The Commissioner may recover is an arrear of land-revenue any amount payable by any person under this Act, whether under an agreement for the payment of compensation or otherwise, and the Commissioner shall be deemed to be a public officer within the meaning of section 5 of the Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 (1 of 1890)1. .

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1. In the application of the Act to Bengal, a new s. 31A has been ins. here by the Bengal Touts Act, 1942 (Ben. 5 of 1942), s. 12.