Sections
Section 1 — Short title, extent and application.
(1) This Act may be called the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It applies in the first instance to the whole of the States of West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar-Pradesh and Gujarat and the Union territory of Delhi, and the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that this Act shall also apply to such other State of Union territory and with effect from such date as may be specified in that notification and thereupon the provisions of this Act shall apply to that State or Union territory accordingly.
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- 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.