The West Pakistan Land Revenue (amendment) Ordinance, 1978

THE WEST PAKISTAN LAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1978.
9th December, 1978.
N.-W.F.P. ORDINANCE No. XX of 1978.
AN
ORDINANCE
Further to amend the West Pakistan Land Revenue, Act, 1967. .


Preamble

            WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act XVII of 1967),in the manner hereinafter appearing:

AND WHEREAS the Governor of the North-West Frontier Province is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July, 1977, read with the Laws (Continuance in Force) Order, 1977 (C.M.L.A. Order No. I of I977),and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the North-West Frontier Province is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:


Short title, extent and commencement.

1.         (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Pakistan Land Revenue commencement. (Amendment) Ordinance, 1978.

(2) It shall come into force at once.


Repeal N.W.F.P. Act IV of 1977.

2.         The North-West Frontier Province Land Revenue (Abortion) Act 1977 (N.-W.F.P. Act IV of 1977), hereinafter referred, to as the repealed, Act, is hereby repealed, withstanding anything contained in the repealed Act,

(a)     the North-West Frontier Province Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1948 (N.W.F.P. Act XVII of 1948); and.
(b)     the provisions of the West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act XVII of 1967), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, affect ed by the re pealed Act,
shall, subject to section 3, stand revived.


Amendment of section 56A and 70A of W.P. Act XVII of 1967.

3.         In the said Act,

(i)      for section 56A, the following shall be substituted, namely;

 

"56A. Exemption of land revenue.—Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, from Rabi 1977-78, no land owner shall be liable to pay land revenue or any rate or cess chargeable under the provisions of this Act, if he owns—

  1. Irrigated land not exceeding Twenty-five acres; or
  2. unirrigated land not exceeding fifty acres., or
  3. irrigated and unirrigated land the aggregate area of which does not exceed twenty-five acres of irrigated land as determined under section 70B." and.:

(ii)     for section 70A, the following shall be substituted, namely:
"70A. Increase in land revenue.—Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, from Rabbi 1977-78, every land owner of the categories mentioned below shall, in addition to the land revenue which, but for the provisions of the repealed Act, would have been assessed under the provisions of section 57 and section 70, be liable to pay land revenue at the enhanced rate mentioned against each category—
(a)     a land owner owning—


            (i)      irrigated land exceeding twenty-five acres but not exceeding fifty acres; or

 

            (ii)     unirrigated land exceeding fifty acres but not exceeding one hundred acres:

200 per cent increase on land revenue determined under the provisions of section 57 and section 70.

            (iii)    irrigated and unirrigated land the aggregate area of which exceed Twenty five acres but does not exceed fifty acres of irrigated land, as determined under section 70 B.

 

(b)     a land-owner owning—


            (i)      irrigated land exceeding fifty acres; or

 

            (ii)     unirrigated land exceeding one hundred acres; or

300 per cent increase on land revenue determined under the provisions of section 57 and section 70.".

            (iii)    irrigated or unirrigated land the aggregate area of which exceeds fifty acres of irrigated land, as determined under section 70 B.

 

 

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