Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
14. Lapse of Social
Impact Assessment Report.
Where a preliminary
notification under section 11 is not issued within twelve months from the date
of appraisal of the Social Impact Assessment report submitted by the Expert
Group under section 7, then, such report shall be deemed to have lapsed and a
fresh Social Impact Assessment shall be required to be undertaken prior to
acquisition proceedings under section 11:
Provided that the
appropriate Government, shall have the power to extend the period of twelve months,
if in its opinion circumstances exist justifying the same:
Provided further that
any such decision to extend the period shall be recorded in writing and the
same shall be notified and be uploaded on the website of the authority
concerned.