Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (Act XVI of 1887). Country/Territory Pakistan Territorial subdivision Punjab Document type Legislation Date 1887 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the law relating to the tenancy of land in the Punjab. Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Land tenure Lease Contract/agreement Ownership Inheritance Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act, consisting of 116 sections divided into eight Chapters and completed by one Schedule, aims to amend the law relating to the tenancy of land in the Punjab. In particular, it establishes the tenants having right of land occupancy in non-occupied-land in a town or village for agricultural purposes or for purposes subservient to agriculture or for pasture, and includes the sites of buildings and other structures on such land, by classifying all categories of such tenants, as follows: Right of occupancy of other tenants recorded as having the right before passing of Punjab Tenancy Act, 1868; Right of occupancy in land taken in exchange; Right of occupancy on grounds other than those expressly stated in Act; Right of occupancy not to be acquired by mere lapse of time; Right of occupancy not to be acquired by joint owner in land held in joint ownership; Continuance of existing occupancy rights, etc. The Act is divided as follows: Right of Occupancy (Chap. II); Land Rental (Chap. III); Land Relinquishment, Abandonment and Ejectment (Chap. IV); Alienation of, and Succession to, Right of Occupancy (Chap. V); Improvements and Compensation (Chap. VI); Jurisdiction and Procedure (Chap. VII); Effect of this Act on Records-of-Rights and Agreements (Chap. VIII). Full text English Website www.punjablaws.gov.pk