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In forceACT NO. V OF 1920 · 13th October, 1920

The Alluvial Lands Act, 1920

জলাভূমি ভূমি আইন, 1920

♣An Act to prevent disputes concerning the possession of certain lands in Bangladesh gained by alluvion, or by dereliction of a river or the sea.

Contents

  1. PreamblePreamble
  2. Section 1Short title and extent
  3. Section 2Definitions
  4. Section 3Power of Collector to attach alluvial land
  5. Section 4Collector to cause survey to be made
  6. Section 4AList of claimants
  7. Section 5Reference to Civil Courts
  8. Section 6Taking possession of land by person entitled to it
  9. Section 6AAppeal
  10. Section 7Costs
  11. Section 7BControl by the Government
  12. Section 7ARevision
  13. Section 7C[Omitted]Repealed
  14. Section 8Rules
  15. Section 9Indemnity
  16. Section 9ABar to jurisdiction of Civil Court
  17. Section 10Bar to institution of Proceedings under section 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure