The Delhi Lands (Restrictions On Transfer) Act, 1972

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    "title": "The Delhi Lands (Restrictions On Transfer) Act, 1972",
    "short_title": "The Delhi Lands (Restrictions On Transfer) Act, 1972",
    "act_number": "Delhi Act 30 Of 1972",
    "act_year": 1972,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Delhi",
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    "enactment_date": "2026-06-14",
    "description": "The Delhi Lands (Restrictions On Transfer) Act, 1972",
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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) \"Administrator\" means the administrator of the Union territory of Delhi* appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;\n(b) \"Competent authority\" means any person or authority authorised by the Administrator, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such areas as may be specified in the notification;\n(c) \"Development Act\" means the Delhi Development Act, 1957;\n(d) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed\n(e) \"Scheme\" means the scheme of acquisition of land for the planned development of Delhi and includes any scheme, project or work to be implemented in pursuance of the provisions of the Delhi Master Plan as approved by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Development Act.",
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            "title": "3. Prohibition on transfer of lands acquired by Central Government.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Regulation on transfer of lands in relation to which acquisition proceedings have been initiated.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "5. Application for grant of permission for transfer under section 4.",
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            "content": "(i) That the land is needed or is likely to be needed for the effective implementation of the Scheme;\n(ii) That the land is needed or is likely to be needed for securing the objects of the Delhi Development Authority W referred to in section 6 of the Development Act;\n(iii) That the land is needed or is likely to be needed for any development within the meaning of clause (d) of section 2 of the Development Act or for such things as public building and other public works and utilities, roads, housing, recreation, industry, business, markets, schools and other educational institutions, hospitals and public open spaces and other categories of public uses.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appeals against orders of competent authority.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Period of operation of orders of refusal to grant permission to transfer land.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Restrictions on registration of transfers of land.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Penalty.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Offences by companies.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Powers to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) The particulars which an application to be made under sub-section (1) of section 5, shall contain;\n(b) The authority to which an appeal may be filed under sub-section (!) of section 6, the form in which such appeal may be filed and the particulars which such appeal shall contain;\n(c) Any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.",
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        "Act ID": "dl024",
        "Act Number": "Delhi Act 30 Of 1972",
        "Enactment Date": "14th June, 1954",
        "Act Year": "1972",
        "Short Title": "The Delhi Lands (Restrictions On Transfer) Act, 1972",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
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