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Act Number: 50

Act Name: The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962

Year: 1962

Enactment Date: 1962-12-07

Long Title: An Act to provide for the acquisition of right of user in land for laying pipelines for the transport of petroleum and minerals and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and application.
2 Definitions.
3 Publication of notification for acquisition.
4 Power to enter, survey, etc.
5 Hearing of Objections.
6 Declaration of acquisition of right of user.
7 Central Government or State Government or corporation to lay pipelines.
8 Power to enter land for inspection, etc.
9 Restrictions regarding the use of land.
10 Compensation.
11 Deposit and payment of compensation.
12 Competent authority to have certain powers of civil courts.
13 Protection of action taken in good faith.
14 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
15 Penalty.
16 Certain offences to be cognizable.
16A Burden of proof in certain cases.
16B Presumption regarding property.
16C Provisions as to bail.
16D Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 not to apply.
17 Power to make rules.
18 Application of other laws not barred.
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