Patta Pass Book for Agri. land

Patta Pass Book Act of Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Act 1983

(Received the assent of the President on 24^th January 1986)

Land means (as per this Act) ‘agricultural land, including horticultural land, forest land, garden land and plantations (it does not include house-sites).

Every document relating to transfer of any ‘land’ by sale, gift, mortgage, exchange, settlement or otherwise shall be produced before the Registering Authority along with the Pass Book relating to that land.

The Tahsildar concerned shall cause the necessary changes in the register of Patta Pass Book maintained by him.

The Tamil Nadu Patta Pass Book Rules 1987

The Patta Pass Book, under this Act, shall indicate the name of the ‘registered tenant’ as per the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Land Record of Tenancy Rights Act 1969.

The Tahsildar shall carry out necessary changes in the register of Patta Pass Book maintained by him within fifteen days of receipt of entries of transfer from the Registering Authority.