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Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900

Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900

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This Act regulates land use in Punjab to prevent soil erosion and conserve groundwater. The Central Government can designate specific areas as protected zones where certain activities are restricted or banned. These restrictions include quarrying stone, cutting trees, burning lime, and grazing animals. The law aims to protect the land from environmental damage and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources for the benefit of the public and right holders.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Notification of areas
  4. 4. Powers to regulate, restrict or prohibit, by general or special order, within notified areas, certain matters
  5. 5. Powers in certain cases, to regulate, restrict or prohibit, by special order, within notified areas, certain further matters
  6. 5A. Powers to require execution of works and taking of measures
  7. 6. Necessity for regulation, restriction or prohibition to be recited in the order under sections 4, 5 or 5-A, Publication of order
  8. 7. Proclamation of regulations, restrictions and prohibitions and admission of claims for compensation for rights which are restricted or prohibited
  9. 7-A. Power to regulate, restrict or prohibit by general or special order, within closed areas
  10. 8. Action when Central Government considers it desirable to take measures to regulate the beds of chos. Vesting of such beds in the Government
  11. 9. Effect of notification to extinguish private rights in the area notified under section 8
  12. 10. Power of Deputy Commissioner to delimit the bed and to decide what constitutes such bed. Power to take possession of bed when vested in the Government
  13. 11. Bar of compensation for acts done under sections 8, 9 or 10
  14. 12. Condition as to sale of land acquired under the Act and obligation of Local Government to keep account of moneys expended on such land
  15. 13. Power to enter upon, survey and demarcate local areas notified under section 3 or section 8
  16. 14. Inquiries into claims and awards thereupon
  17. 15. Method of awarding compensation and effect of such award
  18. 16. Record-of-rights in respect of notified areas
  19. 17. Mode of proclaiming notifications and of serving notices, orders and processes, issued under the Act
  20. 18. Appeal, review and revision
  21. 19. Penalty for offences
  22. 20. Application of provisions of Act VII of 1878
  23. 21. Bar of suits
  24. 22. Power to make rules

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