Act 18 of 1885

The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885

An Act to provide for cases in which Mines or Minerals are situate under land which it is desired to acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1870;

  • Ministry of Rural Development
  • Department of Land Resources
  • Enacted 1885-10-16
  • 17 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and local extent.Read
2 Saving for mineral rights of the Government.Read
3 Declaration that mines are not needed.Read
4 Notice to be given before working mines lying under land.Read
5 Power to prevent or restrict working.Read
6 Mode of determining persons interested and amount of compensation.Read
7 If appropriate Government does not offer to pay compensation, mines may be worked in a proper manner.Read
8 Mining communications.Read
9 Appropriate Government to pay compensation for injury done to mines.Read
10 And also for injury arising from any airway or other work.Read
11 Power to officer of appropriate Government to enter and inspect the working of mines.Read
12 Penalty for refusal to allow inspection.Read
13 If mines worked contrary to provisions of this Act, appropriate Government may require means to be adopted for safety of land acquired.Read
14 Construction of Act when land acquired has been transferred to a local authority or Company.Read
15 [Repealed.].Read
16 Definition of local authority and Company.Read
17 This Act to be read with Land Acquisition Act, 1870.Read
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