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THE HIMACHAL PRADESH SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT AND CLEARANCE) ACT, 1979

The Himachal Pradesh Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1979

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This law governs how the government manages slum areas in Himachal Pradesh by allowing officials to declare specific neighborhoods as slums if buildings are dilapidated, overcrowded, or lack basic sanitation and safety, making them unfit for living. Once an area is declared, the government can order property owners to carry out necessary repairs and improvements, such as fixing structures, adding water taps, and improving drainage. If these improvements are not made or if the buildings are beyond repair, the authority may order the demolition and removal of the structures to clear the area.

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Chapter II SLUM AREAS →

  1. 3Declaration of slum areas

Chapter III SLUM IMPROVEMENT →

  1. 4Power of competent authority to require improvement to buildings unfit forhuman habitation
  2. 5Enforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement
  3. 6Expenses of maintenance of work of improvement, etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of buildings
  4. 7Restriction on building etc. in slum areas
  5. 8Power of competent authority to order demolition of building unfit for human habitation
  6. 9Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made

Chapter IV SLUM CLEARANCE AND RE-DEVELOPMENT →

  1. 10Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area
  2. 11Slum clearance order
  3. 12Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area

Chapter V ACQUISITION OF LAND 13. Power of State Government to acquire land.-(1) Where on →

  1. 14Land acquired by State Government to be made available to the competent authority
  2. 15Right to receive amount
  3. 16Basis for determination of amount
  4. 17Apportionment of amount
  5. 18Payment of the amount or the deposit of the same in the court
  6. 19Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of amount etc.
  7. 20Proceedings for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of the competent authority
  8. 21Appeal against the order under sub-section (1) of section 20
  9. 22Restoration of possession of premises vacated by a tenant
  10. 23Rent of buildings in slum areas
  11. 24Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings

Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 25Power of entry
  2. 26Power of inspection
  3. 27Power to enter land adjoining and where work is in progress
  4. 28Breaking into buildings
  5. 29Entry to be made in the day time
  6. 30Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained
  7. 31Power of eviction to be exercised only by the competent authority
  8. 32Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas
  9. 33Appeals
  10. 34Service of notice etc.
  11. 35Penalties
  12. 36Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases
  13. 37Jurisdiction of courts
  14. 38Previous sanction of the competent authority or officer authorised by it for prosecution
  15. 39Power to delegate
  16. 40Protection of action taken in good faith
  17. 41Competent authority etc. to be public servants
  18. 42Act to override other laws
  19. 43Power to make rules
  20. 44Repeal and savings

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