THE MADRAS TOWN PLANNING ACT 1920
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(MADRAS ACT VII OF 1920)
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(As modified up to the 25th May 1956)
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(Received the assent of the Governor on the 7th August 1920, and that of the Governor -General on the 25th August 1920; the assent of the Governor -General was first published in the Fort St. George Gazette of the 7th September 1920). | |||
REFERENCES TO PAPERS CONNECTED WITH THE PRINCIPAL ACT AND THE AMENDING ACTS IN THEIR BILL STAGES | |||
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The Madras Town – Planning Act,1920 (Madras Act II of 1920). | ||
[For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette, dated 9th March 1920, pages 298-299: For Report of Select Committee see ibid, dated 15th June 1920, pages 759 – 794;and for Proceedings in Council, see ibid, dated 15th June 1920,pages 819-823, and ibid , dated 2nd November 1920,pages 1333-1367]. | |||
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The Madras Town– Planning (Amendment) Act, 1930 ( Madras Act II of 1930). | ||
[For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette, Part IV, dated 17 September 1929, pages 159-161and for Proceedings in Council, see Madras Legislative Council Proceedings, Volume L, pages 1246-1247 and Volume L1, pages 91-92). | |||
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The Madras Town-Planning (Amendment) Act, 1934 (Madras Act IV). | ||
(For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette, Part IV, dated 16th January 1934, page 29, and for Proceedings in Council, see Madras Legislative Council Proceedings, Volume IXIX, pages 70-71). | |||
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The Government of India (adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937. | ||
(See Fort St. George Gazette, Part I dated 20th April 1937, pages 691-772). | |||
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The Madras Repealing and Amending Act, 1938 (Madras Act XIII of 1938). | ||
(For statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette, Part IV, dated 9th August 1938, pages 147-150 for Proceedings in Assembly, see Madras Legislative Assembly Debates, Volume VII, dated 16th August 1938, pages 124-125; for Proceeding in Council, see Madras Legislative Council Debates, Volume IV, dated 18th August 1938, pages 89, 112-119). | |||
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The Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. | ||
(Republished at pages 339-469 of Part III B of the Fort St. George Gazette, dated the 14th February 1950). | |||
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The Madras Repealing and Amending Act, 1955 (Madras Act XXXVI of 1955). | ||
(For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Fort St. George Gazette, Part IV – A dated the 17th August 1955,pages 186 -187; for Act, see Part IV – B of the Fort St. George Gazette, dated the 7th December 1955, pages 233 to 245). | |||
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREAMBLE
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CHAPTER 1
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PRELIMINARY SECTIONS |
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Short title and extent. | ||
2.
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Definitions | ||
CHAPTER II | |||
TOWN – PLANNING SCHEMES | |||
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(Omitted) | ||
4.
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Matters that may be dealt with in scheme. | ||
5.
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Reconstituted plots | ||
6 | (Omitted). | ||
CHAPTER III | |||
MAKING, VARIATION AND REVOCATION OF SCHEMES AND THEIR EFFECT | |||
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Appointment of Director of Town – Planning. | ||
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Obligation on Certain council to make schemes not later than the 31st March 1934. | ||
9.
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Declaration of intention to make or adopt scheme. | ||
10.
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Resolution to make or adopt scheme. | ||
11.
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Publication of draft scheme | ||
12.
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Power of State Government to require council to make scheme. | ||
13.
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Contents of draft scheme | ||
14.
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Sanctioning of scheme by State Government. | ||
15.
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Variation or revocation of schemes. | ||
16.
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Limitation of compensation payable to person affected by variation or revocation of scheme. | ||
17.
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Permission to be taken for construction, etc., after publication of draft schemes. | ||
18.
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Obligation on owners to comply with scheme after sanction. | ||
19.
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Power of responsible authority to enforce scheme. | ||
CHAPTER IV | |||
COMPENSATION FOR INJURIOUS AFFECTION AND CONTRIBUTION FOR BETTERMENT | |||
20.
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Right to compensation | ||
21.
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No right to compensation for building, etc., subsequent to first notification. | ||
SECTIONS | |||
22.
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Exclusion or limitation of compensation in certain cases. | ||
22-A.
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Application for sanction for withdrawal or modification of the scheme. | ||
23.
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Power to levy betterment contribution. | ||
24.
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Betterment contribution how calculated. | ||
25.
