The preamble of the Act says that it was enacted because: "xxx it is expedient in the public interest to make a uniform provision for the whole of the State of Gujarat in respect of restrictions upon holding agricultural land in excess of certain limits and it is also expedient for so securing the 105 distribution of agricultural land as best to sub serve the common good to provide for the acquisi tion of surplus agricultural land for the allotment thereof to persons who are in need of lands for agriculture (including cooperative farming socie ties, landless persons, agricultural labourers and small holders) or for the allotment of such surplus agricultural lands the integrity of which is main tained in compact blocks to a department of Govern ment or to cooperative farming societies or corpo rations owned or controlled by the State, for ensuring the full and efficient use thereof and to provide for other consequential and incidental matters hereinafter appearing?" The part of section 6 of the Act with which we are especially concerned provides: "6(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force or in any agreement, usage or decree or order of a Court, with effect from the appointed day, no person shall, subject to the provisions of sub sections (2), (3), (3A) and (3B) be entitled to hold, wheth er as owner or tenant or partly as owner and partly as tenant land in excess of the ceiling area.