Section 7

A rural holding shall be of such area as the State Authority may approve and shall comprise one or more parcels of land within a rural settlement area for occupation by one individual holder or not more than two holders as may be permitted by this Act and all rural holdings shall, as far as possible, be of equal area:

Provided that there may be included in a rural holding one parcel of land within an urban settlement area for occupation by the holder for residential purposes exclusively.

An urban holding shall comprise one or more parcels of land in an urban settlement area for occupation by a person, persons or corporation for such one or more of the following purposes as may be specified by the Director with the approval of the State

Authority, namely, commercial, industrial or residential purposes or purposes of public utility.

Land (Group Settlement Areas)

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Reservation of land for public purposes