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The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1976

THE MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1976 THE MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1976 An Act to unify, consolidate and amend the laws relating to housing, repairing and reconstructing dangerous building and carrying out improvement works in slum areas. 1[WHEREAS, on account of the rapid growth of industries in the urban areas and the fast growth of population and commercial activities in such area, the need of housing accommodation could not be met by the limited house construction activities in the private sector; AND WHEREAS, in the urban areas and particularly in the 2[Brihan Mumbai] the old buildings which have outlived their lives and rendered themselves in a bad state of repairs and presented a dangerous possibility of collapse, necessity was increasingly felt to take up the programme of repairs and reconstructions of such buildings; AND WHEREAS, due to acute shortage of accommodation in the urban area such have come up which necessitated taking up improvement works in slum areas; AND WHEREAS, the magnitude of the housing programme for construction of new houses throughout the State and the task of repairs and reconstruction of old and.....

Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....Provision is necessary to prevent such eviction. 4. It is, therefore, considered necessary that a comprehensive Slum Improvement Clearance Act be enacted under which Government should have the necessary powers for carrying out the requisite improvements, acquisition or demolition of slum properties and for the prevention of eviction of tenants from slum areas. Even though the necessary legislation is required mainly for Delhi, it is considered that it is better if it is enacted for all the Union Territories except those ol Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. The Bill, therefore, provides that the Act will come into force in a Union Territory only on such date as the Central Government may notify."-Gaz. of Ind., 15-12- 1956, Extra., Pt. II, section 2, p. 1169. Amending Act 43 of 1964.- The Act was passed to remove difficulties experienced in the working of the Act to facilitate and quicken slum clearance work, to require owners to restore the possession of the improved and redeveloped premises to the previous tenants on payment of a reasonable rent, and to give protection against eviction to tenants such as Amledars of premises in.....

Futwah-islamur Light Ralilway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1985 Preamble 1

Title: Futwah-islamur Light Ralilway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1985

State: Central

Year: 1985

THE FUTWAH-ISLAMUR LIGHT RALILWAY LINE (NATIONALISATION) ACT, 1985 [Act, No. 83 of 1985] [30th December, 1985] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the acquisition, in the public interest, of the undertakings of the Futwah-islamput Light Railway Company Limited in relation to the Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Company Limited are in a dilapidated condition; WHEREAS the tracks and rolling stock of the Futwah-Islampur Light ; Railway Line owned by the Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Company Limited are in a dilapidated condition, AND WHEREAS the running of trains on the aforesaid line besides being hazardous and uneconomical, is also resulting in heavy loss to the Central Government; AND WHEREAS the aforesaid Company is not in a position to make the assets serviceable for public use; AND WHEREAS it is necessary in the public interest to acquire the undertakings of the said Company in relation to the said railway line; BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Futwah Islampur Light Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....used herein and rot defined but defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)-shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: TRANSFER TO, AND VESTING IN, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNDERTAKINGS OF THE COMPANY -On the appointed day, the undertakings of the Company and the right, title and interest of the Company in relation to such undertakings shall, by virtue of this Act, stand transferred to, and vest in, the Central Government. SECTION 04: GENERAL EFFECT OF VESTING (1) The undertakings of the Company shall be deemed to include all assets, rights, lease-holds, powers, authorities and privileges, and all property, movable and immovable, including lands, buildings, workshops, stores, instruments, machinery and equipment, cash balances, cash on hand, cheques, demand drafts, reserve funds, investments, book debts and all other rights and interests in, or arising out of, such property as were immediately before the appointed day in the ownership, possession, power or control of the Company, whether within or outside India, and all books of account, registers and all other documents of whatever nature relating thereto. (2) All properties.....

The Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1971

.....SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT, CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1971 THE MAHARASHTRA SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT, CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1971 An Act to make better provision for the improvement and clearance of slum, ,areas in the State and their redevelopment 2[and for the protection of occupiers from eviction and distress warrants]. WHEREAS, it is expedient to make better provision for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in the State and 3[for their redevelopment and for the protection of occupiers from eviction and distress warrants;] and for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid; It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows :- 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see M.G.G., 1970, Part V, Extra pp. 252- 53; for Report of the Joint Committee, see M.G.G., 1971, Part V, Extra, p. 429 2. These words were added by Mah. 13 of 1978, s.2 3. These words were substituted for the words "and their redevelopment", ibid. s.3 4. This indicates the date of commencement of Act, 5. Maharashtra Ordinances No. IV and V of 1978 were repealed by Mah. 13 of 1978, s.7 and 8 res'pectively. 6. This Act came into force on 6th.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Chapter X

Title: Sanitation and the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

State: Central

Year: 1924

.....and urinals to be kept clean and in proper order: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply in the case of a factory to which the2[Factories Act, 194 (63 of 1948)], applies. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 89, for "Board" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. 2. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 89, for "Indian Factories Act, 1911" w.e.f. 1-10-1983. Section 137 - Private latrines A1[Board] may, by notice in writing,-- (a) require the owner or other person having the control of any private latrine, or, urinal in the cantonment not to put the same to public use; or (b) where any plan for the construction of private latrines or urinals has been approved by the1[Board], and copies thereof may be obtained free of charge on application-- (i) require any person repairing or constructing any private latrine or urinal not to allow the same to be used until it has been inspected by or under the direction of the Health Officer and approved by him as conforming with such plan; or (ii) require any person having control of any private latrine or urinal to re-build or alter the same in accordance with such plan; or (c) require the owner.....

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 140

Title: Power to Require Repair or Alteration of Building

State: Central

Year: 1924

(1) Where any building in a cantonment is so ill-constructed or dilapidated as to be, in the opinion of the1[Board], in an insanitary state, the1[Board] may, by notice in writing, require the owner, within such time as may be specified in the notice, to execute such repairs or to make such alterations as it thinks necessary for the purpose of removing such defects. (2) A copy of every notice issued under sub-section (1) shall be conspicuously posted on the building to which it relates. (3) A notice issued under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been complied with if the owner of the building to which it relates has, instead of executing the repairs or making the alterations directed by the notice, removed the building. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority".

Cantonments Act, 2006 Chapter VIII

Title: Sanitation and the Prevention and Treatment of Disease Sanitary Authorities

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....and urinals to be kept clean and in proper order: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply in the case of a factory to which the Factories Act, 1948 applies. Section 140 - Private latrines Subject to the provisions of the Employment of Manual Scavenger and Construction of Dry Latrine (Prohibition) Act, 1993, the Chief Executive Officer or any official of the Board authorised by him may, by notice in writing,-- (a) require the owner or other person having the control of any private latrine, or, urinal in the cantonment not to put the same to public use; or (b) where any plan for the construction of private latrines or urinals has been approved, and copies thereof may be obtained free of charge on application-- (i) require any person repairing or constructing any private latrine or urinal not to allow the same to be used until it has been inspected by an official of the Board authorised by the Chief Executive Officer, or under the direction of the Health Officer and approved by him as conforming with such plan; or (ii) require any person having control of any private latrine or urinal to re-build or alter the same in accordance with such plan; or .....

Cantonments Act, 2006 Section 144

Title: Power to Require Repair or Alteration of Building

State: Central

Year: 2006

(1) Where any building in a cantonment is so ill-constructed or dilapidated as to be, in the opinion of the Board, in an insanitary state, the Board may, by notice in writing, require the owner, within such time as may be specified in the notice, to execute such repairs or to make such alterations as it thinks necessary for the purpose of removing such defects. (2) A copy of every notice issued under sub-section (1) shall be conspicuously pasted on the building to which it relates. (3) A notice issued under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been complied with, if the owner of the building to which it relates has, instead of executing the repairs or making the alterations directed by the notice, removed the building.

Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1973 Chapter 2

Title: Declaration of Slum Areas

State: Karnataka

Year: 1973

.....for human habitation are,- (i) in any respects, unfit for human habitation; or (ii) by reason of dilapidation, over crowding, faulty arrangement and design of such buildings, narrowness or faulty arrangement of streets, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, or any combination of these factors, detrimental to safety, health or morals, it may, by notification, declare such area to be a slum area. (2) In determining whether a building is unfit for human habitation, for the purposes of this Act regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters, that is to say,- (i) repair, (ii) stability, (iii) freedom from damp, (iv) natural light and air, (v) water-supply, (vi) drainage and sanitary conveniences, (vii) facilities for storage, preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water, and the building shall be deemed to be unfit as aforesaid, if it is so defective in one or more of the said matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation.