Central Act

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.

An Act to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Authority for regulation and promotion of the real estate sector and to ensure sale of plot, apartment or building, as the case may be, or sale of real estate project, in an efficient and transparent manner and to protect the interest of consumers in the real estate sector and to establish an adjudicating mechanism for speedy dispute redressal and also to establish the Appellate Tribunal to hear appeals from the decisions, directions or orders of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority and the adjudicating officer and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number16 of 2016
Enacted2016-03-25
In force from2016-05-01
MinistryMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Sections92
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When did the The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. come into force?

It came into force on 2016-05-01, having been enacted on 2016-03-25.

Which ministry administers it?

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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