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GLG Act

Overview
  • 1Short title, extent and commencement
  • 2Definitions
  • 3Land grabbing to be unlawful
  • 4Prohibition on land grabbing
  • 5Penalty for other offences in connection with land grabbing
  • 6Offences by companies
  • 7Constitution of Special Courts
  • 8Public Prosecutor
  • 9Procedure and powers of Special Courts
  • 10Special Court to have powers of Civil Court and the Court of Sessions
  • 11Burden of proof
  • 12Information to be recorded and investigation to be carried out by the police officer
  • 13Persons acting under the Act to be public servants
  • 14Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 15Act to override other laws
  • 16Power to make rules
  • 17Prohibition of alienation of lands grabbed
  • 18Power of State Government to remove difficulties
  • 19Repeal and saving
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GLG Act 1

Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement

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(1)

This Act may be called the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020.

(2)

It extends to the whole of the State of Gujarat.

(3)

It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 29th August, 2020.

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