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The Uttarakhand Ropeway Act, 2014

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This Act regulates the construction, operation, and maintenance of ropeways in Uttarakhand. It applies to anyone building or running ropeways for public use, requiring them to obtain licenses from an Empowered Committee composed of state government officials. The legislation establishes safety standards and inspection requirements to ensure public safety with ropeway systems. Individuals and entities wishing to operate these transportation systems must comply with the safety and licensing provisions, with the Chief Inspector overseeing the implementation of these regulations across the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Licensing Authority
  4. 4. Appointment of certain Inspectors and subordinate officers and their powers and duties
  5. 5. Prohibition of unauthorized construction, maintenance etc. of ropeway
  6. 6. Application for permission to undertake investigations
  7. 7. Contents of applications
  8. 8. Sanction to preliminary investigations
  9. 9. Publication of proposed licence authorizing construction and contents of such licence
  10. 10. Grant of licence
  11. 11. Cessation of powers given by licence under section 10
  12. 12. Revocation of licence and grant of a further licence
  13. 13. Inspection of a ropeway before opening
  14. 14. Constitution of District Committee
  15. 15. Functions of District Level Committee
  16. 16. Authority of sponsor to perform works
  17. 17. Temporary entry into movable property attached to ropeway
  18. 18. Disposal of obstructions
  19. 19. Promoter may fix tariff
  20. 20. Responsibility of sponsor to operate ropeway without any discrimination
  21. 21. Reporting of accidents
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  23. 21A. Liability to pay compensation on the principles of no fault
  24. 22. Power to close and reopen ropeways
  25. 23. Cessation of powers of promoter on discontinuance of public ropeway
  26. 24. Powers of licensing Authority to remove a ropeway on cessation of promoter's powers
  27. 25. Power of State Government and its departments and agencies to purchase ropeways
  28. 26. Power of promoter to sell when option to purchase not exercised and license revoked by consent
  29. 27. Expropriation by the State Government
  30. 28. Proceedings in case of inability or insolvency of promoter
  31. 29. Review by the Licensing Authority
  32. 30. Returns
  33. 31. Protection of road, rail, tramways and waterways
  34. 32. Acquisition of land by the State Government
  35. 33. Notification of claims to refund of overcharges and compensation for losses
  36. 34. Power of State Government to make rules
  37. 35. Power of State Government to allot projects
  38. 36. power to make bye-laws
  39. 37. failure of promoter to comply with Act
  40. 38. Unlawfully obstructing promoter's employees in discharge of his duty
  41. 39. Wrongfully interfering with the ropeway
  42. 40. Punishments for acts or attempts tending to endanger safety or persons travelling or being upon ropeways
  43. 41. Arrest and procedure for offenses against certain sections

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