The UTTAR PRADESH BHOOMI EVAM JAL SANRAKSHAN ADHINIYAM, 1963
uttarakhand · 1963
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- S. 1Section 1 outlines measures to prevent wind and water erosion, control water-logging, and improve sandy soils in Uttar Pradesh.
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Uttar Pradesh Bhoomi Evam Jal Sanrakshana Adhiniyam, 1963, including "beneficiary," "Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari," and "Board."
- S. 3Section establishes a State Board for land and water conservation, detailing its composition and members.
- S. 4Section 4 sets the term for certain board members to two years and states they lose membership when they cease to hold their qualifying office.
- S. 5Section 5 outlines the Board's duties to set policies for soil and water conservation, coordinate related plans, monitor progress, and perform other specified functions.
- S. 6(1) There shall be established in tho prescribed manner for each district a Zila Bhoomi Evam Jal Sanrakshan Sarniti
- S. 7Section 7 outlines the duties of the Zila Samiti in soil and water conservation, including education, planning, and execution oversight.
- S. 8Section 8 appoints Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikaris to execute soil and water conservation plans in districts.
- S. 9Section 9 mandates the Zila Samiti to resolve soil and water conservation efforts, with the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari preparing a detailed plan for execution.
- S. 10Section 10 outlines the process for public inspection and objection to draft plans for land and water conservation in Uttar Pradesh.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates the Director's presence at Zila Samiti meetings to consider draft plan objections and requires his concurrence for technical modifications.
- S. 13Section 13 allows the Director to make minor changes in land plans due to unforeseen circumstances and corrects clerical errors in the plan.
- S. 14Section 14 allows the Collector to temporarily take possession of land for up to ten years for executing plans.
- S. 15Section 15 allows authorized officers to take temporary possession of land with prior notice, under section 14's order.
- S. 16Section 16 mandates the Collector to determine compensation for temporary land possession and identify entitled persons.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates the Collector to restore land possession to rightful owner before temporary period ends.
- S. 18Section 18 empowers the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari to require beneficiaries to perform work or get it done and recover costs as land revenue arrears if not satisfied.
- S. 19Section 19 mandates the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari to report progress on execution plans to the Zila Samiti and Director of Agriculture.
- S. 20Section 20 mandates the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari to prepare and forward a statement of beneficiaries' rights and liabilities to the Collector for updating village records.
- S. 21Section 21 mandates beneficiaries to maintain works and pay costs for repairs, with Collectors recovering costs as land revenue if they fail.
- S. 22Section 22 mandates notices and procedures for prohibiting acts harmful to soil and water conservation in Uttar Pradesh.
- S. 23Section penalizes unauthorized damage or obstruction of works under the Act with imprisonment, fines, or both.
- S. 24Section 24 deems proceedings under the Act as judicial for penalties and protections under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 25Section 25 ensures decisions by the Board or Zila Samiti remain valid despite any vacancies or constitutional defects.
- S. 26Section 26 resolves disagreements on the Board or Zila Samiti by majority vote, with the chairman having a casting vote in case of a tie.
- S. 27Section 27 allows the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari and authorized persons to enter, survey, and mark land for plan execution or maintenance.
- S. 28Section exempts documents and maps made under this Act from registration under the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
- S. 29Section 29 allows public access to documents and maps related to plans, with copies provided for a fee.
- S. 30Section 30 makes determinations and orders under the Act final and immune from legal challenge.
- S. 31Section 31 protects individuals from lawsuits for actions taken in good faith under this Act.
- S. 32Section 32 overrides any conflicting laws and empowers the government to make necessary rules.
- S. 33Section 33 empowers the State Government to make rules for implementing the Act, including procedures for beneficiary declarations and board operations.
- S. 34(1) The Uttar Pradesh Soil Conservation Act, 1954 is here- by repealed
- S. 35Section 35 allows the State Government to temporarily modify this Act's provisions for a limited period to ease transition from the 1954 Act.