Act 96 of 1956

The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956

An Act to provide for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction.

  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Enacted 1956-12-29
  • 44 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Declaration of slum areas.Read
4 Power of competent authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation.Read
5 Inforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement.Read
6 Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of buildings.Read
6A Restriction on building, etc., in slum areas.Read
7 Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation.Read
8 Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made.Read
9 Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area.Read
10 Slum clearance order.Read
11 Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area.Read
12 Power of Central Government to acquire land.Read
13 Land acquired by Central Government to be made available to the competent authority.Read
14 Right to receive compensation.Read
15 Basis for determination of compensation.Read
16 Apportionment of compensation.Read
17 Payment of compensation or deposit of the same in court.Read
18 Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc.Read
19 Proceedings for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of the competent authority.Read
20 Appeals.Read
20A Restoration of possession of premises vacated by a tenant.Read
20B Rent of buildings in slum areas.Read
21 Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings.Read
22 Powers of entry.Read
23 Powers of inspection.Read
24 Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress.Read
25 Breaking into buildings.Read
26 Entry to be made in the day time.Read
27 Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained.Read
28 Power of eviction to be exercised only by the competent authority.Read
29 Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas.Read
30 Appeals.Read
31 Service of notices, etc.Read
32 Penalties.Read
33 Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases.Read
34 Jurisdiction of courts.Read
35 Previous sanction of the competent authority or officers authorised by it, for prosecution.Read
36 Power to delegate.Read
37 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
37A Bar of jurisdiction.Read
38 Competent authority, etc., to be public servants.Read
39 Act to over-ride other laws.Read
40 Power to make rules.Read
Scroll to Top