Whereas it is expedient to validate the acquisition of certain land for the purpose and in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as followsâ
(1) This Act may be palled the Assam Acquisition of Land for Flood Control and Prevention of Erosion (Validation) Act, 1959.]
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam
(3) It shall come into force at once.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Assam Acquisition of Land for Flood Control and Prevention of Erosion Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the âsaid Actâ), any land taken over for the purposes of constructions of embankments or carrying out works or other development measures in connection with flood control or prevention of erosion before this Act came into force, except where acquisition was made validly under any other law for the time being force, shall be deemed to have been validly acquired under the provisions, of the âsaid Actâ and the land shall absolutely vest and shall always deemed to have been vested in the State Government from the date the land was actually taken possession of.
(2) The Collector shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, publish, by notification in the official Gazette, the description of land deemed to have been acquired under Sub-section (1).
(1) The Collector shall, within a period of six months from the date of commencement of this Act, assess the value of land deemed to have been acquired under Section 2 in accordance with the principles contained in Section 6 and make an award under Section 8 of the said Act respectively. The owner of the land shall further be entitled to an interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on the value of the award for the period from the date of the land was actually taken possession of to the date of award.
No suit, prosecution^ or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for doing anything which is good faith done or intended to be done in connection with the land deemed to have been acquired under Section 2 of this Act]
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the said Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis in respect of the acquisition of the land deemed to have been acquired under Section 2 of this Act.]
If any question arises as to the interpretation of the provisions of this Act or the applicability of any of its provisions in respect of any land, the matter shall be referred to the Governor of Assam whose decision shall be final.