CHAPTER IX Miscellaneous provisions as to landlords and tenants Improvements Definition of "improvement".— (1) For the purposes of this Act, the term "improvement", used with reference to a holding, shall mean any work which adds to the value of the ...

CHAPTER VIII General Provisions as to rent Rules and presumptions as to amount of rent Rules and presumptions as to fixity of rent.— (1) Where a tenure-holder or raiyatand his predecessors-in-interest have held at a rent or rate of rent ...

CHAPTER VILA Restrictions on Alienation of Land by Aboriginals 49A. Application of Chapter. — (1) This Chapter shall apply in the first instance only to the Santhal of the districts of Birbhum, Bankura and Midnapore, who shall be deemed to ...

CHAPTER VII Under-raiyats 47A. Application of Chapter VII to under-raiyats. — The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all under-raiyats whether their tenancies were created before or after the commencement of the Bengal Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1928. Liability of ...

CHAPTER VI Non-occupancy-raiyats Application of Chapter.— This Chapter shall apply to raiyatsnot having a right of occupancy who are in this Act referred to as non-occupancy-raiyats. Initial rent of non-occupancy-raiyat.— When a non-occupancy-raiyatis admitted, to the occupation of land, he ...

CHAPTER V Occupancy-raiyats General Continuance of existing occupancy-rights.— (1) Every raiyat who, immediately before the commencement of the Bengal Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1928, has, by the operation of any enactment by custom or otherwise, a right of occupancy in any ...

CHAPTER IV A Provisions as to transfers of tenures and holdings and landlord's fees 18A. Saving as to statements instruments of transfer where land lord is no party. — Notwithstanding anything contained in section 13 of the Indian Evidence Act, ...

CHAPTER IV Raiyats holding at fixed rates Incidents of holdings at fixed rates.— (1) A raiyat holding at a rent, or rate of rent, fixed in perpetuity— (a) shall be subject to the same provisions with respect to the transfer ...

CHAPTER III Tenure-holders Enhancement of rent Tenure held since Permanent Settlement liable to enhancement only in certain cases.— Where a tenure has been held from the time of the Permanent Settlement, its rent shall not be liable to enhancement except ...

CHAPTER II Classes of Tenants Classes of tenants.— There shall be, for the purpose of this Act, the following classes of tenants, (namely) :— (1) tenure-holders, including under-tenure-holders, (2) raiyats, and (3) under-raiyats, that is to say, tenants holding whether ...