Goa (Abolition of Proprietorships, Titles and Grants of Lands) Act, 2014 17

Section 17 · Duties and functions of the Collector

- For the purpose of this Act, the following shall be the duties and functions to be performed by the Collector, namely: -

(a)

to decide whether a person is a proprietor, grantee or title-holder;

(b)

to decide whether a person is an agricultural labourer;

(c)

to decide whether a person is a cultivating tenant;

(d)

to decide the amount of rent recoverable from the proprietor under section 3;

(e)

to decide the homesteads, buildings and structures together with land appurtenant thereto and the lands under personal cultivation which are deemed to be re-granted to the proprietor under section 4;

(f)

to determine the land in respect of which occupancy rights are conferred under section 8 and the person on whom they are conferred;

(g)

to take measures for restoration of land to the cultivating tenant under section 7 and to recover compensation from the proprietor payable by him under sub-section (3) of that section; and

(h)

to decide such other matters as may be referred to him by or under this Act;

(i)

to carry out the directions and orders of the Government.

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