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The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956

39 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  2. 1The competent authority shall first determine the gross rent actually derived by the owner of the la
  3. 2For such determination the competent authority may hold any local inquiry and obtain, if necessary,
  4. 3The net average monthly income referred to in sub-section (1) of section 15 shall be sixty per c
  5. 4Forty per cent. of the gross monthly rental referred to above shall not be taken into consideration
  6. III — SLUM IMPROVEMENT
  7. 5Inforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement
  8. 6Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement, etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of build
  9. 6ARestriction on building, etc., in slum areas
  10. 7Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation
  11. 8Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made
  12. IV — SLUM CLEARANCE AND RE-DEVELOPMENT
  13. 9Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area
  14. 10Slum clearance order
  15. V — ACQUISITION OF LAND
  16. 12Power of Central Government to acquire land
  17. 13Land acquired by Central Government to be made available to the competent authority
  18. 14Right to receive compensation
  19. 15Basis for determination of compensation
  20. 16Apportionment of compensation
  21. 17Payment of compensation or deposit of the same in court
  22. 18Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc
  23. VI — PROTECTION OF TENANTS IN SLUM AREAS FROM EVICTION
  24. 20BRent of buildings in slum areas
  25. 21Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings
  26. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  27. 22Powers of entry
  28. 23Powers of inspection
  29. 24Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress
  30. 25Breaking into buildings
  31. 26Entry to be made in the day time
  32. 27Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained
  33. 28Power of eviction to be exercised only by the competent authority
  34. 29Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas
  35. 30Appeals
  36. 31Service of notices, etc
  37. 32Penalties
  38. 33Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases
  39. 34Jurisdiction of courts
  40. 35Previous sanction of the competent authority or officers authorised by it for prosecution
  41. 36Power to delegate
  42. 37Protection of action taken in good faith
  43. 38Competent authority, etc., to be public servants
  44. 39Act to override other laws
  45. 40Power to make rules