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The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006.
The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006.
Sections
Section 1. Short Title and Commencement
Section 1Section 2. Definitions
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (a)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (b)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (c)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (d)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (e)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (f)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (g)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (h)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (i)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (j)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (k)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (l)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (m)
Section 2Section 2. Definitions (n)
Section 2Section 3.
Section 3Section 4.
Section 4Section 5.
Section 5Section 6.
Section 6Section 7.
Section 7Section 8.
Section 8Section 9.
Section 9Section 10.
Section 10Section 11.
Section 11Section 12.
Section 12Section 13.
Section 13Section 14.
Section 14Section 15.
Section 15Section 16.
Section 16Section 17.
Section 17Section 18.
Section 18Section 19.
Section 19Section 20.
Section 20Section 21.
Section 21Section 22.
Section 22Section 23.
Section 23Section 24.
Section 24Section 25.
Section 25Section 26.
Section 26Section 27.
Section 27Section 28.
Section 28Section 29.
Section 29Section 30.
Section 30Section 31.
Section 31Section 32.
Section 32Section 33.
Section 33Section 34.
Section 34Section 35.
Section 35Section 36. In the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Del'elopment Act, 1976,-
Section 36Section 37.
Section 37
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"title": "The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006.",
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"content": "(1) This Act may be called the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006. \r\n(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by \r\nnotification, in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of the Act. \r\n",
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"content": "Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -\r\n(a) \"amenity\" includes roads, bridges, streets. transport, lighting, water and electricity supply, sewerage, drainage, public works, open spaces, recreational grounds, parks and other conveniences, services or utilities; \r\n(b) \"appointed day\" means the day appointed for bringing into force all or any of the provisions of the Act; \r\n(c) \"Authority\" means the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority established under section 3, \r\n(d) \"Chairperson\" means the Chairperson of the authority; \r\n(e) \"Chief Executive Officer\" means an Officer appointed \r\nas such under sub-section (1) of section 8; \r\n(f) \"Core Area Zone\" and 'Buffer Zone' mean such areas as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify; \r\n(g) \"development\" with its grammatical variation means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in or over or under any land or the making of any material change in any building, or land or in the use of any building, or land and includes redevelopment and forming of layouts and ·sub-division of any land including amenities; \r\n(h) \"Fund\" means the fond of the Authority; \r\n(i) \"Heritage Area\" means the whole of the area comprising the Core Area Zone and Buffer Zone including the area notified or as may be notified from time to time under the Gujarat Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1965 in the Core Area Zone and Buffer Zone but excluding the area notified as 'protected area' under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and the areas declared as a reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; \r\n(j) \"Local Authority\" means a mumcipal Corporation, Municipality or panchayat constituted under relevant local authority law; \r\n(k) \"Land\" includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth: \r\n(I) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; \r\n(m) \"relevant local authority law\" means the Bombay provincial municipal Corporations Act, 1949, the Gujarat Municipalities' Act, 1963 or the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993; \r\n(n) the words and expression used but not defined in this Act shall have meanings respectively assigned to them in the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976. ",
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"content": "(a) \"amenity\" includes roads, bridges, streets, transport, lighting, water and electricity supply, sewerage, drainage, public works, open spaces, recreational grounds, parks and other conveniences, services or utilities;",
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"content": "(b) \"appointed day\" means the day appointed for bringing into force all or any of the provisions of the Act;",
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"content": "(c) \"Authority\" means the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority established under section 3;",
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"content": "(d) \"Chairperson\" means the Chairperson of the authority;",
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"content": "(e) \"Chief Executive Officer\" means an Officer appointed as such under sub-section (1) of section 8;",
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"content": "(f) \"Core Area Zone\" and 'Buffer Zone' mean such areas as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify;",
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"content": "(g) \"development\" with its grammatical variation means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in or over or under any land or the making of any material change in any building, or land or in the use of any building, or land and includes redevelopment and forming of layouts and sub-division of any land including amenities;",
