Bare Act
The Tamil Nadu Nuclear Installations (Regulation of Buildings and Use of Land) Act, 1978
The Tamil Nadu Nuclear Installations (Regulation of Buildings and Use of Land) Act, 1978 regulates land usage, construction, mining, and agricultural activity in areas surrounding nuclear installations within Tamil Nadu. Applying to private individuals, companies, and local authorities operating within designated exclusion and sterilised zones—up to 4.8 kilometres from facility boundaries—the law requires special licensing and oversight by newly established local authorities. This legislation matters because it prevents overpopulation, controls environmental risks, and enhances public safety around sensitive atomic energy facilities like Kalpakkam by ensuring that surrounding development does not compromise radiation containment, emergency responses, or general public health.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of nuclear installation local authority
- 4. Bar of application of certain Acts
- 5. Prohibition of use of land etc., in exclusion area except for
- 6. Prohibition of erection or re-erection of building etc., without licence
- 7. Application for licence
- 8. Grant of licence
- 9. Power to cancel or suspend licence
- 10. Lapse of licence
- 11. Penalties
- 12. Penalty for subsequent offences
- 13. Offences by companies
- 14. Power to stop work
- 15. Appeal
- 16. Revision
- 17. Bar of compensation
- 18. Civil Courts not to decide questions under this Act
- 19. Finality of orders passed under this Act
- 20. Act to override other laws
- 21. Power to make rules
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