Pou'ers and functions of Bureau.

1. (1) Notwithstanding at ything contained in any other law for the tirne.being in force, without prejudice to the powers cenferred on the State Board and District Board constituted under the Kerala Industrial Single Window Clearance Boards and Industrial Township Area Development Act, 1999 (5 of 2000), any person who• intends to set up other enterprises, shall submit a composite application to the Chief Executive Officer through online portal fr the issuance of approval as required under State enactrnents for setting up such enterprises in such form along with such fees and such declaration, as may be prescribed
2. (2) The Bureau shall after complying the procedure prescribd in this behalf and within seven working clays after the receipt of a composite application whih is complete in all respect, take a decision as,— •
   • • (a) to issue approval on such conditions, as itmay think fit; or.
   • (b) to call for more details of documents, it deemed necessary for taking action on the application This is a digitally signed Gazette.

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1. (3) The decision of the Bureau shall be informed to the applicant and to the competent authority concerned, by the Chief Executive Officer and the said decision shall be deemed to be given by the competent authority concerned and such decision shall be binding on the authorities. .

4 (4) An approval once granted shall have effect for a period of five years from the date of its issuance and within one year from the date of such approval, every 'other enterprise' shall submit a certificate in, such form as may be prescribed, to the Chief Executive Officer to the effect that, all the provisions of the Act and rules concerned are complied with and in such cases where the renewal of approval is requited, an applieation for renewal of such approval shall be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer through onJine along with required documents, before three months from the date on which such approval shall cease to operate, and thereupon it shall be renewed in such manner, as may be prescribed.

During the period of one year as specified in sub-section (4),. competent authority shall not undertake any inspection for the purpose of, or in connection with any approval as defined in clause (c) of section (2):

Provided that a competent authority may undertake inspection to verify that, the provisions of the Act and rules as specified in the certificate submitted to the Chief Executive Officer are complied with.

If the, other enterprise fails to comply with the provisions of the Act and rules and also to submit a certificate to the effect that the provisions of Act and rules are complied within one year as specified under sub-section (4), the Bureau may, on request of the applicant and on sufficient reasons, grant a reasonable time not exceeding one year for compliance, taking into account the nature of the other enterprise and reasons for non-compliance. If the other enterprise fails to comply with the provisions of Acts and rules even after such extended period, the Bureau may revoke the approval,, after giving notice to the applicant and after considering the submission if any, from the applicant.

The application to be submitted to the Bureau and procedures to be followed by the Bureau for the issuance of the approval shall be, in such manner as may be prescribed.

The appr6valshall not entitle a persontouse any land contrary to the provisions contained in the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008

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(28 of. 2008) and rules made thereunder and it shall not entitle a person to use the land in deviation to the land use specified in the Master Plan notified under he Kerala Town and Country Planning Act, 2016(9 of 2016).

1. (9) Approval once granted by the Bureau may be 'used as a valid document for any purpose includirg aVailing of financial assistance from a Bank or other financial institution.