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"content": "(i) \"Heritage Area\" means the whole of the area comprising the Core Area Zone and Buffer Zone including the area notified or as may be notified from time to time under the Gujarat Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1965 in the Core Area Zone and Buffer Zone but excluding the area notified as 'protected area' under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and the areas declared as a reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;",
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"content": "(j) \"Local Authority\" means a municipal Corporation, Municipality or panchayat constituted under relevant local authority law;",
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"content": "(k) \"Land\" includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth;",
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"content": "(m) \"relevant local authority law\" means the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963 or the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993;",
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"content": "(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish an Authority to be called the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority\". \r\n(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and common seal and may sue or be sued in the said name and shall subject to the provisions of !his Act, be competent to acquire, hold and dispose of property both movable and immovable and to contract and do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act. \r\n(3) The headquarters of the Authority shall be at such place as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.",
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"content": "The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:-\r\n(i) Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat ex-officio, \r\n(ii) Secretary to the Vice-Chairperson Government of Gujarat (Culture activity) ex-officio. \r\n(iii) Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi \r\n(iv) Secretary to Government of Gujarat, Forest and Environment \r\nDepartment, ex-officio, \r\n(v) Secretary to Government of Gujarat, Roads and Building \r\nDepartment, ex-officio, \r\n(vi) Managing Director, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd., \r\n(vii) Director of Archaeology, Gujarat State, \r\n(viii) Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Vadodara Circle, \r\n(ix) Collector, Panchmahal District, \r\n(x) District Development Officer, Pancbrnahal District, \r\n(xi) Superintendent of Police, Panchrnahal District, \r\n(xii) Senior Town Planner, South Gujrat Regional Office, Vadodara, \r\n(xiii) Deputy Conservator of Forest, Godhra, Panchmahal District, \r\n(xiv) Executive Engineer, Road and Building Division, Godhra, \r\n(xv) Head of the Department of Archaeology, M.S. University of Baroda, \r\n(xvi) President, Heritage Trust, Vadodara, \r\n(xvii) Sarpanch, Champaner Village, \r\n(xviii) One member as nominated by the Pavagadh Temple Trust, \r\n(xix) Chief Executive Officer Member Secretary.",
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"number": "5",
"title": "Section 5.",
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"content": "There shall be Technical Advisory Committee consisting of the following members, namely:-\r\n(a) Superintending Archaeologists, Archaeological Survey of India, Vadodara Circle. \r\n(b) Director of Archaeology, Gujarat State. \r\n(c) Deputy Conservator of Forest, Godhra, Panch111ahal District, \r\n(d) One Representative as nominated by the M.S. University of Baroda from the Department Of Archaeology. \r\n(e) One Representative of the Heritage Trust, Baroda. \r\n(f) Planning officer of the Authority. \r\n(g) An expert in the field of Heritage, Archaeology, Tourism, \r\nEnvironment co-opted by the Authority on the recommendation \r\nof the Chief Executive Officer.",
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"number": "6",
"title": "Section 6.",
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"content": "(1) The meeting of the Authority shall be convened by the Meeting of Chairperson or by the Chief Executive Officer with the approval of the Authority. \r\nChairperson and it shall ordinarily meet at least once m three months at such \r\nplace within the jurisdiction of the authority er at the Headsquares of the \r\nAuthority 2nd at such time as the Chairperson may decide. \r\n(2) The Authority shall observe such rules of procedures :is framed by the Authority in regard to the transaction of business of its meetings (including quorum at meeting) as may be specified by regulations. \r\n(3) The Chairperson or in his absence, the Vice-Chairperson or in absence of both, any other member chosen by the members present at the meeting, shall preside at th.: meeting of the Authority. \r\n(4) All questions which come up before any meeting of the Authority shall be decided by the majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the event of equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have and exercise a second or casting vote. \r\n(5) A member shall not, at any meeting of the Authority or a committee thereof take pan m the discussion or vote on any matter which he has directly or indirectly by himself or his partner any share or interest",
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"number": "7",
"title": "Section 7.",
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"content": "(1) There shall be appointed and maintained a force to be called the Authority Security Force for the purpose of: \r\n(i) better protection and security of the public property within the \r\nheritage area including prevention of encirclements and removal thereof; \r\n(ii) aiding the officers of the authority in the detection and \r\ninvestigation of any matter relating to leakage of revenue or \r\nany amount payable to the Authority; \r\n(iii) effective communication and obtaining of any information \r\nregarding any design to commit or the commission of any offence by any person under this Act or the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban development Act, 1976 01 any rule or regulation or order made thereunder; \r\n(iv) exercises such other powers and discharging such other functions as may be prescribed. \r\n(2) The Authority Security Force shall consist of such number of \r\nsupervisory officers and employee as may be determined by the Authority and shall be appointed with the prior approval of the State Government. \r\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer shall exercise powers of superintendence and control over the Authority Security Force.",
