Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913
The right of prz-emption shall mean the right of a person to acquire agricultural land or village immovable property ; r urban immovable property in preference to other persons, and it arises in respect of s,ich land orJly in the case of sales and in respect of such property only in the case of sales or of foreclosures of the right to redeem such property. Nothing in this section shall prevent a Court from holding that an alienation purpbrting to be other than a sale is in effect a sale. 3[5. No right of pre-emption in certain cases.-No right of pre-emption exists in respect of- (a) the sale of or foreclosure of a right! to redeem- (i) a shop, serai or katra ; (ii) a dharamshala, mosque or other similar building ; or (b) the sale of aglicultural land being waste land reclaimed by the vendee. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section the expression "waste land" means land recorded as banjar of any kind in revenue records and such ghair mumkin lands as are reclaimable]. +- -- - - - - - -- -- -- -- --- - - - - -. -- - - 1, Repealed by Adaptation of Laws (Third Amendment) Order, 1951. 3. Subs, by Punjab Act No, 10 of 1960, Sec. 2. H. P. CODE VOL. VII l[6. Exists in agricultural land and village immovable property.-A righO of pre-emption shall exist! in respect of village immovable property and, subject to the provisions of clause (b) of section 5, in respect of agricultural land, but every such right shall be subject to all the provisions and. limitations in this Act contained].