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    "slug": "the-assam-board-of-revenue-act-1962",
    "title": "The Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962",
    "short_title": "The Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962",
    "act_number": "(Assam Act No. 21 of 1962)",
    "act_year": 1962,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(1) \"Board\" means the Assam Board of Revenue constituted under Section 3.\n(2) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.\n(3) \"Schedule\" means Schedule to this Act.\nChapter II\nConstitution, Powers and Functions of the Assam Board of Revenue",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of the Board.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power and jurisdiction of the Board.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Power of State Government to assign additional duties and functions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Board's decision final.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Board's power of review of its own judgement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Amendment of decision or orders.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Costs.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Board's place of sitting.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Contempt.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter III\nMiscellaneous",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Power to make rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Power to make regulation by the Board.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Repeal and savings.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Schedule 'A'\n[ See Section 4]\nSl. No.\nSl. No.\nAct\nAct\nJurisdiction\nJurisdiction\n1.\nThe Opium Act, 1878 (1 of 1878).",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "1. Appeal or revision under rules for the time being in force\n\t\t\t\tmade under Section 5.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Appeal or revision against an order passed under Sections\n\t\t\t\t23, 24 and 25.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2.\nThe Assam Local Rates Regulation, 1879 (III of 1879)\nAppeal under Section 8 against the order of any officer\n\t\t\t\tappointed under Section 6 to assess or collect the rates.\n3.\nThe Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 (VII of 1891).",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Appeal in matters of Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "2. Revision under Section 20 of arrangements made under\n\t\t\t\tSection 13 or 16.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "4.\nThe Assam Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1936 (IX of 1936).\nRevision of orders under Section 17.\n5.\nThe Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (IV of 1939).\nAppeals against the order of the State Transport Authority in\n\t\t\t\tany matter falling under Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),\n\t\t\t\t(g), (h) and (i) of Section 64.\nSchedule 'B'\n[ See Section 14]\nYear\nYear\nNo.\nNo.\nAct\nAct\nExtent of repeal or amendment\nExtent of repeal or amendment\n1\n1\n2\n2\n3\n3\n4\n4\n[Deleted by Act XXV\n\t\t\t\tof 1974]\n1913\nIII\nThe Bengal Public Demands Recovery Act, 1913.\n1.\nIn Section 3 of the Act, after sub-clause (7) the following\n\t\t\t\tshall be inserted as sub-clause (8) namely:\n\"(8) 'Board' means the Assam Board of Revenue constituted\n\t\t\t\tunder the Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962.\n2.\nIn Section 51 of the Act, in Clause (b) of sub-section (1),\n\t\t\t\tfor the word \"Commissioner\" the word \"Board\"\n\t\t\t\tshall be substituted.\n3.\nFor Section 53 of the Act, the following shall be substituted,\n\t\t\t\tnamely:\n\"53. The Collector may revise any order passed by the\n\t\t\t\tCertificate Officer, the Assistant Collector or the Deputy\n\t\t\t\tCollector under this Act;\nand the Board may revise any order passed by a Collector under\n\t\t\t\tthis Act.\"\n1935\nIII\nThe Assam (Temporarily Settled Districts) Tenancy Act, 1935.\n1.\nIn Section 3 of the Act, after Clause (17), the following\n\t\t\t\tshall be inserted as Clause (18), namely:\n\"(18) 'Board' means the Assam Board of Revenue\n\t\t\t\tconstituted under the Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962.\"\n2.\nIn Section 98 of the Act-\n(1) For the word \"Commissioner\" occurring in Clause\n\t\t\t\t(a), the word \"Board\" shall be substituted ;\n(2) the proviso at the end shall be deleted.\n3.\nIn Section 99 of the Act, in sub-section (1), for the word\n\t\t\t\t\"Commissioner\" occurring between the words \"the\"\n\t\t\t\tand \"after\" the word \"Board\" shall be\n\t\t\t\tsubstituted.\n4.\nIn Section 102 of the Act, for the word \"Commissioner\"\n\t\t\t\toccurring between the words \"tire\" and \"of the\n\t\t\t\tword \"Board\" shall be substituted.\n1978\nXVII\nThe Northern India Ferries Act, 1878\nIn Section 31 of the Act, in the second paragraph for the\n\t\t\t\twords \"Commissioner of the Division\" occurring between\n\t\t\t\tthe words \"the\" and \"may\" the words \"Assam\n\t\t\t\tBoard of Revenue\" shall be substituted.\n1939\nI\nThe Assam Commissioners Powers Distribution Act, 1939\nThe whole\n1947\nXII\nThe Assam Commissioners' (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1947\nThe whole\n1948\nIV\nThe Assam Revenue Tribunal (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1946\nThe whole",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 10th February, 2020 [ass070]",
        "Act Number": "(Assam Act No. 21 of 1962)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1962",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Board of Revenue Act, 1962",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}