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The Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016,(Act No. 6 of 2016)

Meghalaya

An Act to ensure enhanced security vetting of the tenants and to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of the State by preventing anti-social elements from gaining shelter in the State which might be detrimental to peace and tranquillity, to maintain public order and peace, to verify and regulate the tenants residing in rented houses in the State, to establish District Task Force and facilitation centres, to facilitate effective enforcement of various laws for safety and security of the citizens and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
6 of 2016
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
26 Sep 2017

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21 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Tenants required to furnished information
  4. Section 4Exemptions
  5. Section 5District Task Force, powers and functions.
  6. Section 6Duties of the District Task Force, Police Stations and Local Authority.
  7. Section 7Landlord to obtain ('one tlme'- deleted) clearance for letting his house or rental unit from the Local Authority.
  8. Section 8Verification of existing tenants.
  9. Section 9Landlord legally bound to furnish documents to the Police Station and Local Authority.
  10. Section 10Power of police and Local Authority to verify.
  11. Section 11Imposition of penalty on the Landlord.
  12. Section 12Offence to be non-congnizable and bailable.
  13. Section 13Imposition of penalty on the tenant.
  14. Section 14Chairperson, member and staff of the District Task Force and Local Authority to be public servant.
  15. Section 15Protection of acts done in good faith.
  16. Section 16Power of State Government to amend Forms.
  17. Section 17Establishment of facilitation centres.
  18. Section 18Functions of facilitation centres.
  19. Section 19Setting up of additional security
  20. Section 20Power to make rules
  21. Section 21Power of the State to remove difficulties.