Special Economic Zone declaration designates a pharmaceutical SEZ at Hassan enabling development and operation under the SEZ Act. The Central Government, under section 4(1) of the SEZ Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies specified survey numbers and land parcels at Hassan, Karnataka, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for pharmaceuticals; the notification follows grant of a letter of approval under section 3(10) and satisfaction of section 3(8) requirements, and sets out the territorial extent and aggregate area of the SEZ for development and operation.