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Section 261: Power to make rules

The Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Rajasthan (the "updated" English file), with amendments up to Rajasthan Act No. 9 of 2022.

A Rajasthan Land Revenue (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2025 (Bill No. 7 of 2025) inserts section 100-A (Government land placed at the disposal of RIICO for industrial areas) and clause (xvii-a) in section 261(2). Its Act number and assent could not be confirmed from an official source; these changes are not shown in this text.

This copy does not print the Chapter headings of the Act and contains many typing errors (for example "swim partition" and "audible estate" in section 186); the text is reproduced as printed.

(1) The Board may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, make rules consistent with the provisions of this Act and of the rules made under sub section (2) -

(a) Regulating the procedure of the Board and its officers in the transaction of its business,

(b) prescribing the registrars, books and accounts to be kept and maintained under Section 14,

(c) prescribing the manner of the publication of rent-rate-proposals under Section 155(1),

(d) for the guidence of Collectors and Settlement Officers in assessing and fixing rents under this Act

(e) prescribing the manner of the giving of a public notice under Section 125(2),

(f) prescribing the manner in which assessment purchas shall be made over to tenants and land-holders under Secton 164(3),

(g) directing the rights, customs and other matters which the Settlement Officer is to ascertain and record in the Wajib-ul-arz or Dastoor Ganwai and prescribing the manner in which they are to be ascertained,

(h) prescribing the manner of notifying the date, time and place fixed for reading out the Wajib-uI-arj or Dastoor Ganwai to be inhabitants of the village concerned,

(i) for the guidance of Collectors and Settlement Officers in assessing rents under Section 178 for areas for which short-term settlement were sanctioned,

(j) regulating under Section 179, the assessment of land added by alluvian and the revision of assessment in consequence of fluvial action or diversion of land from an agriculture to a non-agricultural purpose of vice versa,

(k) regulating the procedure of Settlement Officers in correcting errors and omissions under Section 182

(l) regulating the framing of modified proposal under Section 183(2),

(m) prescribing the particular to be contained in an application for partition under Section 187,

(n) prescribing the formal the preliminary order for partition under Section 198,

(o) determining the mode in which the costs of partition are to be apportioned Section 203,

(p) prescribing under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 205, the statements and returns to be submitted and the particulars to be contained therein.

(q) regulating the division of complex estates, and the distribution of the revenue thereof under Section 219,

(r) regulating the costs which may be recovered in or in respect of any judicial or settlement proceedings under this Act other than costs recoverable by the State Government in proceedings in partition cases,

(s) regulating the procedure to be followed by any court, officer or other person required or empowered under any provision of this Act to take any action in any judicial or settlement matter,

(t) for carrying out the provisions of this Act in respect of judicial and settlement proceedings, and

(u) for the guidance of all courts, officers and other persons in all judicial and settlement proceedings under this Act.

(2) The State Government may make rules consistent with the provisions of this Act,-

(i) prescribing the qualifications of persons eligible for appointment as Chairman and members of the Board under Sec. 4,

(ii) prescribing under Section 10, the manner in which the jurisdiction of the Board may be exercised and its business may be distributed,

(iii) prescribing under sub-section (2) of Section 23 read with the first Schedule manors which may be deemed to be judicial matters for the purposes of this Act,

(iv) prescribing the duties and powers of all Revenue Courts and officers under this Act,

(v) regulating the appointment of Patwari, Girdawar Qanungos or Land Records Inspectors and Sadar Qanungos, laying down their qualifications and conditions of service and prescribing their duties.

(vi) [xxx]

(vii) 3[x x x]

(viii) 4[X X x]

(ix) 1[X x XI

(x) 2[x x x]

(xi) prescribing the manner in which lands which are the property of the State under Sec. 38 may be disposed of and the manner in which notice of an enquiry or order under that section may be given.

(xia) prescribing the manner in which permission under Section 90-A for conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural land shall be applied for; the officer or authority to whom such application shall be given; the particulars to be given in such application; the manner in which enquiry is to be made; the terms and conditions on which the permission may be given; the rate and manner of levy of urban assessment; the rate and manner of levy of the premium to be charged by the State Government on such conversion, and the due to be imposed under sub section (5) of Section 90-A].

(xii) prescribing the manner in which permission under Section 90-A for conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural land shall be applied for; the officer or authority to whom such application shall be given; the particulars to be given in such application; the manner in which enquiry is to be made; the terms and conditions on which the permission may be given; the rate and manner of levy of urban assessment; the rate and manner of levy of the premium to be charged by the State Government on such conversion, and the due to be imposed under sub section (5) of Section 90-A].

