Bare Act
The Gujarat Water and Gas Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 2000
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This Act empowers the State Government and corporations to lay water and gas pipelines across Gujarat by acquiring the right to use land. It establishes a legal process where the government can notify its intent to lay pipes, allowing landowners thirty days to object before a final decision is made. Once the acquisition is declared, the land's right of use vests in the government, enabling them to survey, dig, and construct infrastructure necessary for public transport of essential resources, ensuring efficient utility delivery while balancing landowner interests through a formal hearing process.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Publication of notification for acquisition
- 4. Hearing of objections
- 5. Power to enter, survey, etc.
- 6. Declaration of acquisition of right of user
- 7. Laying of pipelines
- 8. Power to enter land for inspection, etc.
- 9. Restrictions regarding the use of land
- 10. Compensation
- 11. Deposit and payment of compensation
- 12. Collector and competent authority to have certain powers of civil court
- 13. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 14. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
- 15. Penalty
- 16. Certain offences to be cognizable
- 17. Power to make rules
- 18. Application of other laws not barred
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