{ "id": 14330, "slug": "andhra-pradesh-agricultural-land-conversion-for-non-agricultural-purposes-act-2006", "title": "Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006", "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006", "act_number": "(Act No. 3 of 2006)", "act_year": 2006, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Andhra Pradesh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.", "chapter": null, "content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons.\n(a) The Conversion Tax may be reduced from 9% to 3% in the areas other than Greater Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation areas and from 5% to 2% in Greater Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation areas.\n(b) The land allotted to the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation may be exempted from the purview of the Conversion Tax subject to condition that they will convert the land and before further allotment to the entrepreneurs.\n(c) The amount collected under Conversion Tax may be utilized as user charges by the Collecting Department i.e., Revenue Department, by creating a separate Sub-Head of Account for various urgent needs of Department.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Agriculture means\n(i) the raising of any crop or garden produce ; or\n(ii) the raising of orchards; or\n(iii)the raising of pasture; or\n(iv) Hay-ricks ;\n(b) 'Agriculture lands' means lands used for agriculture ;\n(c) 'Conversion' means change of land use from agricultural to nonagricultural purposes ;\n(d) 'Non-agricultural land' means land other than Agricultural land ;\n(e) 'Government' means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh ;\n(f) 'Collector' means the District Collector in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land for which conversion is applied for is situated and also includes Joint Collector or any other officer not below the rank of the Joint Collector authorized by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the District Collector under this Act ;\n(g) 'Revenue Divisional Officer' means, the Revenue Divisional Officer including Sub- Collector or Asst. Collector in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land or a part thereof is situated and includes any officer not below the rank of a Revenue Divisional Officer empowered by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Revenue Divisional Officer under this Act ;\n(h) 'Mandal Revenue Officer' means the Mandal Revenue Officer, in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land or a part thereof is situated, and includes any Officer not below the rank of a MRO empowered by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Mandal Revenue Officer under this Act ;\n(i) 'Mandal Revenue Inspector' means the Mandal Revenue Inspector in whose jurisdiction the agricultural land or a part thereof is situated and includes any officer empowered by the Revenue Divisional Officer to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a Mandal Revenue Inspector under this Act ;\n(j) 'Prescribed' means prescribed by Rules made by the Government under this Act ;\n(k) 'Notification' means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette ; and the word 'Notified' shall be construed accordingly ;\n(l) 'Occupier' includes :\n(i) Any person for the time being paying or liable to pay to the owner rent, or any portion of the rent, for the land or, for the structure constructed ;\n(ii) A rent-free occupant;\n(m) 'Owner' includes any person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive, whether on his own account, or as agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver, for another person, or for any religious, educational or charitable purpose, rent or profits for the agricultural land or for the structure constructed on such land and includes in respect of the lands that have been leased out by the State Government or the Central Government;\n(i) a lessee, if the land has been leased out by the Government for any non-agricultural purpose ; and\n(ii) a local authority, if the land is vested in the local authority and used for any non-agricultural purpose deriving income there from.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Land use Conversion.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "4", "title": "4. Power to levy and collect conversion fee.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "5", "title": "5. Authority competent to convert agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Penalty.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Act not to apply to certain lands.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) Lands owned by the State Government ;\n(b) Lands owned by a local authority and used for any communal purposes so long as the land is not used for commercial purposes ;\n(c) Lands used for religious or charitable purposes ;\n(d) Lands used by owner for household industries involving traditional occupation, not exceeding one acre ;\n(e) Lands used for such other purposes as may be notified by the Government from time to time ;\n[(f) Lands used for Aquaculture, Dairy and Poultry;]\n[(g) Lands allotted to the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC),]", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Appeal.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Act to Override other Laws.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Bar of Jurisdiction.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Protection of action taken in good faith.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "13", "title": "13. Power to remove difficulties.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 }, { "number": "14", "title": "14. Power to make rules.", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 12 }, { "number": "15", "title": "15. Repeal of Act 14 of 1963.", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) the provisions of Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1891 shall apply ;\n(b) all the outstanding arrears from individuals/institutions under the Andhra Pradesh Non-Agricultural Lands Assessment Act, 1963 as on the date of commencement of this Act shall be recovered under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 13 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "ap278", "Act Number": "(Act No. 3 of 2006)", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2006", "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Andhra Pradesh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18" }