Section3
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014

Declaration of capital region and capital city area

In force Act 11 of 2014 As on 09 Oct 2026

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so the text below was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Act 11 of 2014 Cited by 4 provisions

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014 deals with declaration of capital region and capital city area. As soon as, after commencement of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette declare the 'Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Area' as 'capital region' consisting of such urban or rural areas for the purposes of this Act with effect from such date as may

(1) As soon as, after commencement of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette declare the 'Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Area' as 'capital region' consisting of such urban or rural areas for the purposes of this Act with effect from such date as may be specified therein.

(2) The notification shall define the limits of the 'capital region' to which it relates and further as may be required in this behalf may exclude or include any area from such notification issued as may be necessary.

(3) As soon as, after the commencement of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette declare the 'Andhra Pradesh Capital City Area' as 'capital city area' within the capital region, consisting of such urban or rural areas for the purposes of this Act with effect from such date as may be specified therein.

(4) The notification shall define the limits of the 'capital city area' to which it relates and further as may be required in this behalf may excluded or include any area from such notification issued as may be necessary;

(5) The existing Gram Panchayats, Municipalities and Municipal Corporations within the capital region shall remain functional within their respective jurisdictions based on the prevailing rules, made under the respective laws to the extent not consistent with the provisions of this Act;

(6) All the line departments of Government within the capital city area such as revenue, police, electricity, transport, housing, industries, education, fire, medical and health, welfare, civil supplies, environment, roads and buildings, registration and stamps, excise, tourism and culture, youth affairs, sports, etc. shall report to the Commissioner.

(7) The Government may by notification transfer any function performed by any department of Government to the Authority.

Section 3, The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014 (Act 11 of 2014).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Questions about Section 3

What does Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act deal with?

Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act is headed "Declaration of capital region and capital city area". As soon as, after commencement of this Act, the State Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette declare the 'Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Area' as 'capital region' consisting of such urban or rural areas for the purposes of this Act with effect from such date as may

How do I find court cases under Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act 3, section 3 Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, and has it changed?

4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act enacted?

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act was enacted in 2014 as Act 11 of 2014. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Read from the Government's own scanned gazette with Azure Document Intelligence, then split into sections by their numbering. India Code publishes no text for this Act. The scan itself is mirrored into our own storage and served at /scan/7b26832a-0330-42f4-8453-7adc3ec69be0.pdf, so the reading here can be checked against the page it came from without depending on India Code's own copy staying where it is (it was at https://indiacode.gov.in/server/api/core/bitstreams/bc8a6bbf-829f-4272-be1a-495cee6600ed/content). This page is not a substitute for legal advice.