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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

.....out their functions. (2) Local authorities including town committee shall continue to exercise power and functions as authorized under duly enacted Act of State Government or Central Government as the case may be. (3) Traditional bodies in rural areas may manage water resources, undertake watershed development, supply drinking water and take up minor irrigation. 11. Constitution of State Water Advisory Board " (1) The State Government shall as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute Meghalaya State Water Advisory Board consisting of the following members, namely (a) Chief Minister who shall be the Chairman of the Board (b) Ministers in charge of Water Resources, Finance, Planning, Forest and Environment, Agriculture, Horticulture, Health, Community and Rural Development, District Council Affairs, Power, Fisheries, Industries, Soil and Water Conservation, Tourism and Urban Affairs Secretaries and Heads of Departments of the Departments mentioned in (b) above. (d) Chief Executive Members of Autonomous District Councils (e) Officers of Central Government relating to water, forest and environment, agriculture not exceeding 5 (five) (f) such.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....of any Panchayats or Municipalities, institutions of self-Government constituted under any other provision of the Constitution or any Central Act or State Act; (i) "member" means a member of the National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board and includes the Chairperson; (j) "National Biodiversity Authority" means the National Biodiversity Authority established under Sec. 8; (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (l) "regulations" means regulations made under this Act; (m) "research" means study or systematic investigation of any biological resource or technological application, that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof to make or modify products or processes for any use; (n) "State Biodiversity Board" means the State Biodiversity Board established under Sec. 22; (o) "sustainable use" means the use of components of biological diversity in such manner and at such rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of the biological diversity thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations; (p) "value added products" means products which may contain.....

Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 2012

.....Procuring entity for Projects. " (1) Every public agency designated by the Board to implement a Project shall be a procuring entity under the Tender Act (Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1998): Provided that the Board may, for any class of Project as may be prescribed in the Rules, be the procuring entity under the Tender Act. (2) No procurement under this Act shall be made by the procuring entity except by tender, following the provisions contained in the Tender Act. (3) The tender documents shall be in the form and manner as may be prescribed in the regulations: Provided that for any class of Project as may be prescribed in the regulations, the procuring entity shall submit the tender documents for prior approval of the Board. (4) The procuring entity shall, in respect of Projects identified by the Board, intimate the name and address of the tenderer whose tender has been accepted, to the Board and shall also obtain its approval on the concession agreement to be entered into with such tenderer. 19. Appointment of Project Manager and Experts. " (1) The Board may, if it considers necessary, shall direct the sponsoring agency to appoint a person, who has knowledge and.....

Costal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 Complete Act

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 Sec. 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-sees. (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-sec. (1) of Sec. 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. SECTION 15: Cognizance of.....

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.