Act Number: 10

Act Name: The Bengal Rent Act, 1859

Year: 1859

Enactment Date: 1859-04-29

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to the recovery of Rent in the Presidency of Fort Willian in Bengal.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 3: Ryots holding land at fixed rates to receive pottahs.
    —Ryots who, in the Provinces of Bengal, Behar, Orissa, and Benares, hold lands at fixed rates of rent, which have not been charge from the time of the permanent settlement, are entitled to receive pottahs at those rates.
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