Section 19
of Land (Group Settlement Areas) Act 1960
Section 19
No person, other than a citizen, shall be eligible to occupy a rural holding so long as such holding continues to be
State land.
(2)
No person who is a proprietor or co-proprietor of any land other than—
(a)
country land not exceeding two acres in area;
(b)
a single plot of town land used solely for his own residential purposes; or
(c)
both such country and town land, shall be eligible to occupy a rural holding so long as such holding continues to be State land:
Provided that, where a group settlement area is declared for the purpose of supplementing existing uneconomic small holdings, the State Authority may direct that the maximum of two acres specified in paragraph (a) be increased to not more than six acres:
And provided that for the purposes of this subsection the word
“person” includes the husband or wife of a person and in calculating the area of country land referred to in paragraph (a) any land held separately by a husband and wife shall be aggregated:
And provided further that any person who is in occupation of a rural holding shall not be disqualified from continuing in occupation by reason only of subsequent acquisition of any land or interest therein by inheritance or gift inter vivos.