(1) When it appears to the Deputy Commissioner that any alluvial land, which vests under section 81 in the State Government may, with due regard to the interests of the public revenue, be disposed of, he shall offer such land to the holder or occupant, if any, of the bank or shore on which such alluvial land has formed.
[(2) The price of the land so offered shall not exceed the guideline value of equivalent nearby land.]1
(3) If the said holder or occupant shall refuse the offer, the Deputy Commissioner may dispose of the land under section 91 1[through public auction.]1