6. Declaration of acquisition of right of user in the land,- (1) Where no objection under sub-section (1) of Section 4 has been made to the competent authority within the period specified therein or where the competent authority has disallowed the objections under sub-section (2) thereof the competent authority shall, as soon as may be. submit a report accordingly to the Government and upon receipt of such report, the Government shall declare, by notification that the right of user in the land for laying the pipelines shall be acquired; (2) On the publication of the declaration under sub-section (1), the right of user in the land shall vest absolutely in the State Government free from all encumbrances; (3) Where in respect of any land, a notification has been issued under sub-section (1) of Section 3, but no declaration under this section has been published within a period of one year from the date of that notification, that notification shall cease to have effect on the expiration of the said period; (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Government may, on such terms and conditions as it may think fit, to impose, direct by order in writing that the right of user in the land for laying the pipelines shall, instead of vesting in the Government, vest, either on the date of publication of the declaration or, on such other data as may be specified in the order, in the Corporation proposing to lay the pipelines and thereupon the right of such user in the land shall subject to the terms and conditions so imposed, vest in that Corporation free from all encumbrances.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Publication of Preliminary Notification.Section 4 · Hearing of objections.Section 5 · Power of officers to enter, Survey and excavate.Section 7 · Laying of Pipelines.Section 8 · Power to enter land for Inspection etc.Section 9 · Restrictions regarding the use of land.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-07-17. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.