Powers

The Special Area Development Authority shall:- (a) for the purpose of acquisition of land, make a request to the State Government to acquire land for public purpose under the provisions of "Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013". (b) for the purpose of planning, exercise the powers which the Director has under this Act "except CHAPTERS-IX-A and IX-B; and (c) for this purpose the municipal administration have the powers which a Municipal Council has under the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994.