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"number": "8",
"title": "Section 8.",
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"content": "(l) The State Government shall appoint an officer to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. \r\n(2) The Ch.ief Executive Officer shall be the administrative officer \r\nof the Authority and in addition to perform such functions as are conferred on him by or under this Act or under any law for the time being in force, he shall-\r\n(a) be responsible for of the budgetary, planning, enforcement and \r\nsupervisory functions of the Authority ; \r\n(b) furnish to the Authority all the information relating to the \r\nadministration and accounts of t.ie Authority as well as other \r\nmatter whenever called upon by the Authority to do so;\r\n(c) prepare and submit the Annual Report and audited accounts of \r\nthe Authority for its approval within three months of the close \r\nof every financial year and submit copies of the same to the \r\nState Government; \r\n(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nI \r\nperfonn such other function as may be prescribed.",
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"number": "9",
"title": "Section 9.",
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"content": "(1) For the effective implementation of the Act, the State Government shall appoint a Planning Officer a.-id an Account Officer to the \r\nAuthority . \r\n(2) The Planning Officer shall not be below the rank of an Assistant Director of town Planning. \r\n(3) The Account Officer shall be an officer with adequate knowledge and experience of account matters. \r\n(4) The Planning officer and the Account Officer shall report to the \r\nChief Executive Officer and shall exercise such powers and perform such \r\nduties as may be prescribed. \r\n ",
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"number": "10",
"title": "Section 10.",
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"content": "The Planning Officer and the Account Officer and such other staff as are approved by the authority may be either on deputation from the State Government or recruited by the authority in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf.",
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"number": "11",
"title": "Section 11.",
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"content": "Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made there under, the functions of the Authority shall be-\r\n(i) to carry out a survey of the Heritage Area and prepare reports \r\non the surveys so carried out; \r\n(ii) to prepare development and management plans of the Heritage Area; \r\n(iii) to carry out such works as arc contemplated in the development \r\nand management plans; \r\n(iv) to formulate as many schemes as are necessary for implementing the development plans of the Heritage Area; \r\n(v) to secure and co-ordinate execution of the development plan, town planning schemes and development of the Heritage Area in accordance with such plans and schemes; \r\n(vi) to raise finance for any project or scheme for the development \r\nof the Heritage Area and extend assistance to the local authorities in the Region for the execution of such project or scheme; \r\n(vii) to do such other acts and things may be entrusted by the State Government or as may be necessary for or incidental or conducive to, any matters which are necessary for furtherance of the objects for which the authority is constituted; \r\n(viii) to entrust to any local authority or other agency the work of \r\nexecution of any development plan of town planning scheme for the development of the Heritage Area; \r\n(ix) to co-ordinate the activities of the local authorities and the \r\nUrban Development Authority, if any, constituted under the \r\nPresident's Act Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 \r\nNo. 27 of 1976. exercising jurisdiction within the limits of the Heritage Area and the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Gujarat \r\nSlum Clearance Board, the Madhya Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam, the Gujarat Industrial Area Development Board, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation and such other bodies as are presently concerned with development activities in the Heritage Area or may be concerned in the future; \r\n(x) to supervise and review the progress of expenditure incurred under the plan or scheme and the performance of development by various departments and local authorities with reference to the plan or scheme; \r\n(xi) to take action to protect the public property within the Heritage \r\nArea; \r\n(xii) to raise local, regional, national and international awareness \r\nabout the significance of the World Heritage Site; \r\n(xiii) to promote and encourage proper research to understand the \r\narchaeological, historical and environmental values of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Site; \r\n(xiv) to perform such otl1er functions as may be prescribed.",
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"title": "Section 12.",
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"content": "Where there is no sufficient time to convene a meeting of the Authority, the Chairperson shall have special powers to act on his own and \r\ndirect measures for effective realization of the object in the case of urgency. After taking such action as deemed necessary, he shall place the subject before the Authority at its immediate next meeting and seek the ratification of the action taken by him.",
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"number": "13",
"title": "Section 13.",
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"content": "The Authority may be by an order, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act (except the power to make regulation) may also be exercised by the Chairperson or such officer of the Authority as may be specified in the order subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified therein.",
