13. Land acquired by Central Government to be made available to the competent authority.―Where any land in a slum area or clearance area has been acquired under this Act the Central Government shall make the land available to the competent authority for the purpose of executing any work of improvement or carrying out any order of demolition or for the purpose of re-development: 1 [Provided that where on any representation from the competent authority, the Central Government is satisfied that any such land or any portion thereof is unsuitable for the purposes mentioned in this section, the Central Government may use the land or allow it to be used for such other public purpose or purposes as it may deem fit.]
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Declaration of slum areas.Section 4 · Power of competent authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation.Section 5 · Inforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement.Section 6 · Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of buildings.Section 6A · Restriction on building, etc., in slum areas.Section 7 · Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.