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 23: Penalties.
    Whoever wilfully obstructs any person in doing any of the acts authorised by sub-section (3) of section 4 or wilfully fills up, destroys, damages or displaces any mark made under section 4, or wilfully obstructs the lawful exercise of any other power conferred by or under this Act, or fails to comply with any order made or direction given under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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