Land Act, 1950

Change in constitution of Appeal Tribunal.

14.—(1) The Minister, after consultation with the Judicial Commissioner, may by order appoint a day to be the appointed day for the purposes of this section and the day so appointed shall be a day not earlier than two months after the day on which such order is made.

(2) On and after the appointed day, the following provisions shall have effect:—

(a) the Appeal Tribunal shall consist of the Judicial Commissioner only;

(b) section 7 of the Land Act, 1933 , shall stand amended—

(i) by the deletion in sub-section (1) of the words “and two Lay Commissioners nominated for the purpose by the Executive Council”, and

(ii) by the deletion of sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5);

(c) the expression “Lay Commissioners (other than the members of the Appeal Tribunal)”, wherever it occurs in the Land Act, 1936, or the Land Act, 1939, shall stand amended by the deletion of the words “(other than the members of the Appeal Tribunal)”.

(3) Where a Lay Commissioner has, consequent on the foregoing provisions of this section, ceased to be a member of the Appeal Tribunal, he shall, subject to section 16 of this Act, hold his office as a Lay Commissioner by the same tenure as a Judge of the Circuit Court holds his office as such Judge.