) to (f), (m), (i), (o) to (s), (v) (i), (w) (i), (x) (i) and (y) and the Board may from time to time, subject to the sanction of the [State Government] make rules consistent with this Act in respect of matters under Clauses (g) to (l), (m) (ii), (n), (t), (w), (v) (ii), (u) (ii) and (x) (ii)- (a) prescribing the duties of tahsildars and naib-tahsildars and regulating their postings and transfers and their appointment in temporary vacancies; (b) regulating the appointment and transfer of kanungos and patwaris, their salaries, qualifications, duties, removal, punishment, suspension and dismissal; (c) regulating the extent to which preference may be given in the appointment to kanungos to persons of families in which the office of kanungo is hereditary; (d) prescribing the form, contents, method of preparation, attestation, and maintenance of the record of rights and other records, maps, field-books, registers and lists made or kept under this Act; (e) regulating the imposition of fines, under Section 38, for failure to notify successions and transfers; (f) regulating the appointment, duties, and dismissal of lambardars; (g) prescribing the manner in which Settlement Officers shall report proposals of assessment for the mahals of any area; (h) regulating the distribution of assessment; (i) directing with regard to what matters the Settlement Officer is to ascertain and record the village custom, under Section 84, and what matters are to be determined and recorded, under Section 85; (j) for the guidance of Collectors and Settlement Officers in fixing rents under this Act; (k) regulating the assessment of resumed revenue-free grants or of land gained by alluvion, or the reduction of the assessment or the suspension of revenue of a mahal in consequence of fluvial action; (l) for the guidance of Collectors in making settlement, under Section 96, and in making remission, suspensions, or reduction of rent, under Section 101; (m) (i) regulating the costs of partition and the instalments and times of payment thereof under Section 116; (ii) determining the mode in which the costs of partitions are to be apportioned under Section 116; (n) regulating the division of complex mahals and the distribution of the revenue thereof, under Section 135; (o) regulating the instalments in which, and the persons, places and time to whom and at which the revenue shall be paid; (p) providing for the payment of the revenue through lambardars and for their remuneration; (q) regulating the issue of writs of demand and citations to appears, under Section 147, and the exercise of powers of arrest and detention in custody, under Section 148, and directing by what officers or class of officers such process shall be issued or powers exercised, and fixing the costs to be recovered from defaulters; (r) regulating the method of attachment and sale of movable property, under Section 149; (s) regulating the procedure to be adopted when a share or patti is transferred, the settlement of a patti or mahal is anulled, or any immovable property is attached and sold; (t) regulating the recovery of arrears due to under Section 184; (u) regulating the recovery of rent from under-proprietors, under Section 185; (v) (i) regulating the costs which may be recovered in, or in respect of, any non-judicial proceeding not connected with settlement under this Act; (ii) regulating the costs which may be recovered in, or in respect of, any judicial or settlement proceeding under this Act, other than costs recoverable by the (State Government)1 in proceedings in partition case; (w) (i) regulating the procedure to be followed by an officer (or other persons) who under any provision of this Act is required or empowered to take action in any non-judicial matter not connected with settlement; (ii) regulating the procedure to be followed by any officer (or other person) who under any provision of this Act is required or empowered to take action in any judicial or settlement matter; (x) (i) generally for the guidance of all persons in all non-judicial proceedings not connected with settlement under this Act and for carrying out the provisions of this Act in respect of such proceedings; (ii) generally for the guidance of all persons in all judicial or settlement proceedings under this Act and for carrying out the provisions of this Act in respect of such proceeding; and (y) defining the classes of cases, matters, businesses, orders of proceedings which are to be deemed judicial or non-judicial respectively. 1914 I The United Provinces Local Rates Act, 1914. In sub-section (2) of Section 13 for the words "Board of Revenue" the words "State Government" shall be substituted. 1915 VI The Pargana of Kaswar Raja Act, 1915. In Section 15 for the words "Board" and words ["State Government"] shall be substituted. [1920] IV The Canning College and British India Association Contribution Act. In Section 7 for the words and commas "The Board of Revenue may, from time to time, subject to the sanction of the State Government" the words and comma "The ["State Government"] may, from time to time", shall be substituted. Bengal Regulations 1799 V The Bengal Wills and Intestacy Regulation, 1799. In Section 7 for the words "Board of Revenue" the word "Commissioner" shall be deemed to be substituted, and for the words "for its orders" the words "for or its orders" shall be deemed to be substituted. 1803 XXXIII The United Provinces Revenue Officers Regulation, 1803. In Section 3 for the words "the Board of Revenue are", the words "the (State Government is" shall be deemed to be substituted. 1806 XI The Bengal Troops' Transport and Travellers' Assistance Regulation, 1806. In Sees. 5 and 7 for the words "Board of Revenue" the word "Commissioner" shall be deemed to be substituted. 1825 VI The Bengal Troops' Transport Regulation, 1825. In Sections 4 and 5 for the words" Board or Board of Revenue" wherever they occur, the word "Commissioner" shall be deemed to be substituted. 1827 V The Bengal Attached Estates Management Regulation, 1829. In the proviso to Section 3 for the words "Board of Revenue and the Board" the word "Commissioner", who shall be deemed to be substituted. 1833 IV The Bengal Land Revenue (Settlement and Deputy Collectors) Regulation, 1833. In Section 24 the words "the Board of Revenue or" and the words "as the case may be" shall be deemed to be omitted. |
