Land Act, 1953

Amendment of section 25 of Land Act, 1931.

20.—(1) The power to amend conferred by subsection (1) of section 25 of the Land Act, 1931 , shall include power to cancel or strike out the listing of a congested districts holding or holding on untenanted land.

(2) The power to amend conferred by subsection (1) of section 25 of the Land Act, 1931 , as amended by subsection (1) of this section, extends to—

(a) any parcel of untenanted land deemed to be listed pursuant to section 33 of the Land Act, 1936 , or pursuant to that section as amended by section 21 of the Land Act, 1939 , and

(b) any holding deemed to be listed pursuant to section 16 of this Act.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the passing of the Land Act, 1931 .