Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961
13B. Provisions of this Act to be overriding:- The provisions of this Act shall have effect, notwithstanding to the contrary in any law or any agreement, instrument, custom, or usage or any decree or order on any court or other authority]. 14 Indemnity:- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any person or authority for anything done or intended to be done in good faith, in pursuance of the provisions of this Act. [14A Saving:- New Section 13A and 13B added by section 8 of the Pb.Act No. 19 of 1976. Nothing contained in this Act or the Shamilat law. shall: - (a) affect or shall be deemed to have affected any right of the State Government in the land vested or deemed to be vested in a Panchayat under this Act ; or (b) (b) entitle or shall be deemed ever to have entitled a Panchayat or any other authority under this Act or the ‘Shamilat law' to exercise any right or to do any act in respect of any land in the 'Hilly area' vested or deemed to be vested in the Panchayat whether such land has or has not been declared as a protected forest under section 29 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in contravention of the provisions of that Act or the Rules made thereunder.] 15 Power to make rules:- (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for- (a) the principles on which and extent to and the manner in which the inhabitants of the village shall make use of the lands vested or deemed to have been vested in the Panchayat ; (b) the maximum and minimum area to be leased to any single person ; (c) the prescribing of forms for such books, entries, statistics and accounts as may be considered necessary to be kept, made or compiled in any office or submitted to any authority ; (d) determining the principles on which and the manner in which compenstation may be paid under sub-section (2) of section 3 ; (e) the terms and conditions on which the use and occupation of any such land is permitted ; (f) the manner and the circumstances in which any such land may be disposed of, transferred or sold ; Inserted by the Pb. Amendment Act 19 of 1964; section 3. (g) the purpose for which any such land may given free of charge ; (h) the regulation of procedure where a Panchayat [sues or] is sued on its representative capacity ; (i) the manner or the order of priority in which the excess area shall be utilized by the Collector under sub-section (1) of section 5 ; (j) the officer by whom and the manner in which the area of Shamilat deh referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5 shall be demarcated ; and (k) (k) any other matter which can be or may be prescribed.