Effect of in principle approval

Approval (in-principle approval) issued by the State Empowered Committee or District Empowered Committee, as the case may be, in accordance with section 8(7)(F) of the Act, except to the approvals/licenses /permissions/acknowledgment to be issued at the level of the Central Government or any of its departments/organizations and appropriate Government or Competent authority under Central Laws as laws related to environment conservation Labour Industry etc. shall be effective for all purposes except for micro and small enterprises as if it were an approval/licenses/permission/acknowledgment as defined in section 10(1) of the Act for a period of three years from the date of its issue. The approval (in-principle approval) shall be effective for all purposes for medium enterprises as if it were an approval/license/permission/acknowledgement as defined in section 10(1) of the Act for a period of three years from the date of its issue or the date of commencement of commercial production, whichever occurs earlier: provided that within the said period of three years, the applicant to obtain the requisite approvals licenses/permissions/acknowledgements as defined under section 10(1) and if applicable under the Central Acts for the establishment/operation of the concerned enterprise. It shall be mandatory for the applicant to attach a self-attested affidavit of fulfilling the standards of the Uttarakhand Building bye laws in force for the time being after getting the map of the project checked through an authorized architect or online software along with the Application Form: Provided further that during the said period, the applicant shall have to ensure necessary compliance for obtaining the necessary approvals licenses/permissions/acknowledgements for the establishment/operation of the enterprise concerned. In case necessary compliance is not ensured, legal action shall be taken against him: Provided also further that the letter of approval (in-principle approval) shall not entitle any person/institution or organization to use land other than the land use specified in the master plan, wherever such plan is in force. It shall also not be entitled to use a restricted category as specified in section 132(a) of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950(Adaptation and Modification Order, 2001) i.e. pasture or such land on which water is used and which is used to grow water chestnut or other produce or such land which is not covered by riverbed and occasionally used for agricultural purposes.