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Meghalaya Removal of Restrictions on User and Enjoyment of Land Act, 1980 (Meghalaya Act No. 11 of 1981).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Meghalaya
Document type
Legislation
Date
1981
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to remove restrictions on the use occupation and enjoyment of land by a purchaser and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Use restrictions Land tenure Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Traditional rights/customary rights
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act aims to remove restrictions on the use occupation and enjoyment of land by a purchaser and for related matters. This Act shall not apply to Government land. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any contract, custom, usage or practice when a person who has acquired a permanent, heritable and transferable right of use, occupation or enjoyment in any land by purchase or otherwise sells his land, it shall not be lawful for him or the landlord to impose any restriction or condition on the buyer regarding enjoyment or disposal of the land and such restriction or condition shall be void. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any contract, custom, usage or practice, realisation of any ‘Salami’ in any form, shall be illegal.

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