Meghalaya Ropeway Act, 2022 (Act No. 14 of 2022)

The Meghalaya Ropeway Act, 2022 (Act No. 14 of 2022)

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Act ID:	202214
Act Number:	14
Enactment Date:	2022-09-27
Act Year:	2022
Short Title:	The Meghalaya Ropeway Act, 2022 (Act No. 14 of 2022)
Long Title:	An Act to authorise, facilitate and regulate the construction, operations and maintenance of ropeways in the State.
Ministry:	Ministry of Law Department
Department:	Law Department
Enforcement Date:	23-09-2022
Type:	STATE
Location:	Meghalaya

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Chapter I

PRELIMINARY

Chapter II

Establishment and Constitution of Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority

Chapter III

Licensing Authority and Establishment

Chapter IV

Procedure and Preliminary Investigation

Chapter V

Licence Authorizing Construction of Ropeway

Chapter VI

Inspection of Ropeway

Chapter VII

Construction and Maintenance of Ropeway

Chapter VIII

Working of Ropeway

Chapter IX

Discontinuance of Ropeway

Chapter X

Purchase or Takeover of Ropeway

Chapter XI

Inability or Insolvency of Promoter

Chapter - XII

Bye - Laws

Chapter - XIII

Supplementary Provisions

Chapter - XIV

Delegation of Powers and Making of Rules by State Government

Chapter - XV

Offences, Penalties and Arrests

Chapter - XVI

Reviews


Section 1. Short title Extent and commencement
Section 2. Definitions
Section 3. Establishment of Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority.
Section 4. Declaration of Ropeway Development Area.
Section 5. Constitution of the Authority.
Section 6. Composition of the Authority.
Section 7. Powers and Functions of the Authority.
Section 8. Transaction of Business of the Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority.
Section 9. Power of the Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority to give directions.
Section 10. Power of Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority to execute any plan.
Section 11. Fund of the Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority.
Section 12. Grants, advances and loans by State Government.
Section 13. Powers to borrow money and issue debentures.
Section 14. Development Fund.
Section 15. Sinking Fund.
Section 16. Budget of the Authority
Section 17. Accounts and Audit
Section 18. Annual Reports
Section 19. Validation of acts and proceedings.
Section 20. Finalty of orders.
Section 21. Powers to delegate.
Section 22. Licensing Authority
Section 23. Appointment of Inspectors and Subordinate Officers and their powers and duties.
Section 24. Appointment of an Expert Committee.
Section 25. Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors and Expert Committee.
Section 26. Unauthorised Construction, Operation, Maintenance etc. of Ropeways prohibited.
Section 27. Application for permission to undertake investigation.
Section 28. Sanction to preliminary
Section 29. Publication of proposed licence authorising construction and contents of such licence.
Section 30. Grant of Licence
Section 31. Cessation of powers given by licence under Section 30.
Section 32. Revocation of licence and grant of a further licence.
Section 33. Inspection of Ropeway before opening.
Section 34. Constitution of Project Committee.
Section 35. Functions of the Project Committee.
Section 36. Authority of the Promoter to execute works.
Section 37. Temporary entry upon land for repairing or preventing accidents.
Section 38. Removal of obstructions and penalties.
Section 39. Fixation of fare rates by the Promoter.
Section 40. Fixation of fare rates of Ropeway Projects built under Public Private Patnership.
Section 41. Insurance against the third party risk.
Section 42. Liability to pay compensation on the principles of no fault.
Section 43. Reporting of Accidents.
Section 44. Power to close and reopen Ropeway.
Section 45. Rescue Operations.
Section 46. Cessation of powers of Promoters on discontinuance of Ropeway.
Section 47. Power of State Government to remove ropeway on cessation of Promoter's powers.
Section 48. Power of the State Government to purchase or takeover Ropeway.
Section 49. Power of Promoter to sell when option to purchase not exercised and revoked by consent.
Section 50. Expropriation by the State Government.
Section 51. Proceedings in case of inability or insolvency of Promoter.
Section 52. Power to make bye-laws.
Section 53. Returns
Section 54. Protection of roads, railways, tramways, and waterways.
Section 55. Acquisition of land on behalf of a Promoter.
Section 56. Power of the State Government to make Rules.
Section 57. Power of the State Government to Remove Difficulties
Section 58. Power of the State Government to award projects.
Section 59. Failure of Promoter to comply with the Act.
Section 60. Unlawfully obstructing Promoter in exercise of powers.
Section 61. Unlawfully interfering with the Ropeway.
Section 62. Maliciously doing, abetting or attempting to do acts endangering safety of persons travelling or being upon Ropeway
Section 63. Arrest for offence against certain sections and procedure thereupon.
Section 64. Offences under the Act not to be cognizable.
Section 65. Review by the Licensing Authority.