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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 NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Appointment of competent authority.
4 Preliminary notification respecting intention to prospect for coal in any area and powers of competent authorities thereupon.
5 Effect of notification on prospecting licences and mining leases.
6 Compensation for any necessary damage done under section 4.
7 Power to acquire land or rights in or over land notified under section 4.
8 Objections to acquisition.
9 Declaration of acquisition.
9A Special powers in cases of urgency.
10 Vesting of land or rights in Central Government.
11 Power of Central Government to direct vesting of land or rights in a Government company.
12 Power to take possession of land acquired.
13 Compensation for prospecting licences ceasing to have effect, rights under mining leases being acquired, etc.
14 Method of determining compensation.
15 Costs.
16 Interest on awards.
17 Payment of compensation.
18 Prospecting and mining to be done by Central Government in conformity with the Mineral Concession Rules.
18A Payment to State Governments in lieu of royalty.
19 Power to delegate.
20 Appeals.
21 Power to obtain information.
22 Power to enter and inspect.
23 Penalties.
24 Service of notices and orders.
25 Protection of action taken in good faith.
26 Jurisdiction of civil courts.
27 Power to make rules.
28 Notifications under Act 1 of 1894 in which proceedings are pending to be treated as notifications under this Act.
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