ORDERS & NOTIFICATIONS 1.4, Petroleum & Mineral Pipelines(P&MP) Act, 1962 and Amendments thereto:PETROLEUM ip MINERALS. PIPELINE ACT 1962 (P&MP ACT 1962)J 2 2 > > > » > ? > * ’ ‘THE PETROLEUM MINERAL PIPELINES (ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OK USER IN LAND JACT, 1962 Act No, $0 of 1962 1.7" December, 1962] An Act to provide for the acquisition of right of user in land for laying pipelines for the transport of petroleum and minerals and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Republic of Jadia as follows: 1. SHORTTITLE, EXTENT AND APPLICATIONS a) Q) ®) “This Act may be called tho Petroleum & Mincrals Pipelines (Acquistion ‘of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962. Itextends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashenir, 1 applica in the first instance to tho whole of the Statcs of West Bengal, Bikar, Utar Pradesh and Gujarat and the Union Teritory of Defi, and the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare that this Act abull also apply'to such other State or Union Territory and with effect fom such dato as may bo specified in that notification and there upon the provisions of this Act shall apply to that State or Union ‘Tentitory accordingly. 2, . DEEINITIONS: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ~ @ ® “Competent Authority” means any perton or authority authorized by the Central Government, by notification the Official Gazette, to perform the fonctions of the Competent Authority under this Act and’ different persons or. ‘authorities may be authorized to perform all or any of the functions of the ‘Competent Authority under this Act in the same area or different area specified in the notification. “corporation” imeans any body corporate established under any Central Provincial or State Act, and includes = © ‘aeompany formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956; and (@) a company formed and registered under any law relating to companies forme in foree in any pact of India, (bi) “minerals” have the meaning assigned to them in the Mines Act, 1952, and inctude mineral oils and stowing sand but do not include petroleum,