(xiii) regulating under Section 93 the grazing of cattle on pasturage land regulating under Section 94 the control and management of forests forest growths,

(xiv) regulating under Section 95 the resonation of land for the development of the abadi area of villages, the allotment of land in such area and any payments to be made or premium to be paid for such allotment, defining the rights which an allottee shall have in such areas and laying down the extent of land which may be granted free of such payment or premium under Sec. 98 for being used for the purpose therein specified,

(xv) regulating the holding of auctions Sec. 97,

(xvi) regulating under S8C. 99 the constructions, maintenance, demolition, repairs and extension of houses or buildings,

(xvii) regulating under Sectjon 100 sales of land in industrial and commercial areas,

(xviii) regulating under Section 101 the allotment of lands for agricultural purposes,

(xix) regulating under Section 109 the procedure to be adoptedby Land Records Officers in conducting survey and record operations orrecord operations only.

(xx) laying down under Sect. 112 and 131 the mode of preparation,attestateion and maintenance of maps and field books.

(xxi) prescribing under the said sections the form and contents of field book and the mannerin which and intervals at which change therein shall be recorded.

(xxii) regulating the mode of preparatin, attestation and maintenance of the record of rights and annual regreisters referred to in Sections 114 and 132 specifying the registers aregisters referred to in Setions 114 and 132 specifying the registers other than those referred to in Sec.114 to be prepared as constituents of therecord of rights, and prescribing the particular, other than those mentioned in Sec.121, to be sepecified in the khatauni.

(xxiii) regulating the mode of preparation, attestation and maintenance of the record of rightsand annual registers referred to in Sections 114 and 132 specifying the registers other than thosereferredtoin Sec. 114 to be prepared as constitutes of the record of rights, and prescribing the particulars, often than those mentione din Sec. 121, to be specified in the khatauni.

(xxiv) regulating the procedure to be observed by Lord Records Officers in making inquiries [under Sec. 124].

(xxv) regulating the mode of determining and recording Khudkasht land under Section 118.

(xxvi) regulating the ascertainment and determination of are to be serserved ofr the residence of the inhabitants of villages.

(xxvii) prescribing the form, contents and mode of preparation of lists of villages under Sec. 120.

(xxviii) prescribing the intervals at whcih the annual registeres shallbe prepared under Section 122 [the manner in which changes shall be recorded therein and the fees to be charged for recording such changes).

(xxix) prescribing the hours during which and the conditions oon which maps, field book and registgers prepared under Chapter VII shall be optn to public inspection, the fees on payment of which copies of entrie therein may be prepared and issued and the mode of attestation of such copies,

(xxx) regulating under Section 147 the procedure of Settlement Officers in conducing the settlement operations.

(xxxi) regulating the division under Section 150 of assessment circles or assessment grups it to various soil classes,

(xxxii) prescribing the manner in which the order stopping the recovery of rents in kind under Sec. 165 shall be published,

(xxxiii) regulating the intermediate revision of settlement in cases failing within the third proviso to Sec. 175,

(xxxiv) regulating the levy of a special urban rate under Sec. 180,

(xxxv) regulating under Section 197 the determination of the general principles and conditions of valiant of lands for the purposes of partitions,

(xxxvi) regulating the determination of the costs of partition and instalments and times of payment thereof under Sec. 203,

(xxxvii) regulating the division of an estate between the estate holder and the State Government under Sec. 223,

(xxxviii) prescribing under Section 226, the instalments, in which the persons to whom, the times and places at which and the manner in which the revenue or rent due to the State Government shall be paid,

(xxxix) regulating the issue of writs of demand and citations under Sec. 229 directing by what officers or classes of officers such processes shall be issued and fixing the costs thereof to be recovered from defaulters,

(xl) regulating the procedure to be adopted when any estate or a specific share or Dani thereof is transferred under Section 234 or sold under Section 235,

(xli) regulating the costs, that may be recovered in or in respect of non-judicial proceeding under this Act not connected with settlement

(xlii) regulating the procedure to be followed by any officer or person required or empowered under any provision of this Act to take any action in non-judicial matter not connected with settlement,

(xliii) regulating all matters which may be, or are required to be `prescribed or in respect which rules may be, or are required to be made, under any provision of this Act otherwise than by the Board under sub-section (1), and

(xliv) geneally for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

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