The Survey Act, 1875

1. PreamblePreamble

Part I PRELIMINARY

1. Section 1Short title [Repealed]
2. Section 2Interpretation-clause

Part II OF THE SURVEY

1. Section 3Government may order survey
2. Section 4Government may appoint Superintendent of Survey
3. Section 5Collector to publish proclamation before entering on lands
4. Section 6Collector may enter upon land
5. Section 7Collector may serve special notice
6. Section 8Collector to pay price of materials or labour supplied
7. Section 9Collector may require occupants to clear boundary lines
8. Section 10Compensation
9. Section 11Amin or survey-officer to call upon persons to sign maps or papers
10. Section 12On receipt of maps, Collector to post notification in office
11. Section 13Person making subsequent objection may be required to deposit costs of further inquiry

Part IIA OF DETERMINATION OF EROSION, ACCRETION, REFORMATION AND NEW FORMATION

1. Section 13AGovernment may order survey to determine the extent of erosion, accretion and new formation
2. Section 13BCollector to publish proclamation before entering on lands
3. Section 13CEntering upon lands, etc.
4. Section 13DDrawing of diluvion line on the latest survey maps, etc.
5. Section 13EOn receipt of maps or traverse sheets, Collector to invite objections

Part III OF BOUNDARY-MARKS

1. Section 14Collector may erect temporary Boundary-marks
2. Section 15Collector may erect permanent boundary-marks
3. Section 16Apportionment of expenses
4. Section 17Rent-free lands deemed part of tenure
5. Section 18Procedure when occupant fails to maintain boundary-mark
6. Section 19Zamindar, etc., bound to preserve boundary-marks and give notice to Collector when injured
7. Section 20Collector may re-erect injured boundary-marks and recover expenses from zamindars, etc.
8. Section 21Collector may cause boundary mark to be erected by occupant of land with his consent

Part IV OF THE APPORTIONMENT AND RECOVERY OF EXPENSES

1. Section 22Collector to prepare statement of expenses in respect of boundary-marks
2. Section 23Contents of statement
3. Section 24Collector to apportion cost of erecting marks among estates
4. Section 25Notice to be served
5. Section 26Collector to make final apportionment
6. Section 27Collector may postpone final apportionment
7. Section 28Zamindar failing to appear deemed to have waived objections
8. Section 29Collector to issue notice specifying amount finally apportioned
9. Section 30Collector to apportion between zamindar and tenure-holders
10. Section 31Summary apportionment between zamindar and tenure-holders
11. Section 32Notice to zamindar when provisional apportionment made summarily
12. Section 33Procedure on provisional apportionment
13. Section 34Mode of apportionment among tenures
14. Section 35Notice of apportionment in respect of tenures
15. Section 36Collector not to issue notices to tenure-holders until zamindars have deposited costs
16. Section 37Apportionment between tenure-holder and holder of subordinate tenure
17. Section 38Recovery of sum payable to zamindars or tenure-holder
18. Section 39Recovery of sums expended by Government

Part V BOUNDARY DISPUTES

1. Section 40Procedure in case of disputes as to boundary
2. Section 41Mode of determining boundary
3. Section 42Power of Collector to take possession of land in dispute
4. Section 43Power to refer to arbitration
5. Section 44Relaying boundary previously determined by Court or by revenue-survey
6. Section 45Power of Collector in case of doubt or dispute as to boundary determined by Court or laid down by survey
7. Section 46In certain cases Collector may cause marks to be erected

Part VI MISCELLANEOUS

1. Section 47Joint zamindars subject to every liability imposed on single zamindars
2. Section 48Service of notice
3. Section 49No proceedings under Act affected by mistake or mis- description
4. Section 50Power of Collector to enforce attendance of witnesses
5. Section 51Daily fine for failure to comply with requisition in notice
6. Section 52Penalty for not giving notice of injury to boundary- mark
7. Section 53Penalty for removing boundary-marks
8. Section 54Collector may award portion of fine to informer
9. Section 55Levy of fine
10. Section 56When person removing boundary-mark cannot be found, Collector may repair
11. Section 57Every amount due deemed a demand
12. Section 58Appeal against orders Supervision of proceedings
13. Section 59Appeal against certain orders of Assistant Superintendent or Deputy Collector
14. Section 60Appeal against certain orders of Collector or Superintendent of Survey
15. Section 61Orders as to costs on appeal
16. Section 62No suit to be brought unless appeal first preferred
17. Section 63Power of Government to make rules