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Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA No. 40 of 1996).

País/Territorio
India
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1996
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas.
Materia
Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Tenencia de tierras Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Expropiación Manejo de tierras Gobierno local Pueblos indígenas
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Océano Índico, Mares del Asia Sudoriental, Asia Meridional
Resumen

This Act, as referred to in Clause (1) of art. 244 of the Constitution, amends part IX of the Constitution, related to Panchayats Extension to the Scheduled Areas. Part IX of the Constitution relating to Panchayats is extended to the Scheduled Areas subject to such exceptions and modifications, as provided in section 4. The Legislature of a State shall not make any law under that Part which is inconsistent with any of the following features, namely: a) a State legislation on the Panchayats that may be made shall be in consonance with the customary law, social and religious practices and traditional management practices of community resources; b) a village shall ordinarily consist of habitations or hamlets comprising a community and managing its affairs in accordance with traditions and customs; c) every village shall have a Gram Sabha consisting of persons whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at the village level; d) every Gram Sabha shall be competent to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of the people, their cultural identity, community resources and the customary mode of dispute resolution; etc.

Texto completo
Inglés
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Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Maharashtra Village Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Rules, 2014.

Legislación | India | 2014 (2014)

Palabra clave: Tenencia de tierras, Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios, Expropiación, Manejo de tierras, Gobierno local, Ordenación comunitaria, Pueblos indígenas, Minerales, Minería

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX