THE GUJARAT VACANT LANDS IN URBAN AREAS (PROHIBITION OF ALIENATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 1974
[Act No. 10 of 1974]
Enacted by the President in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India.
An Act further to amend the Gujarat Vacant Lands in Urban Areas (Prohibition of Alienation) Act, 1972.
11 of 1974
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Gujarat State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1974, the President is pleased to enact as follows:
Short title and commencement.
1. (1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Vacant Lands in Urban Areas (Prohibition of Alienation) Amendment Act, 1974.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
Amendment of section 1.
Gujarat Act 12 of 1972.
2. In the Gujarat Vacant Lands in Urban Areas (Prohibition of Alienation) 1972, in section 1, in sub-section (4), for the words “two years” the words “three years” shall be substituted.
REASONS FOR THE ENACTMENT
With a view to thwarting speculation and large scale alienation of vacant lands, intended to defeat the object of the legislation regarding imposition of ceiling on urban properties which is under consideration, the Gujarat State Legislature enacted on 12th August, 1972 the Gujarat Vacant Lands in Urban Areas (Prohibition of Alienation) Act, 1972 (Gujarat Act 12 of 1972), prohibiting alienation, partition and creation of trusts in respect of certain vacant lands in urban areas in the State of Gujarat, pending the enactment of the aforesaid legislation. The Act came into force also on 12th August, 1972. The Act was to remain in force for a period of one year. However, as the circumstances which existed at the time of the enactment of the said Act continued to exist at the time the duration of the Act was about to expire, the duration of the Act was extended by one year by Gujarat Ordinance No. 3 of 1973 which was later on replaced by the Gujarat Vacant Lands in Urban Areas (Prohibition of Alienation) Amendment Act, 1973 (Gujarat Act 24 of 1973). The duration of the principal Act thus expires on 11th August, 1974. The enactment of the legislation regarding imposition of ceiling on urban properties, power with respect to which has been surrendered by the State Legislature of Gujarat to Parliament by a Resolution under article 252 of the Constitution is still likely to take some time. The circumstances that existed at the time of the enactment of the Act and at the time of its amendment last year thus continue to exist. It is, therefore, considered necessary to extend the duration of the Act by a further period of one year from 11th August, 1974. This measure seeks to give effect to the above proposal.
2. The Committee constituted under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Gujarat State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1974 (11 of 1974) has been consulted before enacting this measure as a President’s Act. |
