The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890

Section 3. Recovery of public demands by enforcement of processes in other districts than those in which they become payable

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

3. Recovery of public demands by enforcement of processes in other districts than those in which they become payable.— (1) Where an arrear of land-revenue, or a sum recoverable as an arrear of land-revenue, is payable to a Collector by a defaulter being or having property in a district other than that in which the arrear accrued or the sum is payable, the Collector may send to the Collector of that other district a certificate in the form as nearly as may be of the Schedule, stating— (a) the name of the defaulter and such other particulars as may be necessary for his identification, and (b) the amount payable by him and the account on which it is due. 1. This Act has been modified in its application to the Benares Family Domains, see s.15 of the Benares Family Domains Act, 1904 (U.P. Act 3 of 1904). The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu with modifications by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-8-1965), extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-1965), to the Union territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-10-1967) and to the Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and the Schedule. The Act has been amended in Assam by the Assam Act 16 of 1971. 2. Subs. by the India (Adaptation of Income-tax, Profits Tax and Revenue Recovery Acts) Order, 1947 (G.G.O. 31, dated the 10th December, 1947) (Gazette of India, 1947, Extraordinary, p. 1333), for sub-section (2). 3. Subs. by Act 33 of 1950, s. 2 and the Schedule, for "Part B States".

Source: India Code