Setting up of Eco Tourism Activities.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or Outline Development Plan, or a Comprehensive Development Plan or a Land Use Plan prepared under this Act, or in any of the provisions of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Revenue Administration Regulation, 1971 (2 of 1971) or the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1969) or any other law for the time being in force, an Applicant who desires to set up any Eco Tourism activity permitted in the Eco Sensitive Zone Notification, in Eco Sensitive Zones declared under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and the Rules framed there under by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, shall not be required to obtain any conversion of land, or any change of zoning or change of land use or any change of land either under this Act or any other maps or plans finalised there under, or Regulations or Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Revenue Administration Regulation, 1971 (2 of 1971) or the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (9 of 1961): Provided that such project or Eco Tourism Activity can be set up to an extent of 5% of the total area and that the minimum area required is not less than 20,000 sq. metres: Provided further that persons desirous of setting up of any such Eco Tourism Activities shall be required to obtain prior approval of the Union territory Level Eco Sensitive Zone Monitoring Committee or such other Authority, as may be designated from time to time as well as the construction licence in terms of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Panchayat Regulation, 2012 (5 of 2012), but shall not require any Land Use, or Conversion Sanad or change of Zoning or Area Conversion under the local laws.