.....includes buildings or structures thereon and any right therein; (3) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act. Section 3 Act to override other laws, etc The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any contract, express or implied in any instrument. Section 4 Restriction on alienation No person shall, without the previous sanction of the State Government obtained in such manner as may be prescribed, make any alienation of any land in favour of any person such person is (1) an individual who is not a citizen of India, or (2) a body corporate or firm, of which the majority of the directors, shareholders or partners, as the case may be, are not citizens of India, or which is formed and registered outside India Section 5 Withholding of sanction The sanction referred to in se may be withheld if (1) the transferee is, in the opinion of the State government,: unsuitable, or (2) the area proposed to be alienated exceeds such limit as may be prescribed having regard to the availability of land in the in the locality for the use of the.....
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