The Burma Boundaries Act 1880, 5 of 1880, (Rep., Act 42 of 1953)

Section 9. The Demarcation-officer may issue a special notice calling upon any person who he has reason to beli

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

9. The Demarcation-officer may issue a special notice calling upon any person who he has reason to believe can give any information respecting the boundaries of the land, or in whose possession or power any document relating to such boundaries is alleged to be, to attend before him and give such information or procluce such document, on a date and at a place to be mentioned in the notice. Every person on whom any such notice is served shall be legally bound to attend and to give such information or to produce such clocument as required by thc notice. 10, T11c ~ `10.` The Demarcation-officer shall, aft8er making Demaxati0,,. such inquiry as he thinks fit, mark out tlie boundaries officer to of the land, and may cause boundary-marks, of such , s $ $ z materials, in such number, and in such manner, as he thinks fit, to be erected by the owners or occupiers of the land, or may erect such marks and charge the cost of such erection to such owners or occu-rsiers. and I ' shall forward a report of his proceedings to the[and submit ] Boundary-officer : report Boundary- to Boundary- to to report Boundary- to Boundary- to to officer When' Demarcation~ ~ cation. officer Provided that, at any tinie before forwarding his When' report to the Boundary-officer, the Demarcation-officer Demarcation~ ~ may, for any sufficient reason to be stated in such report, alter any boundary marked out by him. cation. 11. The Boundary-officer shall, on receipt of the General report of the Demarcation-officer, cause a general nsns affected. o tice notice to be published, informing all persons concerned that such report is open to inspection, and requiring any person who may have any objectioiis to make thereto to submit a written statement of such objections within one month from the date of the publication of such notice. nsns affected. o tice to per- WThenever the Boundary-officer has reason to special notice believe that any person interbsted is likely to object ~k:rtt,b to any bouiiclary `as` laid down in such report, he shall ject. cause a special notice to be served on such person requiring him to submit, within the said period of one moath, a written statement of his objection. No person shall bc cntitled as of right to submit Statements of any statement of objection after the expirat,ion of the saicl period of one month ; but it shall be in the discretion of the Boundary-officer to admit any such statement after the expiratio11 of such period and bcfore the order next hereinafter ilientioned has been made.

Source: India Code