THE BIHAR AGRICULTURE LAND (CONVERSION FOR NON-AGRICULTURE PURPOSES) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020

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    "title": "THE BIHAR AGRICULTURE LAND (CONVERSION FOR NON-AGRICULTURE PURPOSES) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020",
    "short_title": "The Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) (Amendment) Act, 2020",
    "act_number": "12",
    "act_year": 2020,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": "2020-08-10",
    "description": "The Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) (Amendment) Act, 2020",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
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            "content": "AN ACT\r\nTo amend the Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) Act, 2010 (Bihar Act 11 of 2010)\r\nBe it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the seventith first year of the Republic of India as follows:-",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
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            "content": "1. Short title, extent and Commencement.-(1) This act may be called The Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) (Amendment) Act, 2020.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
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            "content": "(3) It shall come into force from such date as notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2",
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            "content": "2. Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) Act, 2010 (Bihar Act 11 of 2010). -Section-7 of the said Act, 2010 shall be substituted by the following:-",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "Section 7. Conversion to Industrial Land.",
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            "content": "\"7. Conversion to Industrial Land.-Conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land related to industries notified by the Department of Industry, Government of Bihar, may be allowed, from time to time, with the prior permission of the competent authority;",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "Section 7. Proviso",
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            "content": "Provided that the requisite fee, if any, shall be paid as per the prevailing policy of the Department of Industry.\"",
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        "Act ID": "202012",
        "Act Number": "12",
        "Enactment Date": "2020-08-07",
        "Act Year": "2020",
        "Short Title": "The Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) (Amendment) Act, 2020",
        "Department": "Law Department, Government of Bihar",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:16"
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