Act Number: 11

Act Name: The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

Year: 2015

Enactment Date: 2015-03-30

Long Title: An Act to provide for allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure together with mining leases to successful bidders and allottees with a view to ensure continuity in coal mining operations and production of coal, and for promoting optimum utilisation of coal resources consistent with the requirement of the country in national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Coal

Department:

Section 12: Provisions in relation to secured creditors.
    (1) The secured creditors of the prior allottees which had any security interest in any part of the land or mine infrastructure of a Schedule I coal mine shall be entitled to—
         (a) continue with such facility agreements and security interest with the prior allottee if such prior allottee is a successful bidder or allottee; and
         (b) in the event that the prior allottee is not a successful bidder or allottee, then the security interest of such secured creditor shall only be satisfied out of the compensation payable to such prior allottee, to the extent determined in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed and the outstanding debt shall be recoverable from the prior allottee.
     (2) The Central Government shall, taking into consideration the provisions contained in section 9, prescribe the manner in which the secured creditor shall be paid out of the compensation in respect of any prior allottee.
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