The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

Act No. 30

26-Sep-2013

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

(1)This Act may be called the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Reh abilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

(2)It extends to the whole of India 1***.

(3)It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that the Central Government shall appoint such date within three months from the date on which the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 receives the assent of the President.

Section 2 — Application of Act

2. Application of Act.

(1)The provisions of this Ac t relating to land acquisition, compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement, shall apply, when the appropriate Government acquires land for its own use, hold and control, including for Public Sector Undertakings and for public purpose, and shall include the following purposes, namely: -

(a)for strategic purposes relating to naval, military, air force, and armed forces of the Union, including central paramilitary forces or any work vital to national security or defence of India or State police, safety of t he people; or

(b)for infrastructure projects, which includes the following, namely: -

(i)all activities or items listed in the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Economic Affairs (Infrastructure Section) number 13/6/2009 -INF, dat ed the 27th March, 2012, excluding private hospitals, private educational institutions and private hotels;

(ii)projects involving agro -processing, supply of inputs to agriculture, warehousing, cold storage facilities, marketing infrastructure for agricult ure and allied activities such as dairy, fisheries, and meat processing, set up or owned by the appropriate Government or by a

Section 2 — 1st January 2014, v ide notification No. 3729(E), dated 19th December, 2013, see Gazette of India, Ex traordinary, Part II,

2. 1st January 2014, v ide notification No. 3729(E), dated 19th December, 2013, see Gazette of India, Ex traordinary, Part II,

Section 3 — ( ii).

sec. 3( ii). 7 farmers ’ cooperative or by an institution set up under a statute;

(iii)project for industrial corridors or mining activities, na tional investment and manufacturing zones, as designated in the National Manufacturing Policy;

(iv)project for water harvesting and water conservation structures, sanitation;

(v)project for Government administered, Government aided educational and resear ch schemes or institutions;

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