Land Act, 1939

Amendment of sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Land Act, 1933.

26.—(1) Where an application under sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Land Act, 1933 , is made after the passing of this Act and is granted, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the amount of arrears (if any) to be ascertained by the Land Commission in pursuance of the said sub-section shall be the amount of the arrears of the relevant annual payment which, on the date of the order made by the Land Commission on such application, are due and owing in respect of gales accrued due on or before the gale day next preceding that date, and

(b) the revision in accordance with the said sub-section of the said annual payment shall apply only to all gales thereof accruing after the gale day next preceding the date of the said order.

(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (2) of section 18 of the Land Act, 1933 , shall prevent the enforcement of any judgment or decree for the recovery of arrears of an annual payment to which the said section applies where such judgment or decree is obtained before an order is made under sub-section (1) of the said section in respect of such annual payment.