The LAND ACQUISITION (MINES) ACT, 1885

Sections

Section 1 — Short title and local extent.

This Act may be called the Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885; and 3 [(2) It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States.

(3) It applies in the first instance to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the States of Madras, Andhra, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Orissa; but any State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, bring this Act into force in the whole or any specified part of the territories to which this Act extends, under its administration.]

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  15. 15.[Repealed.].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