CHAPTER V Acquisition of Land, Gram Fund and Property

Section 33: Power to acquire land

The Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.

Chapter VI (The Nyaya Panchayat), sections 42 to 94-A, is printed only as a heading with the official footnote "Chapter VI comprising sections 42 to 94-A Omitted by sec. 16 of U.P. Act No. 6 of 2017.", so those sections have no pages here.

The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; sections 37, 37-A, 95-A and 109 carry no marginal heading in this copy.

Marginal references to other enactments (for example "U.P. Act No. I of 1951") printed beside the text are not reproduced.

Where a ¹[Gram Panchayat] or a number of ¹[Gram Panchayats] which have combined under the provisions of section 20 or 30 require any land to carry out any purpose of this Act, it or they shall first try to have the land by private negotiation and if the parties concerned fail to arrive at an agreement, such ¹[Gram Panchayat] or ¹[Gram Panchayats] may make an application in the prescribed form to the Collector to acquire the land and the Collector may acquire such land for such ¹[Gram Panchayat] or ¹[Gram Panchayats].

Explanation— In this chapter the expression ‘‘land’’ includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Subs. by sec. 41 of U.P. Act No. 9 of 1994.

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