The Uttrakhand Reforms, Regularization, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Prevention of Encroachment of the Slums located in the Urban Local Bodies of the State Act
uttarakhand · 2016
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- S. 1The section names the act regulating urban slums in Uttarakhand, focusing on reforms and prevention of encroachments.
- S. 2Defines "slum" as overcrowded, unplanned areas lacking infrastructure and tenurial rights, notified unfit by the State Government.
- S. 3Section overrides any conflicting laws or instruments, ensuring the Act's provisions take precedence.
- S. 4Section empowers the State Government to create rules for reforming, regularizing, rehabilitating, and resettling slums.
- S. 5Section prohibits settlement in unauthorized slums post-2016, penalizing violators with imprisonment and fines.
- S. 6Section 6 provides immunity from civil or criminal liability for government officers acting in good faith under this Act.
- S. 2016Section 2016 specifies the act's effective date and applicability across all urban local bodies.