This document summarizes the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act of 1999 which repeals the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act of 1976. Key points: - It repeals the 1976 Act for the states of Haryana, Punjab, and all union territories, and any other state that adopts this repeal. - It maintains any orders granting exemptions under the 1976 Act and payments made as a condition for exemptions. - Any land vested in the state government under the 1976 Act will not be restored unless refunds are made. - Legal proceedings relating to orders under the 1976 Act will abate except those relating to sections 11-14 involving land possession

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MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi the 22nd March, 1999/ Chaitra 1, 1921 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on thhe 22nd march, 1999, and is hereby published for
general information :
"THE URBAN LAND (CEILING AND REGULATION) REPEAL
ACT, 1999
(No. 15 OF 1999)
[22nd March, 1999]
An Act to repeal the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifiieth Year of the Republic of India follows :-

2. 33 of 1976
1. (1) This Act may be called the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act,
1999.
(2) It applies in the first instance to the whole of the States of Haryana and punjab and
to all the Union territories; and it shall apply to such other State which adopts this Act by
resolution passed in that behalf under clause (2) of article 252 of the Constitution.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force in the State Haryana and jpunjab and in
all the Union territories; and it 11th day January, 1999 and in any other State which
adopts this Act under clause (2) or article 252 of the Constitution on the date of such
adoption; and the reference to repeal of the Urban Land (Ceilling and Regulation ) Act,
1976 shall, in relation to any State or Union territory, mean the date on which this Act
comes into force in such State or Union territory,
Short title
application
and
comunence
ment
2. The Urban Land (Ceilling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred as the
princi;al Act) is herby repealed.
Repeal of
Act 33 of
1916.
2- THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
Savings. 3. (1) The repeal of the principal Act shall not affect -
(a) the vesting of any vacant land under sub-section (3) of section 10 possession of which
has been taken over by the State Government or any person duly authorisd by the State
Government in this behalf or by the competent authority;
(b) the validilyof any order granting exemption under sub-section (1) of section 20 or any
action taken therecunder notwithstanding any judgment of any court to the contrary;
(c) any payemtn made to the State Government as a condition for granting exe,[topm
imder sib-sectoin (1) of section 20.
Where-
(a) any land is deemed to have vested in the State Government under sub-section (3) of
section 10 of the principal Act but possession of which has not been taken over by the
State Government in this behalf or by the compectent authority; and
(b) any amount has been paid by the State Government with respect to such land.
then, such land shall not be restored unless the amount pad, if any, has been refunded to
the State Government
Abatement of
legal proceedings
4. All proceedings relating to any order made or purported to be made under the principal
Act pending immediately before the commencement of this Act, before any court.,
tribunal or other authority shall abate:
Provided that this section shall not apply to the proceedings relating to sction 11,12,13,
and 14 of the Principal Act in so for as such proceedings are relatable to the land,
possession of which has been taken over by the State Government in this behalf or by the
competent authority.
Repeal and
saving
5. (1) The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Reapeal Ordinance, 1999 is hereby
repealed.
Ord. 5 of
1999
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the
said Ordincnce shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding
provisons of this Act.
RAGHBIR SINGH,
Secy. to the Govt. of India