Bihar Provincialisation of Roads and Hospitals Act, 1947

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    "title": "Bihar Provincialisation of Roads and Hospitals Act, 1947",
    "short_title": "Bihar Provincialisation of Roads and Hospitals Act, 1947",
    "act_number": "[Bihar Act 6 of 1948]",
    "act_year": 1947,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Bihar Provincialisation of Roads and Hospitals Act, 1947",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"hospital\" includes all lands, buildings, fixtures, dispensaries, medicines, stores equipment, furniture and other articles appurtenant to the hospital;\n(b) \"local authority\" does not include a Cantonment Authority in any cantonment area;\n(c) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by Rules made by the [State] Government under this Act;\n(d) \"Road\" includes. -\n(i) on both sides, the drains or gutters and the land up to the defined boundary of any abutting property, notwithstanding the projection over such land of any platform, verandah or other superstructure; and\n(ii) the soil, pavements, stones and other materials of the road and all drains, bridges, culverts, causeways, trees, channels erections, materials, implements and other things provided for or appertaining to the road.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Vesting of roads and hospitals in the Government.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Vesting of endowments and funds appertaining to a hospital.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Levy of rates and fees by the State Government in respect of roads and hospitals.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Compensation.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) where the amount of compensation can be fixed by agreement, it shall be paid in accordance with such agreement;\n(b) where no such agreement can be reached, it shall be determined in the prescribed manner by an arbitrator of prescribed qualifications appointed by the [State] Government;\n(c) the arbitrator in making his award shall have regard to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, so far as the same can be made applicable;\n(d) an appeal shall lie to the prescribed authority against the award of an arbitrator except in cases where the amount thereof does not exceed an amount prescribed in this behalf and the decision of the prescribed, authority on any such appeal shall be final;\n(e) save as provided in this Section and anything that may be prescribed, nothing in any law for the time being in force shall apply to arbitration under this Section.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Power to make Rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the condition and exceptions referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 3;\n(b) the administration, control, maintenance and management of the property referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 3;\n(c) the condition, and rates referred to in Section 5; and\n(d) the matters which may be prescribed under clause (b), (d) and (e) of Section 6.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Repeal and saving.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 31st January, 2020 [bh632]",
        "Act Number": "[Bihar Act 6 of 1948]",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1947",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Provincialisation of Roads and Hospitals Act, 1947",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}