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Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) Act, 2010 (Bihar Act 11, 2010).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Bihar
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to Regulate the Conversion of Agriculture Land to Non-Agriculture Purposes and for Matters Connected Therewith and Incidental Thereto.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural land Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land consolidation Land tenure Tax/levy
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act aims to regulate the Conversion of Agricultural Land to Non-Agricultural Purposes and for related matters. It shall extends to the whole of the State of Bihar except any area constituted as a municipal area under the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 or part thereof or which is under a cantonment. The extent of the Act will be the same as provided in the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885. This Act shall not be applicable to any extent if the area comprising the agriculture land is notified as commercial, industrial or urban area either by publication of Master Plan or by any other mode. Agriculture land in the State shall not be used for non-agriculture purpose, without the prior permission of the competent authority. An application for such conversion of the agriculture land for non-agriculture purpose shall be made before the competent authority in the form prescribed along with conversion fee as specified under section 4. If the conversion fee so paid as per sub-section (2) is found to be less than the fee prescribed, a notice shall be issued by the competent authority to the applicant within 30 days of the receipt of the application intimating him the deficit amount. The applicant shall deposit the deficit fees indicated in the notice issued under sub-section (3) within 30 days of the receipt of such notice.

Full text
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Website
indiacode.nic.in