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

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type du document
Législation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas.
Sujet
Terre et sols
Mot clé
Régime foncier Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Expropriation Planification territoriale Collectivité locale Peuples autochtones
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
tribal.nic.in

Références - Législation

Implementé par

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

Législation | Inde | 2014 (2014)

Mot clé: Régime foncier, Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers, Expropriation, Planification territoriale, Collectivité locale, Gestion communautaire, Peuples autochtones, Minéraux, Exploitation minière

Source: FAO, FAOLEX