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Assessment and collection if betterment contribution. | ||
26.
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Option of objecting owner to require council to acquire his property. | ||
CHAPTER V | |||
THE ARBITRATOR | |||
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State Government to appoint arbitrator. | ||
28.
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Powers and duites of arbitrator. | ||
29.
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Appeal. | ||
CHAPTER VI | |||
FINANCE | |||
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Municipal town -planning fund. | ||
31.
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Power to borrow. | ||
32.
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(Omitted) | ||
CHAPTER VII | |||
LAND ACQUISITION | |||
38.
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Modification of Land Acquisition Act. | ||
34.
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Notification under section 14 to have effect as declaration under section 6, Land Acquisition Act. | ||
35.
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Sections 15,23 and 24 of Land Acquisition Act superseded. | ||
CHAPTER VIII | |||
MISCELLANEOUS | |||
36.
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Power of councils to make agreements. | ||
37.
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Town – planning committee. | ||
38.
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Joint town – planning committee. | ||
39.
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Extension of provisions to panchayat or non – panchayat areas. | ||
40.
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Relation of municipal authorities to those of panchayat or non – panchayat areas included in scheme. | ||
41.
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Power of State Government to arbitrate in disputes between local authorities. | ||
42.
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Power of control of State Government. | ||
43.
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Powers of entry, etc., | ||
44.
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Power of State Government to make rules. | ||
44.A
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Previous publication of the rules. | ||
44.B
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Penalty for breach of the provisions of the scheme. | ||
CHAPTER IX | |||
TOWN-PLANNING TRUSTS | |||
SECTIONS | |||
45.
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Creation of town-planning trusts. | ||
46.
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Constitution of trusts. | ||
47.
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Chairman may be given salary. | ||
48.
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Removal of trustees. | ||
49.
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Disabilities of trustees removed under section 48. | ||
50.
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Application to trusts of this Act and their power to borrow. | ||
50.A
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Payment to trust by municipal councils. | ||
51.
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Procedure if trust fails to make any payment in respect of loans. | ||
52.
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Vesting in municipal council of streets laid out or altered, and open spaces provided by the trust under a scheme. | ||
53.
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Ultimate dissolution of trust, and transfer of its assets and liabilities to municipal council. | ||
54. | Power to State Government to make rules for trusts | ||
CHAPTER X | |||
TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS | |||
55.
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Transfer of proceedings from one authority to another. | ||
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(Chapter I – Preliminary)
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MADRAS ACTS NO. VII OF 1920;
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(THE MADRAS TOWN-PLANNING ACT 1920)
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(7th September 1920) | |||
WHEREAS it is expedient that the development of towns should be regulated to secure to their present and future inhabitants, sanitary conditions, amenity and convenience; | |||
AND WHEREAS the previous sanctions of the Governor-General required by section 79, sub – section (2) of the Government of India Act, 1915, has been obtained to the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows:- | |||
CHAPTER I | |||
PRELIMINARY | |||
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(1) This Act may be called the Madras Town-Planning Act, 1920. | ||
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(2) It shall extend to the whole of the Madras Presidency. | ||
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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- | ||
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“Chairman” means “Commissioner of the Corporation of Madras” in the City of Madras, and the “Chairman of the municipal Council” in other municipalities. | ||
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“Director” means the Director of Town-Planning appointed under this Act. | ||
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“Municipality” means the City of Madras as defined in the Madras City Municipal Act 1919, and any local area in which the Madras District Municipalities Act, 1920, is in force. | ||
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“Owner” includes the person for the time being receiving, or entitled to receive, whether on his own account or as agent, trustee, guardian, manager or receiver for another person, or for any religious or charitable purpose, the rents or profits of the property in connexion with which the word is used. | ||
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“Plot” means a continuous portion of land held in one ownership other than land used, allotted or reserved for any public or municipal purpose. | ||
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“Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act. | ||
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“Reconstituted plot” means a plot which is in any way altered by the making of a town-planning scheme otherwise than by the severance of land used, allotted or reserved for any public or municipal purpose. | ||
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“Responsible authority” means “the authority or person, who is specified in a scheme as responsible for carrying out or enforcing the observance of all or any of the provisions of the scheme or for enforcing the execution of any works which under the scheme are to be executed by any authority. owner, or other person.”] | ||
