{ "id": 14353, "slug": "andhra-pradesh-assigned-lands-prohibition-of-transfers-act-1977", "title": "Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977", "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977", "act_number": "(Act No. 9 of 1977)", "act_year": 1977, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Andhra Pradesh", "law_status": "unknown", "enactment_date": null, "description": "Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977", "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\nStatement of Objects and Reasons - (Act 8 of 2007)\nStatement of Objects and Reasons - (Act 21 of 2008)", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "2", "title": "2. Definitions:-", "chapter": null, "content": "Explanation:-\n(i) the Central Government, or the State Government or any local authority ;\n(ii) any co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964; and\n(iii) any bank which includes,-\n(a) the Agricultural Development Bank ;\n(b) the Reserve Bank of India constituted under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 ;\n(c) the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 ;\n(d) a subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 ; and\n(e) a corresponding new bank constituted under Section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 ;\nExplanation:-", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 1 }, { "number": "3", "title": "3. Prohibition of transfer of assigned lands:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 2 }, { "number": "3", "title": "4. Consequences of breach of provisions of Section 3:-", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) take possession of the assigned land, after evicting the person in possession in such manner as may be prescribed ; and\n[(b) (i) reassign the said resumed land, other than those lands/areas as may be notified by the Government from time to time in public interest and for public purpose, to the transferee who purchased the land in good faith and for valuable consideration on or before 29th January, 2007, subject to the condition that he/she is landless poor person and is in occupation of the land by using the said land for agriculture or as house site, as on the date of taking possession by eviction:\nProvided that the reassignment in case of transferee shall be limited to only such an extent that the total holding of the re-assignee including any other land held by him/her does not exceed 5.00 Acres dry land or 2 1/2 Acres wet land:\nProvided further that where the transferee who has purchased the land and got reassignment of it, or his legal heir, transfers the reassigned land, the land shall be resumed for assignment to the other eligible landless poor;\n(ii) restore the said assigned land, other than those lands/ areas as may be notified by the Government from time to time in public interest and for public purpose, to the original assignee, subject to the condition that he or she is landless poor person as on the date of restoration for one time; or\n(iii) assign to other eligible landless poor person:\nProvided that the restoration of land shall be limited to only such an extent that the total holding including any other land held by him/her does not exceed 5.00 Acres dry land or 21/2 Acres wet land:\nProvided further that where the original assignee or his legal heir, after first restoration transfers the assigned land, the land shall be resumed for assignment to the other eligible landless poor:\nProvided also that if no eligible landless poor persons are available in the village/area, the resumed land will be utilised for public purpose.\nExplanation:-\n(c) In the areas which may be notified by Government from time to time, lands resumed under clause 4(a) above, shall be utilized for public purpose.\n[4A. Appeal:-", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 3 }, { "number": "4B", "title": "4B. Revision:-", "chapter": null, "content": "[5. Prohibition of registration of Assigned Lands:-", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 4 }, { "number": "6", "title": "6. Exemption:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 5 }, { "number": "7", "title": "7. Penalty:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 6 }, { "number": "8", "title": "8. Protection of action taken:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 7 }, { "number": "9", "title": "9. Power to make rules:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 8 }, { "number": "10", "title": "10. Act to override other laws:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 9 }, { "number": "11", "title": "11. Power to remove difficulties:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "12", "title": "12. Repeal of Ordinance 2 of 1977:-", "chapter": null, "content": "", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 11 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "Last Updated 13th June, 2019 [ap164]", "Act Number": "(Act No. 9 of 1977)", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "1977", "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Andhra Pradesh" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18" }