Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956

The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956

गन्दी बस्ती क्षेत्र (सुधार तथा उन्मूलन) अधिनियम, 1956

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Act ID:	195696
Act Number:	96
Enactment Date:	1956-12-29
Act Year:	1956
Short Title:	The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956
Hindi Title:	गन्दी बस्ती क्षेत्र (सुधार तथा उन्मूलन) अधिनियम, 1956
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction.
Ministry:	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date:	08-02-1957
Notification:	8th February, 1957, vide Notification No. S.R.O. 421, dated 4th February, 1957, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st April, 1958 in respect of the Union territory of Tripura, vide Notification No. S.R.O. 414, dated 31st March, 1958, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). Extended to Pondicherry Act 26 of 1968.


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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Declaration of slum areas.
Section 4. Power of competent authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation.
Section 5. Inforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement.
Section 6. Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of buildings.
Section 6A. Restriction on building, etc., in slum areas.
Section 7. Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation.
Section 8. Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made.
Section 9. Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area.
Section 10. Slum clearance order.
Section 11. Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area.
Section 12. Power of Central Government to acquire land.
Section 13. Land acquired by Central Government to be made available to the competent authority.
Section 14. Right to receive compensation.
Section 15. Basis for determination of compensation.
Section 16. Apportionment of compensation.
Section 17. Payment of compensation or deposit of the same in court.
Section 18. Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc.
Section 19. Proceedings for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of the competent authority.
Section 20. Appeals.
Section 20A. Restoration of possession of premises vacated by a tenant.
Section 20B. Rent of buildings in slum areas.
Section 21. Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings.
Section 22. Powers of entry.
Section 23. Powers of inspection.
Section 24. Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress.
Section 25. Breaking into buildings.
Section 26. Entry to be made in the day time.
Section 27. Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained.
Section 28. Power of eviction to be exercised only by the competent authority.
Section 29. Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas.
Section 30. Appeals.
Section 31. Service of notices, etc.
Section 32. Penalties.
Section 33. Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases.
Section 34. Jurisdiction of courts.
Section 35. Previous sanction of the competent authority or officers authorised by it, for prosecution.
Section 36. Power to delegate.
Section 37. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 37A. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 38. Competent authority, etc., to be public servants.
Section 39. Act to over-ride other laws.
Section 40. Power to make rules.


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