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“Scheme” means a town-planning scheme and includes a plan relating to a town-planning scheme. | ||
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“Town-planning” includes town-improvement.] | ||
Chapter II | |||
Town – Planning Schemes | |||
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A won planning scheme may provide for all or any of the following matters :- | ||
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[(a)
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the laying out or relaying out of land, either vacant or already built upon as building sites or for any of the purposes mentioned in this section;] | |
(b)
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the construction, diversion, extension, alteration, improvement or closure of streets, roads and communications: | ||
(c)
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the construction, alteration, removal 4[or] demolition of buildings, bridges and other structures; | ||
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the acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise, of any land 5[or other immovable property] within the area included in the scheme whether required immediately 6 [……..] or not; | ||
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the redistribution of boundaries and the reconstitution of plots belonging to owners of property comprised in the scheme: | ||
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the disposal by sale, exchange, lease, or otherwise of land acquired or owned by the council ; | ||
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transport facilities. | ||
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water – supply; | ||
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lighting; | ||
(j)
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drainage inclusive of sewage and of surface draining and sewage disposal; | ||
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the allotment or reservation of land for streets, roads, squares, houses 1[……….], buildings, for religious and charitable purposes, open spaces, gardens, recreation grounds, schools, markets, shops, factories, hospitals, dispensaries, Government and municipal buildings, and public purpose of all kinds; | ||
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construction of houses 1[………………]; | ||
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the preservation of objects and buildings of archaeological or historic interest or of natural beauty or actually used for religious purposes or regarded by the public with special religious veneration; | ||
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the imposition of conditions and restrictions in regard to the character, number, architectural features and height of buildings allowed in specified areas and purposes to which buildings or specified areas may or may not be appropriated: and the provision and maintenance of sufficient open space about buildings; | ||
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the suspension, 1[restriction or modification] so far as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the scheme, of any provision in the Madras City Municipal Act, 1919, the Madras District Municipalities Act 1920, or the 3 [Madras Local Boards Act, 4(1920)], Or in any rule, by-law or regulation made under the said Acts and in force in the area included in the scheme | ||
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the 5[suspension, restriction or] modification, so far as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the scheme, of any provision in the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908, affecting the conversion of holdings or portions thereof into building land in the area included in the scheme; | ||
Explanation-The word ‘holding’ in this clause shall have the same meaning as in the Madras Estates Land Act; 1908. | |||
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[(q) | the advance to the owners of land or buildings comprised within the scheme, upon such terms and conditions. | |
(Chapter II. – Town Planning Schemes. Chapter III.- Making, Variation and Revocation of Schemes and Their Effect.) | |||
as may be provided by the scheme, of the whole or part of the amount required for the erection of buildings or for the carrying out of the works, alterations or improvements in accordance with the scheme]; | |||
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such other matters not inconsistent with the objects of this Act as may be prescribed. | ||
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[…………….] The size and shape of every reconstituted plot shall be so determined as to render it, so far as may be, suitable for building purposes | |
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In order to render original plots more suitable for building purposes, the scheme may contain proposals – | ||
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to form a reconstituted plot by the alteration of the boundaries of an original plot; | ||
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to provide with the consent of the owners, that two or more original plots, each of which is held in ownership in severalty or in joint ownership, shall there after, with or without alteration of boundaries, be held in ownership in common as a reconstituted plot; | ||
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to allot a plot to any owner dispossessed of land in furtherance of the scheme; and | ||
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to transfer the ownership of a plot from one person to another. | ||
Chapter III | |||
Making, Variation and Revocation of schemes and Their Effect | |||
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The 4[State Government] may appoint a person to be Director of Town-Planning for the 5[State] and may assign to him from time to time such salary and establishment as they think fit. | |
(2)
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The cost of such officer and his establishment shall be paid out of the revenues of the 4[State Government]. | ||
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Municipal councils shall consult the Director on such matters relating to town-planning, and in such manner as may be prescribed. If any difference arises between the Director and a council on any matter so prescribed, it shall be referred to the 4 (State Government) whose decision shall be final. | ||
(Chapter III- Making, Variation and Revolution of Schemes and Their Effect). | |||
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(1) | Every municipal council constituted prior to the 1st day of April 1930, shall, not later than the 31st day if March 1934 and every municipal council constituted after the 1st day of April 1930, shall, not later than 4 years from the date of the constitution of such council prepare, publish and submit for the sanction of the 2 (State Government) a general town-planning scheme in respect of all land within the municipality and in its vicinity unless the 2 (State Government) order otherwise. | |
