Central Act
15A
Section 15A. Adjudication of penalties.
The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962
In forceAll India (Central Act)
1[15A. Adjudication of penalties.––(1) For the purpose of adjudication of penalties under lause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 15, the Central Government shall appoint an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India as an adjudicating officer for holding an inquiry and imposing penalties in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that no such penalty shall be imposed without giving the person concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard.]