Act Number: 20

Act Name: The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957

Year: 1957

Enactment Date: 1957-06-08

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Coal

Department:

Section 21: Power to obtain information.
    The Central Government or any person authorised in writing by it in this behalf may, by order in writing, require any person to furnish to such authority as may be specified in the order such information in his possession as may be required relating to any property in respect of which action is proposed to be taken under this Act.
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