Section 2
APPLICATION FOR STATE LAND
of Land Rules Section 46 Gn 5051930
(1)
Every application for State land shall be in writing and shall contain a sketch showing approximately the situation of the land applied for:
Provided that applications for titles under Part IV may be made orally to the Collector.
(2)
A register of all applications for land shall be kept in each district by the
Collector in the form set out in Schedule A.
(3)
An application shall not be accepted unless the following fees are paid: -
(a)
in the case of an application for land to be held under Part II or Part III, at least one-quarter of the survey fees estimated to be payable on the area of land for which application is made; and in the case of an application for land to be held under Part IV at least one-sixth of such fees;
(b)
in the case of an application for land to be held under Part II or Part III on which premium is payable, at least one-quarter of the premium assessed by the Collector.
(4)
No payments made under subrule (3) shall confer any right whatsoever to the land applied for and acceptance of any such payment shall not constitute any undertaking that the application will be approved.
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(5)
The Collector may cancel any application if the applicant shall not have signed the title within six months of being called to do so, or shall have left the district without leaving an address or appointing an agent to act on his behalf, or shall not have accepted within three months of their being communicated to him, any special conditions to be imposed.
(6)
If the application is refused, any sums paid under subrule (3) shall be refunded to the applicant.
(7)
If the application is withdrawn, the applicant shall be liable for all expenses incurred by Government in connection with the application, and with the survey, if any, of the land applied for.
(8)
Any balance of the sums paid by the applicant under subrule (3) which may still remain after deductions have been made in accordance with subrule (7), shall be refunded to the applicant.
(9)
When an application has been cancelled by the Collector under subrule (5)
any sums paid by the applicant under subrule (3) shall be forfeited to Government.