The Uttarakhand Enterprises Single Window Facilitation and Clearance Act
The Uttarakhand Enterprises Single Window Facilitation and Clearance Act
The Uttarakhand Enterprises Single Window Facilitation and Clearance Act, 2012 establishes a streamlined, time-bound system for issuing statutory clearances, approvals, and permissions required to set up or expand commercial and industrial enterprises in Uttarakhand. Applying to all investors, business establishments, and state administrative authorities, the law replaces fragmented departmental procedures with a unified clearance mechanism operated through State and District Empowered Committees and designated Nodal Agencies. By introducing combined application forms, self-certification options, deemed approval clauses, and penalties for administrative delays or applicant non-compliance, it simplifies regulatory processes, encourages investment, and promotes economic development across the state.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and Commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution and Jurisdiction of State Empowered Committee and District Empowered Committee
- 4. Nodal Agency
- 5. Powers and functions of Nodal Agency
- 6. Combined Application form
- 7. Self Certification
- 8. Procedure for Filing and Disposal of application
- 9. Deemed approval
- 10. Time limits for processing of application
- 11. Appointment of a Nodal Officer by Competent Authority
- 12. Obligations of concerned department or authority
- 13. Delay in processing the applications for clearance
- 14. Grant of customized packages, concessions, exemptions or relaxations
- 15. Recovery of concession
- 16. Appeal
- 17. Penalty
- 18. Offences by companies etc.
- 19. Revision
- 20. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 21. Confidentiality
- 22. Transitional Provisions
- 23. Act to override other laws
- 24. Power to remove difficulty
- 25. Power to make rules
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