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"number": "14",
"title": "Section 14.",
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"content": "(l) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law of the State for the time being in force, no other authority or person shall undertake any \r\ndevelopment within the Heritage Area of the types which the Authority has power to undertake under this Act, except with the previous permission of the Authority. \r\n(2) No iocal authority shall grant permission for any development \r\nreferred to in sub section (I) within the Heritage Area, unless the Authority has granted permission for such development. \r\n(3) Any authority or person desiring to undertake development \r\nreferred to in sub-section (1) shall seek a prior permission from the Authority. \r\n(4) The Authority may, after making such inquiry as deems necessary, grant such permission subject to such conditions as it may deem fit \r\nto impose or refuse to grant such permission. \r\n(5) (a) Any authority or person aggrieved by the decision of \r\nthe Authority under sub-section (4) may, within thirty days from the date of the decision, appeal against such decision to the State Government. \r\n(b) The State Government after hearing the appellant may, \r\nconfirm, modify the decision or reject the appeal and fae decision of the State Government shall be final: Provided that where the aggrieved authority which is under the administrative control of the Central Government has filed an appeal, such appeal shall be decided by the State Government, after consultation with the Central Government. \r\n(6) In case any person or authority does anything contrary to the \r\ndecision given under sub-section (4) as modified in sub-section (5), the Authority shall have power to pull down, demolish or remove any \r\ndevelopment undertaken contrary to such decision and recover the ccst of such pulling down, demolition or removal from the person or authority concerned.",
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"number": "15",
"title": "Section 15.",
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"content": "The Authority may authorise any person to enter into or upon any land Power of entry or building with or without assistance of workmen for the purposes of-\r\n(a) making any enquiry, inspection, measurement or survey or \r\ntaking level for such land building; \r\n(b) examining works under construction and ascertaining the \r\n(c) course of sewers and drains; \r\n(d) digging or boring into the sub-soil; \r\n(e) setting out boundaries and intended lines of works. \r\n(f) making such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and \r\ncutting trenches; contravention of any plan or scheme or in contravention of any conditions subject to which such pennission has been granted; or \r\n(g) doing any other thing necessary for the efficient administration \r\nof this Act: \r\nProvided that no such entry shall be made except between the hours of sunrise and sunset and without giving reasonable notice to the occupier, or if there is no occupier, to the owner of the land or \r\nbuilding: \r\nProvided further that sufficient opportunity shall in every instance be given to enable women and children, if any, to withdraw from such land or building: \r\nProvided also that due regard shall always be had, so far as may \r\nbe, compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry \r\nis made, to social and religious usage of the occupants of the iand or \r\nbuilding entered. \r\n",
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"number": "16",
"title": "Section 16.",
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"content": "16. (1) It shall be lawful for the authority to levy at such rate as the \r\nState Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, a fee for grant of pension under section 14. (Fund of Authority).\r\n(2) All fees realised under this Act shall be credited to the Fund.",
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"number": "17",
"title": "Section 17.",
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"content": "(1) The Authority shall have a fund to be called the Authority Fund which shall be operated by such officer as may be authorized by the Authority. \r\n(2) The Authority may accept grants, subventions, contributions, \r\ndonations and gifts from the Central Government, the State Government,a \r\nlocal authority, any international organization or any individual or body, whether incorporated or not, for all or any of the purposes of this Act. \r\n(3) The State Government shall. every year, make a grant to the \r\nAuthority of a sum equivalent to the administrative expenses of the Authority till the Authority is able to meet its administrative expenses out of its own \r\nresource. \r\n(4) All moneys received by or on behalf of the Authority by virtue of this Act and all interests, profits, and other moneys accruing to or borrowed by the Authority, shall be credited to the Fund. \r\n(5) Except as otherwise directed by the State Government, all moneys and receipts specified in the foregoing provision and forming part of \r\nthe Fund shall be deposited in any Scheduled Bank as defined in the Reserve.\r\n(6) The Fund and all other assets vesting in the Authority shall be \r\nheld and applied by it, for the purposes of this Act.",
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"number": "18",
"title": "Section 18.",
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"content": "The Authority shall prepare, every year, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual budget estimate in respects of the next \r\nfinancial year showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Authority and shall submit a copy thereof to the State Government.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "Section 19.",
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"content": "(1) The Authority shall prepare, after the end of each year in such activities during the previous year and programme of work likely to be \r\nundertaken by the Authority and submit a copy thereof to the State \r\nGovernment. \r\n(2) The State Government shall, as soon as may be after the receipt \r\nof the annual report under sub-section (I), cause the same to be laid before the State Legislature.",
