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inquiry under section 7 that more persons than one possess 

 an interest in it, the collector shall not register the land un- 

 less all the persons possessing an interest therein agree to its 

 being registered in the name of one person. 



Economic Holding to Vest Absolutely in Registered Owner. 



10. The economic holding shall vest absolutely, free from 

 all encumbrances, in the first registered owner from the date 

 of the entry of such owner's name in the register ; provided 

 that nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the 

 provisions of the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879, or any 

 conditions lawfully annexed, by the Government or any 

 Government officer, to the tenure of the land.* 



Entry in Register to be Conclusive Proof. 



11. (1) An entry in the prescribed register of any land as 

 an economic holding, or a certified copy of such entry, shall 

 be conclusive proof that such land is an economic holding. 



(2) Where the name of the first registered owner has been 

 entered in such register, the entry or a certified copy thereof 

 shall be conclusive proof that the holding vested absolutely, 

 free from all encumbrances, in such owner at the date of the 

 entry, subject to the proviso to section 10. 



(3) The rule enacted by section 4 of the Indian Evidence 

 Act, 1872, with respect to facts declared by the said Act to be 

 conclusive proof, shall apply to the entries and copies referred 

 to in sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section, in the same 

 manner as if this section were a part of the said Act.t 



Cancellation of Registration. 



12. (1) The registered owner of an economic holding may 

 apply to the collector for the cancellation of the registration 

 of such holding. 



(2) On receipt of such application the collector, if he is of 



* Bombay V. of 1879. fl. of 1872. 



