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Agrarian Services Act (No. 58 of 1979) - Sect 35

Order placing owner cultivator or occupier under Commissioner

35.
(1) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that any agricultural land is not being cultivated in accordance with. the provisions of this Act, the Commissioner may, after giving the owner cultivator or occupier of such agricultural land an opportunity of making representations to him or his authorized representative, by Order (hereinafter referred to as a " Supervision Order ") place the owner cultivator or occupier under the Commissioner's supervision for such period as may be specified in such Order.
(2) Every Supervision Order shall be send by registered post to the person to whom it relates :
(3) While a Supervision Order is in force any person authorized by the Commissioner in that behalf may-
(a) at all reasonable times enter upon the land to which the Order relates for the purpose of inspecting and observing the manner in which the land is being cultivated;
(b) by notice in writing give any directions to the owner cultivator or occupier of the land in question in order to ensure that such person is acting in accordance with the standards of cultivation laid down in this Act.
(4) A Supervision Order issued under subsection (1) may be revoked by the Commissioner if he is satisfied that the owner cultivator or occupier of the agricultural land is cultivating such land in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided that the revocation of such Order shall not affect the carrying out of any direction given before the revocation of the Order.
(5) Where a Supervision Order is revoked, notice of such revocation shall be served in the same manner as the Super vision Order was served.


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