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Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) the 2 [State Government] may, after making such enquiry as they may deem necessary by notification in the 3 (Official Gazette), direct any municipal council to prepare, publish and submit for their sanction before an appointed date a general town-planning scheme under this section for an area specified in such notification. | ||
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A general town-planning scheme shall determined the lines on which the improvement and development of the area within the municipality and in its vicinity shall proceed and shall provide for such of the matters referred to in section 4 and to such extent as my be prescribed]. | ||
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A municipal council may, by resolution, decide to prepare a scheme in respect of any land, within the municipal area, or in its vicinity outside scheme proposed by all or any have a plan prepared showing the land proposed to be included in the scheme, the surrounding lands and any existing streets]. | |
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No town-planning schemed made or adopted by a municipal council shall include any area outside its limits without the concurrence of the municipal council or of the district board, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over such area. | ||
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[Provided that if the municipal council or district board concerned omits, for four months from the date of receipt of the communication requesting such concurrence, to send a final reply thereto, such concurrence shall be deemed to have been given:] | ||
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Provided (further) that, whether such concurrence is refused, the (State government] may, after considering the objections of such council or district board, overrule them, and permit such area to be included in the scheme. | ||
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The decision of the [State Government] as to whether any land is in the vicinity of a municipal area shall be final. | ||
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The resolution under section 9 shall published by notification in the prescribed by the chairman : and such notification shall that a copy of the plan is kept for the inspection of the public at all reasonable at the municipal office. | ||
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If the resolution is to make a scheme, the municipal council shall, within twelve from the date of the notification under section 10, […………….], or within such further period, not exceeding twelve months, as the [State Government] may allow, and after consulting, in the prescribed manner, the owner of land and buildings in the area affected, prepare […………..] and publish a draft scheme. | |
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If the resolution is to adopt a draft scheme proposed by owners, the council shall, without delay [……..] published such scheme. | ||
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Notwithstanding anything contained in [sections 9 to 11], the [State Government] may, in respect of any municipality, after making such inquire as they may deem necessary, by notification in the [Official Gazette], require the council. before a fixed date, ]to prepare, publish and submit for their sanction a draft scheme] as respect any land in regard to which a town-planning scheme may be made. | ||
13. | (1) | Every draft scheme shall contain the following particulars:- | |
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a plan showing the lines of existing and proposed area to which the scheme relates; | ||
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the ownership of all lands and buildings in the area to which the scheme relates; | ||
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the area of all such lands whether public or private: | ||
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a full description of all details of the scheme under such clauses of section 4 as may be applicable;]. | ||
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an estimate of the [……] cost of the scheme. | ||
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regulations for enforcing carrying out the provisions of the scheme; and defining the responsible authority and the period for which such responsible authority shall function;]. | ||
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any other particulars or plans that may be prescribed or specially required by the [State Government]. | ||
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Every draft scheme which includes a housing scheme shall also contain the following particulars, namely :- | ||
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the approximate number and the nature of the house to be provided by the responsible authority’; | ||
(ii)
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the approximate quantity of land to be acquired and the localities in which land is acquired; | ||
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the average number of houses per arce; and | ||
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all matters incidental to the housing scheme. | ||
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A draft scheme may provide that any person who commits or knowingly permits a breach of any specified provision any such provision, shall on conviction, be punishable under section 44-B]. | ||
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If the within sixty days from the date of the publication of a draft scheme any person affected by such scheme communicates in writing any objection or suggestion relating thereto, the council shall consider such objection or suggestion and may modify the scheme as it thinks fit. | |
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The scheme as passed or adopted by the council together with all written objections and suggestions shall thereupon be submitted to the [State Government] for sanction [and the fact of such submission shall be punished in the prescribed manner]. | ||
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The [State Government] may, after considering the objections and suggestions, if any and making such inquiry as they think fit, sanction the scheme with or without modifications, or may refuse to sanction the scheme or may return the scheme to the council for reconsideration: | ||
Provided that unless a modification is, in the opinion of the [State Government], verbal or inconsequential, the [State Government] shall not sanction the scheme with such modification without the consent of the Council. | |||
