Parliament passes Vested Properties Return (Amendment) Bill
Sangsad Bhaban, Nov 28 (UNB) - Parliament on Monday passed the Vested Properties Return (Amendment) Bill 2011.
Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira moved the bill in the House for smooth return of the vested properties to their genuine owners.
The bill was passed by voice vote with some minor amendments in the absence of opposition in the House.
Earlier, moving the bill, the Land Minister said that although the Vested Properties Return Act was enacted in 2001, but this law could not be implemented.
He said it has become necessary to amend and implement this law for ensuring social discipline and justice by returning those lands owned by the country's citizens but wrongly enlisted as vested properties.
According to the new bill, district-wise lists of the vested properties will be prepared and published through gazette notification within 150 days of execution of the Vested Properties Return [Amendment] Act-2011.
Provisions are also incorporated in the bill to publish in gazette notification within 30 days of publication of lists of returnable properties that are not mentioned in the list of returnable properties but vested on the government under the Vested Properties Act or recorded in the name of the government.
The bill has provisions for widely circulating this list of vested properties locally and providing such lists to the interested and intended persons.
According to the bill, if any property, which is not actually a vested property but has been included in the list of the vested properties, its owners will have to claim such property with the concerned district committees within 90 days of publication of the gazette notification.
Apart from a seven-member central committee to be headed by the Land Secretary, a five-member committee will be formed in each district headed by the Deputy Commissioner for enlisting the vested properties and making proper scrutiny.
The Land Minister and the State Minister for Land will be the advisers of the central committee while MPs, to be selected by the Land Minister, will be the adviser of the district committees.
Provisions have also been made to form five- member Upazila committees to be headed by the UNO and five-member Mahanagar Committees to be headed by additional district magistrates.
If anyone feels aggrieved by the decision of the deputy commissioner, the concerned person may submit appeal to the central committee within 60 days of issuance of the DC's decision.
On receiving such complaints, the central committee will arrange personal hearing from the aggrieved person(s) and give its decision as per rules the regulations and provisions. The decision of the central committee is final.
Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira moved the bill in the House for smooth return of the vested properties to their genuine owners.
The bill was passed by voice vote with some minor amendments in the absence of opposition in the House.
Earlier, moving the bill, the Land Minister said that although the Vested Properties Return Act was enacted in 2001, but this law could not be implemented.
He said it has become necessary to amend and implement this law for ensuring social discipline and justice by returning those lands owned by the country's citizens but wrongly enlisted as vested properties.
According to the new bill, district-wise lists of the vested properties will be prepared and published through gazette notification within 150 days of execution of the Vested Properties Return [Amendment] Act-2011.
Provisions are also incorporated in the bill to publish in gazette notification within 30 days of publication of lists of returnable properties that are not mentioned in the list of returnable properties but vested on the government under the Vested Properties Act or recorded in the name of the government.
The bill has provisions for widely circulating this list of vested properties locally and providing such lists to the interested and intended persons.
According to the bill, if any property, which is not actually a vested property but has been included in the list of the vested properties, its owners will have to claim such property with the concerned district committees within 90 days of publication of the gazette notification.
Apart from a seven-member central committee to be headed by the Land Secretary, a five-member committee will be formed in each district headed by the Deputy Commissioner for enlisting the vested properties and making proper scrutiny.
The Land Minister and the State Minister for Land will be the advisers of the central committee while MPs, to be selected by the Land Minister, will be the adviser of the district committees.
Provisions have also been made to form five- member Upazila committees to be headed by the UNO and five-member Mahanagar Committees to be headed by additional district magistrates.
If anyone feels aggrieved by the decision of the deputy commissioner, the concerned person may submit appeal to the central committee within 60 days of issuance of the DC's decision.
On receiving such complaints, the central committee will arrange personal hearing from the aggrieved person(s) and give its decision as per rules the regulations and provisions. The decision of the central committee is final.
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