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Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 (No. 26 of 1973).

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
1973
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the right, title and interest of the owners in respect of the coal mines specified in the Schedule with a view to re-organising and reconstructing such coal mines so as to ensure the rational, co-ordinated and scientific development and utilisation of coal resources consistent with the growing requirements of the country, in order that the ownership and control of such resources are vested in the State and thereby so distributed as best to subserve the common good, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Energy, Mineral resources
Keyword
Mining Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Coal Energy conservation/energy production Exploration
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
Sections 30 and 31 enter into force immediately and the remaining provisions of this Act shall be deemed to enter into force on the 1 May 1973.
Abstract

This Act seeks to grant the Central Government the right, title and interest of the coal mines specified in the Schedule of the Act and states that the government shall make payments as mentioned in the Act to the former owners of the coal mines. The Act also contains provisions on the management of coal mines, appointment of a Commissioner of Payments who shall have the power to hear claims of coal mines owners against non-payment by the government. Additionally, the Act lists out the penalties for violation of provisions of this Act.

Full text
English
Website
lawmin.nic.in

References - Legislation

Amended by

Coal Mines Nationalisation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1986 (No. 57 of 1986).

Legislation | India | 1986

Keyword: Environmental standards, Energy conservation/energy production, Coal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX