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The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010

49 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 111th November, 2011, vide notification No. S.O. 2526(E), dated 11th November, 2011, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  4. 2Definitions
  5. II — LIABILITY FOR NUCLEAR DAMAGE
  6. 3Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to notify nuclear incident
  7. 4Liability of operator
  8. 5Operator not liable in certain circumstances
  9. 6Limits of liability
  10. 7Liability of Central Government
  11. 8Operator to maintain insurance or financial securities
  12. III — CLAIMS COMMISSIONER
  13. 9Compensation for nuclear damage and its adjudication
  14. 10Qualifications for appointment as Claims Commissioner
  15. 11Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Claims Commissioner
  16. 12Adjudication procedure and powers of Claims Commissioner
  17. IV — CLAIMS AND AWARDS
  18. 13Inviting application for claims by Claims Commissioner
  19. 14Person entitled to make application for nuclear damage
  20. 15Procedure for making application before Claims Commissioner
  21. 16Award by Claims Commissioner
  22. 17Operator's right of recourse
  23. 18Extinction of right to claim
  24. V — NUCLEAR DAMAGE CLAIMS COMMISSION
  25. 19Establishment of Nuclear Damage Claims Commission
  26. 20Composition of Commission
  27. 21Term of office
  28. 23Filling up of vacancies
  29. 24Resignation and removal
  30. 25Chairperson or Member deemed to retire from service
  31. 26Suspension of pension
  32. 27Prohibition of acting as arbitrator
  33. 28Prohibition of practice
  34. 29Powers of Chairperson
  35. 30Officers and other employees of Commission
  36. 31Application for compensation before Commission
  37. 32Adjudication procedure and powers of Commission
  38. 33Transfer of pending cases to Commission
  39. 34Proceedings before Claims Commissioner or Commission to be judicial proceedings
  40. 35Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts
  41. 36Enforcement of awards
  42. 37Annual report
  43. 38Dissolution of Commission in certain circumstances
  44. VI — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  45. 39Offences and penalties
  46. 40Offences by companies
  47. 41Offences by Government Departments
  48. 42Cognizance of offences
  49. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  50. 43Power to give directions
  51. 44Power to call for information
  52. 45Exemption from application of this Act
  53. 46Act to be in addition to any other law
  54. 47Protection of action taken in good faith
  55. 48Power to make rules
  56. 49Power to remove difficulties