Provided further that when a scheme is returned to the Council for reconsideration, the Council shall resubmit it to the [State Government] within three months from the date of its receipt and the [State Government] may then deal with the scheme in the manner mentioned in this sub-section: | |||
Provided further that if the council fails to resubmit the scheme within the time specified in the foregoing proviso, the [State Government] may, in relation to the scheme, pass such orders as they may deem fit]. | |||
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When a scheme returned for reconsideration is modified by the council, the scheme as so modified shall before resubmission to the [State Government] for sanction, be published and passed by the council in the same manner as a draft scheme, | ||
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in cases in which the modification involves the inclusion in or exclusion from the scheme of any land or the acquisition of any land not originally proposed to be acquired, and | ||
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in every other case in which the modification is in the option of the council or of the [State Government] of sufficient importance to require the following of this procedure]. | ||
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The sanction of the [State Government] to a scheme under-section (3) shall be published by notification in the [Official Gazette], and such notification shall state at what place and time the scheme will be opened to the inspection of the public. | ||
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A notification published under sub-section (5) shall be conclusive evidence that the scheme has been duly made and sanctioned. The scheme shall have effect from the date of publication of such notification, and the execution of the scheme shall be commenced forthwith: | ||
Provided that, where the scheme so provides, the execution of the scheme or any part thereof may be deferred until such of the scheme or any part thereof may be deferred until such time as may be fixed in the scheme.] | |||
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(1) | A town-planning scheme sanctioned under section 14 may at any time be varied or revoked by a subsequent scheme, published and sanctioned in according with this Act: | |
Provides that the municipal council shall be competent to modify a scheme after it has been sanctioned by the [State Government] under section 14 by an agreement entered into with the person interested in the scheme and with the concurrence of the [State Government]. | |||
(2)
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The [State Government] may, at any time, by notification in the (Official Gazette), vary or revoke a scheme sanctioned under section 14. | |
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Before issuing such notification the [State Government] shall publish in the prescribed manner a draft of such notification together with a notice specifying a date on or after which such draft will be taken into consideration and shall consider any objection or suggestion which may be received in respect of such draft from the council or any person affected by the scheme before the date so specified]. | ||
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If at any time after the day on which a scheme has come into force such scheme is varied or revoked, any person who has incurred expenditure for the purpose of complying with such scheme shall be entitled to receive compensation from the municipal council in so far as, by reason of the variation or revocation of such scheme, such expenditure has ceased to be in any way beneficial to him. | ||
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After the publication of a notification under section 10, [ ] or section 12, no person shall erect, or proceed with any building or work on, or enter into or carry out a contact in respect of , land within the area included in the scheme, unless he has applied for, [and obtained permission, in cases where a scheme has not been sanctioned, from the municipal council, and in other cases, from a responsible authority]: | ||
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Provided that, if the council [or the responsible authority] omits for three months from the date of receipt of such application, to communicate to the applicant any order thereon it shall be deemed to have granted the permission. | ||
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From the date of the notification of the [State Government] sanctioning a scheme under the section 14 all owners pf land and building in the area affected by the scheme who propose to construct or reconstruct or in any way alter or add to building shall conform in every particular with the requirements of such scheme; and no building shall be constructed or reconstructed in any area in which building is expressly forbidden in the scheme, or which is reserved in the schema or any purpose incompatible with building. | ||
19.
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On and after the day on which the scheme comes into force, the [responsible authority] may make a provisional order, requiring an owner- | |
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to remove, pull down, or alter any building or other work in the area included in the scheme which is such as to contravene the scheme, or in the erection or carrying out of which any provision of the scheme has not been complied with ; or | ||
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to execute within a specified period any work which it is the owner’s duty to execute under the scheme, where the [responsible authority] is of opinion that delay in the execution of the work would prejudice the efficient operation of the scheme. | ||
(2)
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The [responsible authority] shall serve a copy of the provisional order made under sub-section (1) on the owner together with a notice requiring to show cause, within a reasonable time to be specified in such notice, why the order should not be confirmed. | ||
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If the owner fails to show cause to the satisfaction of the responsible authority, the responsible authority may confirmed the order granting such further period as it may deem fit, to execute the work and such order shall be communicate to and be binding on the owner and may be enforced. The expenses of enforcement may be recovered in the prescribed manner. An appeal shall lie to the [State Government] against the order of the responsible authority and their decision shall be final.] | ||
CHAPTER IV
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Compensation for injurious affection and contribution for betterment
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20.
