Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978

The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978

भूमिगत रेल (संकर्म-सन्‍निर्माण) अधिनियम,1978

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Act ID:	197833
Act Number:	33
Enactment Date:	1978-08-21
Act Year:	1978
Short Title:	The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978
Hindi Title:	भूमिगत रेल (संकर्म-सन्‍निर्माण) अधिनियम,1978
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the construction of works relating to metro railways in the metropolitan cities and for matters connected therewith.
Ministry:	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Enforcement Date:	01-02-1979
Notification:	1st February, 1979, vide notification No. S.O. 412(E), dated 20th January, 1979, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

METRO RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER III

ACQUISITION

CHAPTER IV

CONSTRUCTION OF WORKS

CHAPTER V

INSPECTION OF METRO RAILWAY

CHAPTER VI

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, commencement and application. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. General Manager.
Section 4. Constitution of Advisory Board. Show Related Subordinates
Section 5. Committees.
Section 6. Power to acquire land, etc.
Section 7. Publication of notification for acquisition.
Section 8. Power to enter for survey, etc.
Section 9. Hearing of objection.
Section 10. Declaration of acquisition.
Section 11. Power to take possession of acquired land, etc.
Section 12. Right to enter into the land where right of user, etc., is vested in the Central Government.
Section 13. Determination of amount payable for acquisition.
Section 14. Deposit and payment of amount.
Section 15. Competent authority to have certain powers of civil court.
Section 15A. Power to inspect property under acquisition.
Section 16. Competent authority and appellate authority.
Section 16A. Powers of the appellate authority.
Section 16B. Competent authority, etc., to have certain inherent powers.
Section 16C. Enforcement of the orders of the competent authority and appellate authority.
Section 17. Land Acquisition Act 1 of 1894 not to apply.
Section 18. Functions of metro railway administration.
Section 19. Powers of metro railway administration.
Section 20. Development over metro alignment.
Section 21. Power to prohibit or regulate construction of buildings and excavation.
Section 22. Payment of amount for prohibition of construction, etc.
Section 23. Power to underpin building or otherwise strengthen it.
Section 24. Power to enter, etc.
Section 25. Amount payable for damage, loss or injury.
Section 26. Right to claim for damages.
Section 27. Appointment and duties of commissioner.
Section 28. Powers of commissioners.
Section 29. Facilities to be afforded to commissioner.
Section 30. Surplus land to be sold or otherwise disposed of.
Section 31. Notice of accidents and enquiries.
Section 32. Power to alter the entries in the Schedule. Show Related Subordinates
Section 33. Prohibition of obstruction.
Section 34. Local authorities to assist.
Section 35. Prohibition of removal of marks.
Section 36. Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued under section 21.
Section 37. General provision for punishment of offences.
Section 38. Offences by companies.
Section 39. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 40. Effect of Act and rules, etc., inconsistent with other enactments.
Section 41. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 42. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 43. Application of the Indian Railways Act, 1890.
Section 44. Power to make rules.
Section 45. Saving.


Schedule 1. THE SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
26-04-2011	Addition of Metro Alignment in respect of Chennai Metropolitan Area
26-04-2011	Addition of Metro Alignment in respect of Chennai Metropolitan Area
11-01-2012	Alteration of Metro Alignment in respect of Chennai
07-06-2012	Addition of Metro Alignment in respect of Delhi & NCR Metropolitan Area
22-05-2013	Rescind the Notification dated 30.05.2012
14-08-2013	Extension of the Act to the Metropolitan Area of Kochi
05-09-2013	Extension of the Act to the Metropolitan Area of Lucknow
18-09-2013	Adding Metro Alignment of Mumbai Metro Line 3 in respect of Mumbai Metropolitan Area
18-11-2013	Application to Metropolitan Area of Mumbai
13-05-2014	Extension to Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority
18-09-2014	Application to Metropolitan Area of Nagpur
19-09-2014	Adding Metro Alignment of Hyderabad Metro Rail Corridor Phase 1 in respect of Hyderabad Metropolitan Area
19-09-2014	Application to Metropolitan Area of Hyderabad
20-10-2014	Addition of Metro Alignment to Nagpur Metro Rail Project
20-10-2014	Application to Metropolitan Area of Pune
20-10-2014	Adding Metro Alignment of Nagpur Metro Rail Project in respect of Nagpur Metropolitan Area
21-10-2014	Extension of the Act to the Metropolitan Area of Pune
09-01-2015	Adding Metro Alignment of Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1 in respect of Mumbai Metropolitan Area
09-01-2015	Addition of Metro Alignment to Navi Mumbai Metro Line
16-01-2015	Addition of Metro Alignment to Delhi & NCR
05-12-2015	Adding Metro Alignment of Noida-Greater Noida Metro Line in respect of District Gautam Buddha Nagar
22-01-2016	Adding Metro Alignment of Kochi Metro Rail Corridor in respect of Kochi Metropolitan Area
13-05-2016	Extension of the Act to the Metropolitan Area of Kanpur & Varanasi
06-06-2016	Adding Metro Alignment of Mumbai Metro Line 2-A & 7 in respect of Mumbai Metropolitan Area
19-01-2017	Addition of Metro Alignment of Rapid Metro Rail from Sikanderpur to NH-8 in respect of Rapid Metro Gurgaon
23-03-2017	Adding Metro Alignment of Mumbai Line 2-B in respect of Mumbai Metropolitan Area
05-07-2017	Extension of the Act to the Metropolitan Area of Vijayawada
04-08-2017	Addition of Metro Alignment in respect of Chennai Metropolitan Area
05-01-2018	Alignment of Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-I
05-01-2018	Adding Metro Alignment of Pune Metro Rail Project in respect of Pune Metropolitan Area
24-04-2018	Extending the provisions of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 to the Metropolitan areas of Agra and Meerut
25-06-2019	Regarding alteration in alignment of Pune Metro Line-3 (Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar)
26-06-2019	Regarding alignment of Mumbai Metro Line-5 (Thane-Kalyan Metro Corridor)
16-09-2019	Regarding Delhi Metro Line-9 (Dwarka-Najafgarh Extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand)
16-09-2019	Regarding Delhi Metro Line-6 (Badarpur-YMCA Chowk-Faridabad Extension from Escorts Mujesar to Raja Nahar Singh-Ballabhgarh)
16-09-2019	Regarding Delhi Metro Line-8 (Extension from Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden, Noida)
16-09-2019	Regarding Delhi Metro Line-3 (Extension from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City, Noida)
14-10-2019	Regarding alteration in alignment of Pune Metro Line Corridor-2 from Vanaz to Ramwadi
19-11-2019	Regarding alignment of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, RRTS Corridor
19-08-2020	Metro alignment of Pune Metro Rail Project, Phase-1 corridor 1 (Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate) and corridor-2 (Vanaz to Ramwadi)
19-08-2020	Extension of provisions of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 and the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 to the Surat Urban Development Authority area
12-12-2020	Extension of provisions of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 and the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 to Bhopal Metropolitan Area and Indore Metropolitan Area
20-09-2021	Amendment alignment of Nagpur Metro Rail Project Phase-I

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