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Under section 9 of the SEZ Act, 2005, the Board has been given several powers. Which of the following is NOT stated as a power or function of the Board?

Notifying the identified area as an SEZ is not a Board function. Under section 4(1) the Central Government notifies the area, while the Board only approves, rejects or modifies establishment proposals and performs the other functions listed in section 9(2).

  1. AGranting a licence to an industrial undertaking in an SEZ notwithstanding the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951
  2. BGranting approval of authorised operations to be carried out by the Developer
  3. CNotifying the specifically identified area as a Special Economic ZoneCorrect
  4. DDisposing of appeals preferred under sub-section (4) of section 15

Explanation

Notifying the identified area as an SEZ is done by the Central Government under section 4(1). The Board approves, rejects or modifies proposals for establishment under section 9(2)(a), but does not notify the area. The other three are listed in section 9(2).

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