Section 20
Section 20 of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016. The appropriate Government shall, within a period of one year from the date of coming into force of this Act, by notification, establish an Authority to be known as the Real Estate Regulatory Authority to exercise the powers conferred on it and to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act:
(1) The appropriate Government shall, within a period of one year from the date of coming into force of this Act, by notification, establish an Authority to be known as the Real Estate Regulatory Authority to exercise the powers conferred on it and to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act:
Provided that the appropriate Government of two or more States or Union territories may, if it deems fit, establish one single Authority:
Provided further that, the appropriate Government may, if it deems fit, establish more than one Authority in a State or Union territory, as the case may be:
Provided also that until the establishment of a Regulatory Authority under this section, the appropriate Government shall, by order, designate any Regulatory Authority or any officer preferably the Secretary of the department dealing with Housing, as the Regulatory Authority for the purposes under this Act:
Provided also that after the establishment of the Regulatory Authority, all applications, complaints or cases pending with the Regulatory Authority designated, shall stand transferred to the Regulatory Authority so established and shall be heard from the stage such applications, complaints or cases are transferred.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with the power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued. Composition of Authority. Qualifications
Section 20, The Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 (Act 16 of 2016).
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Questions about Section 20
How do I find court cases under Section 20 of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act?
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What should I read with Section 20 of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act enacted?
Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act was enacted in 2016 as Act 16 of 2016. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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