Chapter IV APPROVAL COMMITTEE

(1) In addition to the members of the Approval Committee constituted by the Government of India for the Zone, there shall be following members to the Committee, namely:-

(i) an officer from the Industries and Mines Department nominated to the office of the Development Commissioner;

(ii) an officer from the Forests and Environment Department nominated to the office of the Development Commissioner;

(iii) an officer from the Energy and Petrochemicals Department nominated to the office of the Development Commissioner;

(iv) an officer from the Labour and Employment Department nominated to the office of the Development Commissioner.

(2) The Chairperson of the Committee may invite an expert or an officer from any department of the State Government as an invitee to represent the Government Departments not represented in the said Committee.

(1) In addition to the functions entrusted by the Government of India, the Approval Committee shall grant necessary local and State level clearances, approvals, licences or, as the case may be, registrations under the State Acts for setting up a Unit within the Zone in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations, namely:-

(i) registration of Unit and grant licence for starting, running and operating of the Unit, under any of the State Acts;

(ii) site clearance under the Factories Act, 1948 on behalf of Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers;

(iii) approve the plan for establishment of Factory under the Factories Act, 1948;

(iv) registration of boilers on behalf of the Chief Inspector of Boilers;

(v) to resolve disputes of commercial nature between the agencies providing services and the consumers in the manner as may be prescribed by the regulations;

(vi) to resolve any dispute between the Unit and the Developer regarding infrastructural facilities and amenities and services in the manner as may be prescribed by the regulations and the decision of the Approval committee thereon shall be final;

(vii) any other approval or clearance which may be authorised by the State Government by general or special order for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Approval committee shall supervise and monitor, clearances, approvals, licences or registrations granted by it and may take appropriate action under the relevant applicable laws for breach of or non-compliance of any terms and conditions of any such clearance, approval, licence or registration.

(3) The Approval committee may appoint any agency to supervise and monitor the clearances, approvals, licences or registrations granted by it and may call for any information required to supervise and monitor such clearances, approvals, licences or registrations.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the State Government may, -

(i) prescribe a common application form for approval, clearance, licence, registration and no objection certificate under one or more laws;

(ii) authorise the Development Commissioner to exercise such of the powers of the State Government or a body subordinate to the Government as may be specified by general or special order;

(iii) prescribe a single return for reporting under two or more laws;

(iv) authorise an officer or agency for monitoring the compliance of the laws applicable in the Zone.