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The Public Liability Insurance Act

An Act to provide for public liability insurance for the purpose of providing immediate relief to the persons affected by accident occurring while handling any hazardous substance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1991
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  2. 1
     Short title and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Liability to give relief in certain cases on principle of no fault
  5. 4
     Duty of owner to take out insurance policies
  6. 5
     Verification and publication of accident by Collector
  7. 6
     Application for claim for relief
  8. 7
     Award of relief
  9. 7A
     Establishment of Environmental Relief Fund
  10. 8
     Provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death, etc
  11. 9
     Power to call for information
  12. 10
     Power of entry and inspection
  13. 11
     Power of search and seizure
  14. 12
     Power to give directions
  15. 13
     Power to make application to Courts for restraining owner from handling hazardous substances
  16. 14
     Penalty for contravention of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 4 or failure to comply with directions under section 12
  17. 15
     Penalty for failure to comply with direction under section 9 or order under section 11 or obstructing any person in discharge of his functions under section 10 or 11
  18. 16
     Offences by companies
  19. 17
     Offences by Government Departments
  20. 18
     Cognizance of offences
  21. 19
     Power to delegate
  22. 20
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  23. 21
     Advisory Committee
  24. 22
     Effect of other laws
  25. 23
     Power to make rules
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