Act Info:Preamble1 - COAL BEARING AREAS (ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1957
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Appointment of competent authority
Section4 - Preliminary notification respecting intention to prospect for coal in any area and powers of competent authorities thereupon
Section5 - Effect of notification on prospecting licences and mining leases
Section6 - Compensation for any necessary damage done under section
Section7 - Power to acquire land or rights in or over land notified under section
Section8 - Objections to acquisition
Section9 - Declaration of acquisition
Section9A - Special powers in cases of urgency
Section10 - Vesting of land or rights in Central Government
Section11 - Power of Central Government to direct vesting of land or rights in a Government company
Section12 - Power to take possession of land acquired
Section13 - Compensation for prospecting licences ceasing to have effect, rights under mining leases being acquired, etc
Section14 - Method of determining compensation
Section15 - Costs
Section16 - Interest on awards
Section17 - Payment of compensation
Section18 - Prospecting and mining to be done by Central Government in conformity with the Mineral Concession Rules
Section18A - Payment to State Governments in lieu of royalty
Section19 - Power to delegate
Section20 - Appeals
Section21 - Power to obtain information
Section22 - Power to enter and inspect
Section23 - Penalties
Section24 - Service of notices and orders
Section25 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section26 - Jurisdiction of Civil Courts
Section27 - Power to make rules
Section28 - Notifications under Act 1 of 1894 in which proceedings are pending to be treated as notifications under this Act