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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006

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This law establishes a dedicated statutory authority to manage, preserve, and protect the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Site in Gujarat. It regulates physical development, land use, infrastructure planning, and conservation efforts within the designated heritage zone. The law applies to local government bodies, developers, residents, commercial entities, and state agencies operating within or around the protected site. By prohibiting unauthorized construction, creating a specialized security force, and unifying planning decisions under one administrative body, this legislation prevents environmental degradation and commercial exploitation, ensuring the sustainable preservation of the site’s historical, archaeological, and cultural value for future generations.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 4. Constitution of Authority
  3. 5. Establishment of Advisory Committee
  4. 6. Meeting of Authority
  5. 7. Authority Security Force
  6. 8. Duties of the Chief Executive Officer
  7. 9. Appointment of Planning Officer and Account Officer
  8. 11. Functions of Authority
  9. 12. Special powers of chairperson
  10. 13. Power to delegate
  11. 14. No other authority or person to undertake development without permission of Authority
  12. 15. Power of entry
  13. 17. Fund of Authority
  14. 18. Budget
  15. 19. Annual Report
  16. 20. Subvenhons and loans tc Authority
  17. 21. Power of Authority to borrow money
  18. 22. Att0unts and audit
  19. 23. Penalty for breach of provisions of the Act
  20. 24. Offences by companies
  21. 25. Sanction of Prosecution
  22. 26. ~ntS rtaJiud to be credited to the Fund
  23. 27. Directions by Authority
  24. 28. Authority may compromise claims by or against it
  25. 29. Mem~rs2Dd officers to ~public servants
  26. 30. Protection of action taken in good faith
  27. 31. Control by State Government
  28. 32. Act to over.. ride other State laws
  29. 33. Power to make Rules
  30. 34. Regulations.
  31. 35. Removal of difficulties.
  32. 36. Amendment of Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976.

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