Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement.
The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957
About this Act
An Act to establish in the economic interest of India greater public control over the coal mining industry and its development by providing for the acquisition by the State of unworked land containing or likely to contain coal deposits or of rights in or over such land, for the extinguishment or modification of such rights accruing by virtue of any agreement, lease, licence or otherwise, and for matters connected therewith.
(1) This Act may be called the Coal Bearing Areas
(Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Notes
1. 12th June, 1957, vide Notification No. S.R.O. 1931 (E), dated 10th June, 1957, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, sec. 3(i).
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.