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In the principal Act, after section 39, the following section shall be inserted, namely:- Application of the Act to certain pending cases of acquisition. “39A. The provisions of this Act as amended by the Slum Area (Improvement and Clearance) (Puducherry Amendment) Act, 1986 shall apply to any case or cases in which proceeding have been started before the commencement of this Act for the acquisition of any land in a slum area under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act I of 1894) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the said Act), but no award has been made by the Collector under section 11 of the said Act before such commencement, as if- (i) the notification published under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the said Act, or (ii) the declaration made under section 6 of the said Act, or (iii) the notice given under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the said Act, were a notice to show cause against the acquisition of the land served by the Government under section 12 of this Act.”. ______ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS ACT NO. 4 OF 1986 In the Union territory of Puducherry, 36 per cent of the total population are slum dwellers. With the rapid urbanisation in this territory, there is proliferation of slum areas. Unless the mushroom growth of slums is arrested, and the slum dwellers rehabilitated, there will be hazards to public health and hygiene. At present, the slum clearance schemes are implemented by the Government and to certain extent by the Puducherry Housing Board. With a view to take concerted efforts to remove congestion and insanitary and unhygienic conditions prevailing in this territory and also to make improvements to slum areas, a unified agency for the purpose is a long felt need in this territory. The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 (Central Act XCVI of 1956) is in force in this Union territory on and from the 18th December, 1968. The Act however serves only a limited purpose for making improvement only to buildings and the surrounding areas. The Act also does not provide for creation of an agency with corporate personality to take up steps for clearance and improvement to slum areas. The said Act therefore requires to be amended to widen its scope for the above purposes and also to provide for the constitution of a Slum Clearance Board and matters incidental thereto. This Bill seeks to achieve the above objects. ______