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Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 4

Title: Preparation of Social Impact Assessment Study

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....such Government by notification. (2) The notification issued by the appropriate Government for commencement of consultation and of the Social Impact Assessment study under sub-section (1) shall be made available in the local language to the Panchayat. Municipality or Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, and in the offices of the District Collector, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and the Tehsil, and shall be published in the affected areas, in such manner as may be prescribed, and uploaded on the website of the appropriate Government: Provided that the appropriate Government shall ensure that adequate representation has been given to the representatives of Panchayat, Gram Sabha, Municipality or Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, at the stage of carrying out the Social Impact Assessment study: Provided further that the appropriate Government shall ensure the completion of the Social Impact Assessment study within a period of six months from the date of its commencement. (3) The Social Impact Assessment study report referred to in sub-section (1) shall be made available to the public in the manner prescribed under section 6. (4) The Social Impact Assessment.....

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 6

Title: Publication of Social Impact Assessment Study

State: Central

Year: 2013

(1) The appropriate Government shall ensure that the Social Impact Assessment study report and the Social Impact Management Plan referred to in sub-section (6) of section 4 are prepared and made available in the local language to the Panchayat, Municipality or Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, and the offices of the District Collector, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and the Tehsil, and shall be published in the affected areas, in such manner as may be prescribed, and uploaded on the website of the appropriate Government. (2) Wherever Environment Impact Assessment is carried out, a copy of the Social Impact Assessment report shall be made available to the Impact Assessment Agency authorised by the Central Government to carry out environmental impact assessment: Provided that, in respect of irrigation projects where the process of Environment Impact Assessment is required under the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, the provisions of this Act relating to Social Impact Assessment shall not apply.

The Meghalaya Water Act, 2011 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 2011

.....owner of a dam with a safety risk must promptly inform the State Government of the succession, for the substitution of the name of the owner. 18. Factors to be considered in declaring dam or category of dams with safety risk In declaring a category of dams or a dam to be a category of dams or a dam with a safety risk, the State Government must consider" (a) the need to protect the public, property and the resource quality against the potential hazard posed by the dam or category of dams; (b) the extent of potential loss or harm involved; (c) the cost of any prescribed measures and whether they are reasonably achievable; (d) the socio-economic impact if such a dam fails; and (e) in the case of a particular dam, also" (i) the manner in which that dam is designed, constructed, altered, repaired, operated, inspected, maintained or abandoned; (ii) the person by whom that dam is designed, constructed, altered, repaired, operated, inspected, maintained or abandoned; and (iii) the manner in which the water is contained, stored or impounded in that dam. CHAPTER VII USE AND MANAGEMENT OF STATE OWNED WATER SYSTEM 19. Specific Features of Transfer of Use Rights for.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....to the National Biodiversity Authority by way of grants or loans such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 27: CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY FUND (1) There shall be constituted a Fund to be called the National Biodiversity Fund and there shall be credited thereto- (a) any grants and loans made to the National Biodiversity Authority under Sec. 26. (b) all charges and royalties received by the National Biodiversity Authority under this Act; and (c) all sums received by the National Biodiversity Authority from such other sources as may be decided upon by the Central Government. (2) The Fund shall be applied for- (a) channelling benefits to the benefit claimers; (b) conservation and promotion of biological resources and development of areas from where such biological resources or knowledge associated thereto has been accessed; (c) socio-economic development of areas referred to in clause (b) in consultation with the local bodies concerned. SECTION 28: ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY AUTHORITY -The National Biodiversity Authority shall prepare, in such form and at such time each financial year as may.....

Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 2012

.....public agency under sub-section (1) or proposal from any public agency under sub-section (2), shall examine the same with reference to the following factors, namely: (i) the cost-benefit analysis of the Project including the socio-economic cost-benefit; (ii) the cost effectiveness of implementation through public-private partnership with a value for money test, as may be prescribed in the regulations; (iii) the possibility of specifying Project performance parameters and measuring their outcomes; (iv) the risk sharing possibilities with the private sector participant; (v) the technological and managerial advantages that may accrue due to private sector participation; and (vi) the socio-economic factors which may affect investment by the private sector participant. (4) The Board, shall cause the feasibility study and after satisfying itself as to the feasibility of the proposed Project, recommend the same to the Government, indicating specifically as to whether it may be implemented through public sector mode or through public - private partnership. (5) The Board shall cause the details of projects recommended under sub section (4), to be published on its.....

