An Act to provide for the development, control and use of atomic energy for the welfare of the people of India and for other peaceful purposes and for matters connected therewith.
The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 has 33 sections in 1 chapters, amended 4 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions and interpretation
- Section 3 – General powers of the Central Government
- Section 4 – Notification of discovery of uranium or thorium
- Section 5 – Control over mining or concentration of substances containing uranium
- Section 6 – Disposal of uranium
- Section 7 – Powers to obtain information regarding materials, plant or processes
- Section 8 – Power of entry and inspection
- Section 9 – Power to do work for discovering minerals
- Section 10 – Compulsory acquisition of rights to work minerals
- Section 11 – Compulsory acquisition of prescribed substances, minerals and plants
- Section 11A – Removal of doubts
- Section 12 – Compensation in case of compulsory acquisition of a mine
- Section 13 – Novation of certain contracts
- Section 14 – Licensing
- Section 15 – Requisitioning of any substance for extracting uranium or plutonium
- Section 16 – Control over radioactive substances
- Section 17 – Special provisions as to safety
- Section 18 – Restriction on disclosure of information
- Section 19 – Prevention of entry into prohibited areas
- Section 20 – Special Provisions as to inventions
- Section 21 – Principles relating to payment of compensation
- Section 22 – Special provision as to electricity
- Section 23 – Administration of Factories Act, 1948
- Section 24 – Offences and penalties
- Section 25 – Offences by companies
- Section 26 – Cognizance of offences
- Section 27 – Delegation of powers
- Section 28 – Effect of other laws
- Section 29 – Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 30 – Power to make rules
- Section 31 – Act binding on Government (omitted/repealed)
- Section 32 – Repeal of Act 29 of 1948 (omitted/repealed)