Sections
Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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- 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.