Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, nothing in this Chapter shall apply to the,-
(a) Scheduled areas, declared as such by the President of India by an order under paragraph 6 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India;
(b) forest area to which the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980) applies;
(c) Coastal Regulation Zone as declared under clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986).
(d) Eco-Sensitive Zones of Ecologically Fragile Areas as declared under sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986);
(e) Hill Stations as notified by the State Government;
(f) Special Tourism Areas, declared as such by the Central or State Government;
(g) Lands belonging to the Central Government or any entity thereof unless the same is voluntarily offered for the housing scheme;
(h) any slum area which, in the opinion of the State Government or the concerned Housing Committee, is unsuitable for human habitation or to which it would not be in the public interest to apply the provisions of this Chapter.