State Act

THE ASSAM BHOODAN ACT, 1965 (SINGLE DOCUMENT)

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (named as the Act repealing it in the Assam Legislative Department's list of repealed Acts, alphabetical_repealed_act_final.pdf; the list gives no date); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

9. (1) The Bhoodan Board may for any Sub-division constitute Sub-divisional Bhoodan Committee consisting of not more than seven members who shall be appointed by the Bhoodan Board from among the Bhoodan workers who are resident in the area concerned . The appointment of these members shall be subject to the approval of the Government and shall be for a period of three years. (2) The Bhoodan Board shall appoint one of the members of the Sub-divisional Committee to be its Chairman who shall also act as its Secretary. (3) (a) The Bhoodan Board may authorise any Sub-divisional Committee constituted under sub-section (1) to exercise in the area within the jurisdiction of such Sub-divisional Committee all or any of the powers, duties or functions vested in the Board by this Act as may be specified by general or special order and in like manner withdraw such authority ; (b) The exercise of any powers, duties or functions delegated under sub-clause (a) shall be subject to control and revision of the Bhoodan Board: Provided that the dissolution or supersession of the Sub-divisional Bhoodan Committees shall be subject to the approval of the State Government. (4) The provisions of section 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis in matters of supersession or dissolution of the Sub-divisional Bhoodan Committees also.