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THE MANIPUR CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WETLAND ACT, 2014

The Manipur Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2014

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This Act regulates the use of paddy land and wetlands in the state of Manipur to prevent their loss to other purposes. It applies to all holders of paddy land and prohibits the conversion or reclamation of such land without following the Act's rules. The government has established Local, District, and State Level Monitoring Committees to oversee compliance and approve conversions only for public purposes or residential construction. This law is important because it protects agricultural resources and natural water systems from being permanently destroyed by development, ensuring food security and environmental balance in the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Prohibition on conversion or reclamation of paddy land
  4. 4. Constitution of Local Level Monitoring Committee
  5. 5. The term of the Local Level Monitoring Committee and other related matters.
  6. 6. Reporting Officers.
  7. 7. Constitution of District Level Committee.
  8. 8. Constitution of State Level Committee.
  9. 9. Power of Government to grant exemption.
  10. 10. Appointment of Authorized Officers and their powers.
  11. 11. Power of the Deputy Commissioner.
  12. 12. Refusal of licence by the local authority.
  13. 13. Special power of the Deputy Commissioner.
  14. 14. Power of entry and seizure
  15. 15. Confiscation of vehicle, etc.
  16. 16. Appeal against confiscation
  17. 17. Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
  18. 18. Penalty
  19. 19. Cognizance of offence
  20. 20. Grant of injunction etc., by civil courts
  21. 21. Sums due recoverable as arrears of land revenue to Government
  22. 22. Revision
  23. 23. Protection of action taken in good faith
  24. 24. Power to make rules

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