Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act and Rules (As Amended in 2023) (In English & Malayalam)

Alongwith The Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967
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Containing
The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008
The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland
(Regulation of Unauthorised Reclamation) Rules, 2015
The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
The Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967
Notification specifying Authorised Officers
Alongwith Statement of Objects & Reasons of the Act, subject index etc.
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Contents
The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008
1.    Short title and commencement
2.    Definitions
3.    Prohibition on conversion or reclamation of paddy
3A.  Repealed
4.    Incentives for paddy cultivation
5.    Constitution of Local Level Monitoring Committee
6.    The term of the Local Level Monitoring Committee and other related matters
7.    Reporting Officers
8.    Constitution of State Level Committee
9.    Constitution of District Level Authorised Committee
10.  Power of Government to grant exemption
11.  Prohibition on reclamation of wetland
12.  Appointment of Authorized Officers and their Powers
13.  Power of the District Collector
14.  Refusal of licence by the Local Authority
15.  Direction to cultivate paddy land left fallow
16.  Fallow paddy land to be got cultivated
17.  Eviction of Person to whom the right has been entrusted in certain cases
18.  Special power of the Collector
19.  Power of entry and seizure
20.  Confiscation of vessel, vehicle, etc
21.  Appeal against confiscation
22.  Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
23.  Penalty
24.  Offences by Companies
25.  Cognizance of offence
26.  Grant of injunction etc., by Civil Courts
27.  Sums due recoverable as arrears of land revenue to Government
28.  Revision
29.  Protection of action taken in good faith
30.  Power to make rules
THE KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LANDAI WET LAND (REGULARISATION OF UNAUTHORISED RECLAMATION) RULES, 2015
1.   Short title, commencement and applicability
2.    Definitions
3.    Submission of application for regularisation of unauthorised reclamation of paddy land
4.    Application fee
5.    Procedure for disposal of the application
6.    Procedure in case the application for regularisation is rejected
7.    Appeal
8.    Revision by Government
9.    Penalities
10.  Penalty for issuing false Regularisation Certificate
       FORM 4—FOTRM 6
  THE WETLANDS (CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT) RULES, 2017
1.    Short title and commencement
2.    Definitions
3.    Applicability of rules
4.    Restrictions on activities within wetlands
5.    Wetlands Authorities
6.    Constitution of National Wetland Committee
7.    Delegation of Powers and functions to the State Governments & Union Territory Administrations
The Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967
1.    Short Title, extend and commencement
2.    Definitions
3.    Power to require holder of land to grow specified crops
4.    Notice to cultivate land
5.    Sale of right to cultivate land
6.    Land cultivated with any food crop not to be cultivated with any other food crop
7.    Power of Collector to direct cultivation of land with the food crop which was being cultivated
8.    Failure of purchaser to cultivate
9.    Power of Collector to arrange for cultivation in certain cases
10.  Eviction of purchaser in certain cases
11.  Appeal
12.  Use of force by the Collector
13.  Sums due recoverable as arrears of land revenue
14.  Revision
15.  Repeal
Form A - Form F
Index (English)
Index (Malayalam)
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Author Details
George Johnson
Dominic Johnson