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"number": "20",
"title": "Section 20.",
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"content": "(1) The State Government may from time to time, make subventions to the Authority for the purposes of this Act on such terms and conditions as the State Government may determine. \r\n(2) The State Government, may, from time to time, advances loans to the Authority for the purposes of this Act, on such terms and conditions as the State Government may determine.",
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"number": "21",
"title": "Section 21.",
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"content": "The Authority may from time to time and subject to the provisions of this Act and to such conditions as may be prescribed in this behalf, borrow money as required for the purposes of this Act.",
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"number": "22",
"title": "Section 22.",
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"content": "(1) The Authority shall maintain books of account and such other books in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed and shall prepare \r\nin accordance with such rules an annual statement of account. \r\n(2) The Authority shall cause its account to be audited annually by \r\nsuch person as the State Government, may direct \r\n(3) As soon as the account of the Authority have been audited, the \r\nAuthority shall send a copy thereof together with a copy of the report of the auditor thereon to the State Government. \r\n(4) The Authority shall comply with such direction as the State Government, may, after perusal of the report of the auditor, think fit to issue such direction. \r\n(5) The State Government shall, as soon as may be after the \r\nreceipt of the audit report under sub-section (3) cause the same to be laid before the State Legislature. \r\n",
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{
"number": "23",
"title": "Section 23.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "Whoever contravenes any of the provision of this Act or rule, regulation, bye-law or scheme made or sanctioned thereunder shall be \r\npunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or \r\nwith fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both and in the case of continuing contravention, with additional imprisonment for a term which may extend to six month or with fine which may extend to five \r\nthousand rupees or with both for each day after the first during which the contravention continues. ",
"footnote": "",
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{
"number": "24",
"title": "Section 24.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of and responsible to the company for the conduct of its business as \r\nwell as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: \r\nProvided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any \r\nsuch person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where \r\nan offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it 1s proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. \r\n",
"footnote": "Explanation.- For purpose of this section- \r\n(a) \"company\" means a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and \r\n(b) \"director \" in relation to a firm means partner in the firm.",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 37
},
{
"number": "25",
"title": "Section 25.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except on a complaint in writing made by an officer of the Authority \r\nauthorized by it in this behalf.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 38
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{
"number": "26",
"title": "Section 26.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "All fines realized in connection with prosecutions under this Act shall be credited to the Authority Fund. \r\n",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 39
},
{
"number": "27",
"title": "Section 27.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) The Authority may, in order to carry out the development plans and schemes formulated under section 11 or any town planning schemes, issue \r\ndirections to any local Authority, Urban Development Authority concerned, Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Madhya Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam and such other bodies as are connected with developmental activities in the Heritage Area \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every such direction shall be complied with by the body to which it is issued. On failure, it shall be competent for the Authority to take necessary action to carry out the directions issued under sub-section (1) and recover expenses, if any, incurred from the body concerned.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
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},
{
"number": "28",
"title": "Section 28.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "The Authority may compromise any claim or demand arising out of any contract entered into by it under this Act or any action or suit instituted by or against it for such sum of money or other compensation, as it may deem sufficient: \r\nProvided that no such claim or demand exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees shall be compromised except with the previous approval of the State Government.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 41
},
{
"number": "29",
"title": "Section 29.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "Every member, every officer and other employees of the Authority shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance ·of the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder, be deemed to be a public servant withing the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. ",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 42
},
{
"number": "30",
"title": "Section 30.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Authority or any member, officer or employee of the Authority or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 43
},
{
"number": "31",
