Chapter VI PROCEDURE FOR SETTING UP OF UNITS AND AMENITIES IN

(1) The Apex Authority shall be the single point of contact for starting an economic activity or setting up a unit, amenity or infrastructure in the Special Investment Region. (2) Any person who intends to start an economic activity or set up a unit, amenity or infrastructure project in the Special Investment Region or who intends to undertake integrated development as per the provisions of section 23, shall make a proposal in that regard to the Apex Authority or the agency specified by it in such form containing such particulars, and in such manner and along with such fees as may by regulation prescribed by the Apex Authority. (3) The Apex Authority, on receipt of a proposal made under sub-section (2) shall examine the same and approve with or without modification or disapprove the proposal. The Apex Authority shall communicate its decision to the concerned person and the Regional Development Authority as early as possible.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, units and amenities set up in a Special Economic Zone and falling under the Special Investment Region shall continue to be governed by and shall avail the benefits under the Gujarat Special Economic Zone Act, 2004. (2) The Developer of the Special Economic Zone shall take into account the development plan prepared by the Regional Development Authority while finalizing the infrastructure within and adjacent to the Special Economic Zone and its peripheral area declared under clause (ii) of section 2 of the Gujarat Special Economic Zone Act, 2004.