21. Provision regarding certain lands vested under the Land Acqui-sition Act

Land Acquisition Act on or after May 29, 1971 and no compensation has been paid in respect of such lands; on the date of commencement of this Act notwithstanding any-hing in this Act or any other law, such lands. shall be deemed to have been vested in the Commission under the’ -

Land Reform Law and accordingly, the owners of such lands shall be entitled to the rights of a statutory. lessee

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under section 14 and section 18 of that law and may, within three months of the date of commencement of this Act, make a statutory declaration to the Commission.

make a statutory determination under section 19 of the

Land Reform Law in respect of any land vested in the

Commission by virtue of subsection (1), specifying the portion or portions of the agricultural land owned by the statutory lessee which he shall be allowed to retain, the

Commission shall alienate to such statutory lessee, the maximum extent of agricultural land which may be owned by any person under the Land Reform Law or the extent of the land acquired from such statutory lessee under the

Land Acquisition Act, whichever is less.

of the Land Reform Law, the Commission shall alienate land to the extent of the land acquired from such statutory lessee under the Land Acquisition Act, to any child or to a parent of such statutory lessee.

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vested in the Commission under subsection (1) and. where no determination is made under subsection (2) or where no approval is granted under subsection (3), the statutory lessee shall be entitled to receive compensation for such lands under this Act.