Regulation VII of 1822 (North-Western Provinces)
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Regulation VII of 1822 (North-Western Provinces) was a British colonial law that structured land revenue administration and settlement procedures in parts of northern India, helping to formalize the Mahalwari system of revenue collection.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial regulation
ⓘ
land revenue law ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| administrativeFocus | North-Western Provinces land revenue administration ⓘ |
| affected |
agrarian relations in North-Western Provinces
ⓘ
village-level revenue responsibilities ⓘ |
| aim |
to increase regularity and security of revenue collection
ⓘ
to provide procedures for land settlement ⓘ to systematize land revenue assessment ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
North-Western Provinces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| codified | procedures for fixing government demand on land ⓘ |
| concerns |
obligations of revenue officials
ⓘ
obligations of village headmen ⓘ rights and obligations of landholders ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1822 ⓘ |
| definedUnitOfAssessment | mahal (village or group of villages) ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Government of the East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedUnderAuthorityOf | Governor-General in Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established |
procedures for assessment of land revenue
ⓘ
procedures for land surveys ⓘ procedures for settlement with village communities ⓘ rules for preparing settlement records ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early British efforts to standardize land revenue in northern India ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
colonial revenue officials
ⓘ
settlement officers ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent revenue regulations in North-Western Provinces ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | East India Company territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPromulgation | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | regulation of the Bengal Presidency code ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute (no longer in force) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial legal system in India ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
land revenue administration
ⓘ
land settlement procedures ⓘ village-based revenue collection ⓘ |
| partOf | British land revenue policy in India ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural land revenue region ⓘ |
| relatedSystem | Mahalwari system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revenuePayerType |
landholding groups
ⓘ
village communities ⓘ |
| roleInMahalwariSystem | helped formalize the Mahalwari system of revenue collection GENERATED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on the Mahalwari system
ⓘ
studies in colonial land policy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEffect | 19th century British rule in North-Western Provinces ⓘ |
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