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