Bare Acts

The Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971

1971 · In force · synced 12 Oct 2026

Not yet verified with the latest version of the bare act.

I — PRELIMINARY

1.Short title, extent and commencement

V — , Extra., pp. 252-253; for Report of the Joint Committee, see Maharashtra Government Gazette 1971, Part V,

2.Definitions 3.Appointment of Competent Authorities 3A.Slum Rehabilitation Authority for implementing Slum Rehabilitatione Scheme 3B.Slum Rehabilitation Schemes 3C.Declaration of a slum rehabilitation area 3D.Application of other Chapters of this Act to Slum Rehabilitation Area with modification 3E.Restrictions on transfer of tenements 3F.Disqualification for membership and removal of members 3G.Meetings of Slum Rehabilitation Authority 3H.Act not to be invalidated by vacancy, informality, etc 3I.Officers and servants of Slum Rehabilitation Authority 3J.Authentication of orders etc., of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority 3K.Power of State Government to issue directions 3L.Application of Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s assets, etc 3M.Fund of Slum Rehabilitation Authority 3N.Grants, subventions, loans and advances to Slum Rehabilitation Authority 3O.Financial Statement and programme of work 3P.Accounts and Audit 3Q.Execution of contracts, etc 3R.Default in performance of duty 3S.Delegation of powers of Slum Rehabilitation Authority or Chief Executive Officer 3T.Protection of action taken in good faith 3U.Chairman, Members, Chief Executive Officer and Officers, etc., to be public servant 3V.Power to make regulations 3W.Dissolution of Slum Rehabilitation Authority 3X.Definitions 3Y.Issuance of photo-pass and maintenance of Register 3Z.Protection, relocation and rehabilitation of protected occupiers

II — SLUM AREAS

4.Declaration of slum areas 4A.Certain slum improvement areas deemed to be slum areas

III — SLUM IMPROVEMENT

5.Power of Competent Authority of execution of works of improvement 5A.Improvement works 5B.Power of Competent Authority to require occupiers to vacate premises 5C.Power of Competent Authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation and of areas which are source of danger to public health, etc 6.Enforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement 7.Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement to be recoverable from occupier 8.Restriction on buildings, etc., in slum areas 9.Power of Competent Authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation 10.Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made 10A.Power of Competent Authority to entrust improvement and other works

IV — SLUM CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT

11.Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area

V — , and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules for the purpose of carrying

12.Clearance order 13.Power of Slum Rehabilitation Authority to develop Slum Rehabilitation Area

V — ACQUISITION OF LAND

14.Power of State Government to acquire land 15.7[Power of Collector to require person in possession of land to surrender or deliver possession thereof to him etc.]15A.Vesting of land under Slum Rehabilitation Scheme 16.Right to receive compensation 17.Basis for determination of compensation 18.Apportionment of compensation 19.Payment of compensation or deposit of the same in Court 20.Powers of Competent Authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc 21.Payment of interest

VI

22.Proceedings for eviction of occupiers 2[or for issue of distress warrant] not to be taken without permission of Competent Authority 23.Appeal 24.Restoration of possession of premises vacated by tenant 25.Rent of buildings in slum areas 26.Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings

VII — MISCELLANEOUS

27.Powers of entry 28.Powers of inspection 29.Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress 30.Breaking into building 31.Entry to be made in day time 32.Occupier’s or Owner’s consent ordinarily to be obtained 33.Power of eviction to be exercised by Chief Executive Officer 33A.Procedure for allotment of tenements to slum dwellers not willing to join Scheme or Project 33B.Recovery of rent due from developers 34.Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas 34A.Constitution of Apex Grievance Redressal Committee 34B.Constitution of Grievance Redressal Committee 35.Appeals 36.Service of notice, etc 37.Penalty 38.Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases 39.Jurisdiction of courts 40.Previous sanction of Competent Authority for prosecution 41.Protection of action taken in good faith 42.Bar of jurisdiction 43.Competent Authority, etc., to be public servants 44.Tribunal to determine claims of Competent Authorities before they are recovered as arrears of land revenue 44A.Vacancy and temporary absence of President and other members of Tribunal 45.Provisions relating to Tribunal 46.Power to make rules 47.Cesser of corresponding laws and powers conferred thereunder temporarily 48.[Amendment of certain enactments.]

First Schedule.(See section 17)Second Schedule.Provision

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