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Amendment of section 6.- For section 6 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “6. Conditions for declaring Safer Zone.- The declaration of safer zone for stone crushers under this Act, shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:- (1) The safer zone shall not be located within,- 13 “(a) Two hundred meter from the limits of the National Highways or State Highways; (b) One hundred meter from the limits of major district roads or other roads;” (c) Five hundred meter from revenue village, temples, schools; (d) The boundary of Municipal Corporations, City Municipal Corporation, Town Municipal Council; (4) Each stone crusher unit shall be located in a minimum area of one acre of land. (5) The licensing Authority shall, within a period of three months from the date of receiving application, verify the above conditions through joint inspection from the concerned officers of Mines and Geology, Revenue, Forest department and Environmental officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and declare safer zone within their jurisdiction by notification, specifying the area and its limits. Provided that the Licensing Authority shall declare the safer zone for existing stone crusher within one month in any case not later than three months from the date of receipt of application.