Section 26 of The Lushai Hills District (Village Councils) (Amendment) Act, 1999
SUB-VILLAGE OR THLAWHBAWK(1)
- (1)The Government may, by order, set up at any suitable place a sub-village of a Thlawhbawk and permit any person or persons to settle in such a place for tempo-
rary sett lement, with such terms and co nditions as it ma y lay do wn in t he or der for
such settlement.
- (2)No person shall establish any sub-Village or a Thlawhbawk, other than the sub-Village or Thlawhbawk set up by the Government under sub-section (1).
- (3)If the Government is of the opinion that a situation has arisen demanding arisen demanding stoppage or closing of any sub-Village or Thlawhbawk or any sort of settlement at any place, including any sub-Village or Thlawhbawk already opened under sub-section (1), it may, by order, evict the Occupants of such sub-Viliage, Thlawhbawk or settlement after service of a notice on such person or persons indi- vidually to vacate the place within a period of three months from the date such notice is served upon such person or persons,as the case may be.
- (4)In the event of a site of a sub-Village or a Thlawhbawk becoming vacant as a result of mass migration of the occupants from the place, the Government may, by order, declare such place as vacant and deserted. Thereafter nobody shall make
| any sort | of set tlement | in that place wit ho ut | get ting fr esh permissio n from the Go v- |
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| ernment for such settlement ànd the Government | may, by order, evict any person |
making settlement in a deserted or vacant place so declared under this sub-section after service on such person or persons individually of a notice to vacate the place within a period of one month as may be specified
| (5). | If any person fails to comply with the vacation order given under sub-section | ||
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| ( 3) | o r sub- section ( 4) | of t his section aft er | expiry o f t he t ime specified in t he o rder, |
the Government or any officer authorised in its behalf may impose a fine which may
extend to one hundred rupees per day to each family for the unauthorised occupa-
tion so long as the occupation continues. Amendment of section 26
Ex-337/1999- 4 -
- (6)In the event of prolonged unauthorised occupation beyond six months in the case cf sub-section (3) and three months in the case of sub-section (4) of this sec- tion, the Government may resort to physical eviction of the defaulting occupants from the place.
- (7)The order of the Governnment passed under sub-section (5) and sub-section
- (6)and of the authorised officer passed under sub-section (5) above shall be deemed to be a degree of a competent civil court for the purpose of evicting unauthorised occupant from the area to which this section applies P. Chakraborty, Secy. Law & Judicial Dept. Govt. of Mizoram Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram
Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C-1000
Ex-337/1999- 5 - C E R T I F I C A T E This Bill was passed by the Mizoram Legislative Assembly on the August, 1999 Dated Aizawl( R. LALAWIA ) the .....................1999 Speaker Mizoram Legislative Assembly I assent to this Bill Dated Aizawl,(A. PADMANABAN ) the ....................... 1999Governor : Mizoram