Costal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....pay to the Authority in each financial year such sums as may be considered necessary for the performance of functions of the Authority under this Act. SECTION 17: Fund of Authority: (1) The Authority shall have its own fund and all sums which may, from time to time, be paid to it by the Central Government and all the receipts of the Authority (including any sum which any State Government or any other authority or person may hand over to the Authority) shall be credited to the fund and all payments by the Authority shall be made therefrom. (2) All moneys belonging to the fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as may, subject to the approval of the Central Government, be decided by the Authority. (3) The Authority may spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing its functions under this Act, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the fund of the Authority. SECTION 18: Budget: The Authority shall prepare, in such form and at such time each year as may be prescribed, a budget, in respect of the financial year next ensuing, showing the estimated receipts and expenditure and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Chapter 9

Title: Duties of the Central and the State Governments

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....and conservation of all the heritage sites. (3) The State Government shall frame schemes for compensating or rehabilitating any person or section of people economically affected by such notification. Section 38 - Power of Central Government to notify threatened species Without prejudice to the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, the Central Government, in consultation with the concerned State Government, may from time to time notify any species which is on the verge of extinction or likely to become extinct in the near future as a threatened species and prohibit or regulate collection thereof for any purpose and take appropriate steps to rehabilitate and preserve those species. Section 39 - Power of Central Government to designate repositories (1) The Central Government may, in consultation with the National Biodiversity Authority, designate institutions as repositories under this Act for different categories of biological resources. (2) The repositories shall keep in safe custody the biological material including voucher specimens deposited with them. (3) Any new taxon discovered by any person shall be notified to the repositories or.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 36

Title: Central Government to Develop National Strategies, Plans, Etc., for Conservation, Etc., of Biological Diversity

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....programmes and policies. (4) The Central Government shall undertake measures,-- (i) wherever necessary, for assessment of environmental impact of that project which is likely to have adverse effect on biological diversity, with a view to avoid or minimise such effects and where appropriate provide for public participation in such assessment; (ii) to regulate, manage or control the risks associated with the use and release of living modified organisms resulting from biotechnology likely to have adverse impact on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and human health. (5) The Central Government shall endeavour to respect and protect the knowledge of local people relating to biological diversity, as recommended by the National Biodiversity Authority through such measures, which may include registration of such knowledge at the local, State or national levels, and other measures for protection, including sui generis system. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,-- (a) "ex situ conservation" means the conservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats; (b) "in situ conservation" means the conservation.....

Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 Chapter IV

Title: Powers and Functions of Authority

State: Central

Year: 2005

.....is made has failed to utilise such farm for coastal aquaculture purposes or without any reasonable cause has violated any provision of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder or any direction or order made by the Authority in pursuance of section 11: Provided that such refusal to renew the registration shall not be made without providing such person an opportunity of being heard. Explanation 1.--For the purposes of this section, "appointed day" means the date of establishment of the Authority. Explanation 2.--For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the expression "to renew the registration" used in sub-sections (10) and (11) shall be construed to include further renewal of the registration. Section 14 - Punishment for carrying on coastal aquaculture without registration If any person carries on coastal aquaculture or traditional coastal aquaculture or causes the coastal aquaculture or traditional coastal aquaculture to be carried on in contravention of sub-section (1) of section 13, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both. .....

Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 Section 11

Title: Functions of Authority

State: Central

Year: 2005

(1) Subject to any guidelines issued by the Central Government under section 3, the Authority shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions, namely:-- (a) to make regulations for the construction and operation of aquaculture farms within the coastal areas; (b) to inspect coastal aquaculture farms with a view to ascertaining their environmental impact caused by coastal aquaculture; (c) to register coastal aquaculture farms; (d) to order removal or demolition of any coastal aquaculture farms which is causing pollution after hearing the occupier of the farm; and (e) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed. (2) Where the Authority orders removal or demolition of any coastal aquaculture farm under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the workers of the said farm shall be paid such compensation as may be settled between the workers and the management through an authority consisting of one person only to be appointed by the Authority and such authority may exercise such powers of a District Magistrate for such purpose, as may be prescribed.