No Revenue or
Settlement-officer, and no person employed in any Revenue or Settlement office, shall, except with the
express permission of the Chief Commissioner,-
(a) engage in trade, or be in any way concerned, directly or indirectly, in any commercial
transaction, or in the purchase or hiring of land, in the district to which he is appointed, or in which he
is employed;
(b) purchase or bid for, either in person or by agent, in his own name or in that of another, or jointly
or in shares with others, any property which may be sold by order of any Revenue-authority in such
district.
The Chief Commissioner may delegate to Commissioners of divisions or to Deputy Commissioners the
power of granting the permission mentioned in this section in the case of any specified class of officers.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude any person from becoming a member of a company
incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1866.
Section 155 • THE CENTRAL PROVINCES LAND-REVENUE ACT, 1881
Section 155. Restriction on Revenue and Settlement-officers trading and holding land
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Section 155
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