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Any person who property is injuriously affected by any refusal [ ] to grant the permission applied for under section. 17 or by the making of a town-planning scheme shall, if he makes a claim for the purpose within the time (if any) limited by the scheme, not being less than three months after the date of publication of a notification by the [State Government] sanctioning the scheme under by the 14, be entitled to obtained compensation in respect thereof from the municipal council. | ||
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A person shall not be entitled to obtain compensation under section 20 on account of any building erected on, or contract made, or other thing done, with respect to, land included in scheme, after the date of the publication of the notification under section 10. [ ]. | ||
provided that this provision shall not apply to any building erected, contract made or other thing done in according with a permission granted under section 17. | |||
22.
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(1)
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Where property is alleged to be injuriously affected by reason of any provision contained in a respect thereof, if or in so far as the provision are such as would have been by-law at the time in force. | |
(2)
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Property shall not be deemed to be injuriously affected by reason of any provision inserted in a scheme, which impose any conditions or restrictions in regard to any o the matters specified in section 4, clause (m) or clause (n). | ||
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Where a person is entitled to compensation under this Act in respect of any matter or thing, and he would be entitled to compensation in respect of the same matter or thing under any other Act, he shall not be entitled to compensation in respect of that matter or thing under both he Acts, nor shall he be entitled to any larger compensation under this Act than he would be entitled to under the other Act. | ||
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The municipal council may, within three months from the date of an award of compensation in respect of property injuriously affected, make an application to the [State Government] to sanction the withdrawal or modification of all or any of the provisions of the scheme which gave rise to the claim for compensation and give notice of such application to the owner of such property. | |
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If the [State Government] accord such sanction, the award of compensation shall stand cancelled, and the municipal council shall pay the costs, if any, awarded by the arbitrator in connexion with the claim for compensation. | ||
(3)
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Nothing contained in this section shall affected the right of the owner to make a fresh claim for compensation in respect of the modified scheme sanctioned by the [State Government] under sub-section (2). | ||
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No award of compensation in respect of property injurious affected shall be enforceable within three months from the date thereof, or, if notice has been given under sub-section (1), pending the orders of the [State Government] on the application made under the same sub-section]. | ||
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Where by the making of any town-planning scheme [the value of any property has increased or is likely to increase], the municipal council, if it makes a claim for the purpose within the time (if any) limited by the scheme [not being less than three months after the date of publication of a notification of the [State Government] sanctioning a scheme under section 14 shall be entitled to recover from the owner of such property an annual betterment contribution for such term of years at such uniform percentage of the increase in value not exceeding ten per centum as may be fixed in the scheme. | ||
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Provided that the aggregates amount of the contributions so recovered shall not exceed one half of the maximum increase in value during the aforesaid term of years as ascertained under the next following section. | ||
24.
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The betterment contribution shall be levied according to the following principles :- | ||
(a)
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In respect of each property on which the contribution may be levied under section 23, its market value at the date of the publication of the notification under section 10, [ ] or section 12, shall under estimated without reference to the improvements contemplated in the scheme. | ||
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(b)
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In each of the financial years following that in which the scheme taken effect under section 14, [sub – section 6], the market value of each such property on the first day of April of that year shall be estimated by the chairman. | ||
(c)
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If, any financial year, the market value estimated under clause (b) dose not exceed that estimated under clause (a), no betterment contribution shall be levied for that year. | ||
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(d)
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If, in any financial year, the estimated market value under clause (b) exceeds that under clause (a), the municipal council shall levy on the difference a betterment contribution according to the percentage fixed in the scheme. | |
Provided that in estimating the market vae of land under clause (a) or clause (b), the value of building or other works erected or in the course of erection on such land shall not be taken into contribution. | |||
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(1)
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The betterment contribution shall be a first charge on the property on which it is due, subjected to the prior payment of land revenue, if any due to the Government thereon, and shall be paid in half-yearly installment of one-half of the amount fixed for the year. | |
(2)
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(a)
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The [State Government] may make rules for the assessment and collection of the betterment contribution, and subject to such rules, (i) the chairman shall have the same powers and shall adopt the same procedure for the assessment and collection of the property tax, (ii) persons affected shall have the same right to receive notice of assessment and to object to the assessment and to appeal in respect thereof as they have in respect of the property tax, and (iii) decisions on appeal shall to the same extent be final and conclusive; and | |
(b)
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lands and buildings exempt from the property tax shall also be exempt from any betterment contribution. |
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