Section List

Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885

Year: 1885

Enactment Date: 1885-10-16

Long Title: An Act to provide for cases in which Mines or Minerals are situate under land which it is desired to acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1870;

Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development

Department: Department of Land Resources

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title and local extent.
2Saving for mineral rights of the Government.
3Declaration that mines are not needed.
4Notice to be given before working mines lying under land.
5Power to prevent or restrict working.
6Mode of determining persons interested and amount of compensation.
8Mining communications.
9Appropriate Government to pay compensation for injury done to mines.
10And also for injury arising from any airway or other work.
11Power to officer of appropriate Government to enter and inspect the working of mines.
12Penalty for refusal to allow inspection.
14Construction of Act when land acquired has been transferred to a local authority or Company.
15[Repealed.].
16Definition of local authority and Company.
17This Act to be read with Land Acquisition Act, 1870.
7If appropriate Government does not offer to pay compensation, mines may be worked in a proper manner.
13If mines worked contrary to provisions of this Act, appropriate Government may require means to be adopted for safety of land acquired.
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