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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.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 8

Title: Examination of Proposals for Land Acquisition and Social Impact Assessment Report by Appropriate Government

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....and minimum adverse impact on the individuals affected. (3) The decision of the appropriate Government shall be 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: Provided that where land is sought to be acquired for the purposes as specified in sub-section (2) of section 2, the appropriate Government shall also ascertain as to whether the prior consent of the affected families as required under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 2, has been obtained in the manner as may be prescribed.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 7

Title: Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment Report by an Expert Group

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....may nominate a person from amongst the members of the Expert Group as the Chairperson of the Group. (4) If the Expert Group constituted under sub-section (1), is of the opinion that,-- (a) the project does not serve any public purpose; or (b) the social costs and adverse social impacts of the project outweigh the potential benefits. it shall make a recommendation within two months from the date of its constitution to the effect that the project shall be abandoned forthwith and no further steps to acquire the land will be initiated in respect of the same: Provided that the grounds for such recommendation shall be recorded in writing by the Expert Group giving the details and reasons for such decision: Provided further that where the appropriate Government, inspite of such recommendations, proceeds with the acquisition, then, it shall ensure that its reasons for doing so are recorded in writing. (5) If the Expert Group constituted under sub-section (1), is of the opinion that,-- (a) the project will serve any public purpose; and (b) the potential benefits outweigh the social costs and adverse social impacts, it shall make specific recommendations within two.....

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 5

Title: Public Hearing for Social Impact Assessment

State: Central

Year: 2013

Whenever a Social Impact Assessment is required to be prepared under section 4, the appropriate Government shall ensure that a public hearing is held at the affected area, after giving adequate publicity about the date, time and venue for the public hearing, to ascertain the views of the affected families to be recorded and included in the Social Impact Assessment Report.

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 14

Title: Lapse of Social Impact Assessment Report

State: Central

Year: 2013

Where a preliminary notification under section 11 is not issued within twelve months from the date of appraisal of the Social Impact Assessment report submitted by the Expert Group under section 7, then, such report shall be deemed to have lapsed and a fresh Social Impact Assessment shall be required to be undertaken prior to acquisition proceedings under section 11: Provided that the appropriate Government, shall have the power to extend the period of twelve months, if in its opinion circumstances exist justifying the same: Provided further that any such decision to extend the period shall be recorded in writing and the same shall be notified and be uploaded on the website of the authority concerned.

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

Title: Determination of Social Impact and Public Purpose

State: Central

Year: 2013

Chapter II DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, (Central) Section 9

Title: Exemption from Social Impact Assessment

State: Central

Year: 2013

Where land is proposed to be acquired invoking the urgency provisions under section 40, the appropriate Government may exempt undertaking of the Social Impact Assessment study.

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

Title: the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 Chapter I - PRELIMINARY Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section 2 - Application of Act Section 3 - Definitions Chapter II - DETERMINATION OF SOCIAL IMPACT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE Section 4 to 6 - A. Section 4 - Preparation of Social Impact Assessment study Section 5 - Public hearing for Social Impact Assessment Section 6 - Publication of Social Impact Assessment study Section 7 to 9 - B. Section 7 - Appraisal of Social Impact Assessment report by an Expert Group Section 8 - Examination of proposals for land acquisition and Social Impact Assessment report by appropriate Government Section 9 - Exemption from Social Impact Assessment Chapter III - SPECIAL PROVISION TO SAFEGUARD FOOD SECURITY Section 10 - Special provision to safeguard food security Chapter IV - NOTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION Section 11 - Publication of preliminary notification and power of officers thereupon Section 12 - Preliminary survey of land and power of officers to carry out survey Section 13 - Payment for damage Section 14 - Lapse of Social Impact Assessment report Section 15 - Hearing of objections Section 16 - Preparation of.....

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.....