Act Number: 33

Act Name: The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978

Year: 1978

Enactment Date: 1978-08-21

Long Title: An Act to provide for the construction of works relating to metro railways in the metropolitan cities and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Department:

Section 32: Power to alter the entries in the Schedule.
    (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,--
         (a) add to the Schedule the metro alignment in respect of a 1 [metropolitan city, metropolitan area and the National Capital Region] to which this Act is made applicable under sub-section (3) of section 1;
         (b) alter any metro alignment specified in the Schedule if it is of opinion that such alteration is necessary for the construction and maintenance of the metro railway to which such alignment relates.
     (2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is issued, be laid before each House of Parliament.
Notes:
1 Subs. by Act 34 of 2009, s. 3, for "metropolitan city" (w.e.f. 7-9-2009).
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