Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001
KERALA
India
The Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal ... Sand Act, 2001
Act 18 of 2001
Published on 1 January 2001
Commenced on 1 January 2001
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haphazardly; and deep mining for extracting silica sand lumps is causing
ecological disaster as these mines lie unreclaimed and abandoned ... mining
activities, it is averred that for extraction of Badarpur (Silica sand), there is
large scale mining activity on the Haryana side just adjacent
Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001
23. [ Seizure of vehicle loading equipment, tools etc. [Substituted ... dated 7.3.2013]
- Where any person removes sand from any kadavu or transport sand there from without complying with the provision of this
Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001
20. Penalty for contravention of this Act.
- Whoever contravenes
crude oils obtained from bituminous minerals (such as shale, calcareous rock, sand), whatever their composition, whether obtained from normal or condensation oil-deposits
mineral; (e) "minor minerals" means building stones, gravel, ordinary clay, ordinary sand other than sand used for prescribed purposes, and any other mineral which
Kerala Protection of
River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 on the
allegation that these vehicles were found transporting "river sand ... said Act authorises the confiscation of a
vehicle which is found transporting sand without complying with the
provisions of the Act. Such a confiscation
allegation that appellant was involved in
illegal mining of sand from the Yamuna basin. An FIR was registered by
the police suo motu having come ... know that some persons were removing and
selling sand from the Yamuna basin for the last so many days. On receipt
of such information
proposing
to auction the extraction of minor mineral boulder, gravel
and sand quarries of an area not exceeding 4.5 hectares in
each case ... road metal and masonary stone mines in the
District of Bhiwani, stone, sand mines in the District of
Mohindergarh, slate stone mines in the District
transport of minerals upto the point of dispatch and of gathering sand and transport thereof to the mine); (ii) in operations or services relating ... same management; (x) any premises for the time being used for depositing sand or other material for use in a mine or for depositing refuse
