Parliament of India 23 August 1971, Act 40 of 1971 (The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971)

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India · · · 23-08-1971

Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Appointment of estate officers.
Section 3A. Eviction from temporary occupation.
Section 3B. Eviction from residential accommodation
Section 4. Issue of notice to show cause against order of eviction.
Section 5. Eviction of unauthorised occupants.
Section 5A. Power to remove unauthorised constructions, etc.
Section 5B. Order of demolition of unauthorised construction.
Section 5C. Power to seal unauthorised constructions.
Section 6. Disposal of property left on public premises by unauthorised occupants.
Section 7. Power to require payment of rent or damages in respect of public premises.
Section 8. Powers of estate officers.
Section 9. Appeals.
Section 10. Finality of orders.
Section 11. Offences and contraventions.
Section 11A. Offences under section 11 to be cognizable.
Section 11B. Adjudication of penalties.
Section 12. Power to obtain information.
Section 13. Liability of heirs and legal representatives.
Section 14. Recovery of rent, etc., as an arrear of land revenue.
Section 15. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 16. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 17. Delegation of powers.
Section 18. Power to make rules.
Section 19. Repeal.
Section 20. Validation.

Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of September, 1958 except sections 11, 19 and 20 which shall come into force at once.

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