"title": "Section 31.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) The State Government may give such directions consistent with the object of this Act, to the Authority as in its opinion is necessary or \r\nexpedient for carrying out the purposes of the Act. The Authority shall carry out such directions as may be issued from time to time by the State Government. \r\n(2) The authority shall furnish to the State Government such reports, and other information as the State Government may from time to time \r\nregulation\r\n(3) Where in connection with the exercise of its powers and \r\ndischarge of its functions by the Authority under this Act, any dispute arises between the Authority and a local authority or any Board or Corporation the decision of the State Government on such dispute shall be final.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 44
},
{
"number": "32",
"title": "Section 32.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contents in any other State laws for the time being in force.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 45
},
{
"number": "33",
"title": "Section 33.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) The State Government may. by notification in the Official Gazelle. subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry \r\nout the purposes of this Act: \r\nProvided that if the State Government is satisfied that the circumstances exist wr.1ch render it necessary to take immediate action, it may dispense with the previous publication of any rule to be made under this section. \r\n(2) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than \r\nthirty days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to the rescission by the State Legislature or to such modification as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid or !he session immediately following. \r\n(3) Any rescission or modification so made by the State Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon take effect. \r\n",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 46
},
{
"number": "34",
"title": "Section 34.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "The Authority may, with previous sanction of the State Government, make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for enabling it to perform its functions under this Act.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 47
},
{
"number": "35",
"title": "Section 35.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government, may by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as the occasion may require to do anything which appears to be necessary for removing the difficulty:\r\nProvided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Act.(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, before the State Legislature.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 48
},
{
"number": "36",
"title": "Section 36. In the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Del'elopment Act, 1976,-",
"chapter": null,
"content": "In the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976,-\r\n(1) in section 2, after clause (xii), the following shall be inserted, \r\nnamely· \r\n\"(xii-a) \"heritage area\" means the heritage area as defined m clause (i) of section 2 of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park World \r\nHe1itage Area Management Authority Act, 2006.\"; \r\n(2) in section 3, to sub-section (3), the following proviso shall be \r\ninserted, namely:-\r\n\"Provided further that in the case of the heritage area, the development area or urban development area declared under this Act shall be co-terminous with Heritage area.\"; \r\n(3) in section 22, to sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be \r\ninserted, namely-\r\n\"Provided that notwithstanding anything contained m this Act, in the case of the urban development area comprising the heritage area, \r\nthe development plan shall also contain the particulars specified in the Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological park World Heritage area Management Authority Act, 2006 and the plan so prepared shall for the \r\npurpose of that Act be deemed to be the comprehensive development plan for the purpose of section 22 of this Act.\"; \r\n(4) after section 123, the following section shall be inserted, \r\nnamely:-\r\n\"123A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, with effect from the date of the constitution of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority under the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006, such authority shall be the Area Development Authority or the Urban Development Authority for the area comprising the heritage area and shall exercise all the powers, perform duties and discharge functions under this Act as if it were Area Development Authority or Urban Development Authority constituted for the heritage area\".",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
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},
{
"number": "37",
"title": "Section 37.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, provide from such dare as may be specified in such notification that \r\nthe Gujarat Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1972 shall apply to premises belonging to, vesting in or leased by the Authority as that Act applies in relation to public premises subject to the provision of sub-section (2) . \r\n(2) On issue of the notification under sub-section (1), the aforesaid \r\nAct of 1972 and rules made thereunder shall apply to the premises of the Authority with the following modifications, namely: -\r\n(a) the State Government may appoint an officer of the State Government or the Authority as it thinks fit, to be the Competent Authority for the purpose of the aforesaid Act; \r\n(b) reference to \"public premises\" in that Act and the rules shall be \r\ndeemed to be references to premises of the Authority; and the references to the 'State Government' in that Act shall be deemed to be \r\nreference to 'the Authority'. ",
"footnote": "",
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],
"metadata": {
"Act ID": "200628",
"Act Number": "28",
"Enactment Date": "2006-11-09",
"Act Year": "2006",
"Short Title": "The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006.",
"Department": "Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Gujarat"
},
"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:29"
}