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The West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979

Act 13 of 1979

Keyword(s): Agriculture, Amenities, Building Operations, Commerce, Commercial Use, Development, Development Authority, Industry, Industrial Use, Land, Land use and Development Control Plan, Local Newspaper, Occupier, Operational Construction, Owner, Planning Area, Planning Authority, Public Place, Residence

West BengaI Act XI11 of 1979

THE WEST BENGAL TOWN AND COUNTRY (PLANNING AND DEVl31,OPMENT)

ACT, 1979.

CONTENTS

Preliminary.

Sliorl tirle. exrcnL and commcnccment.

Definiiions.

CHAPTER I1

SLatc Town and Country Planning Advisory Bnard

Slntc Town and Counrry Plauning Advisory Bonrd.

Cnmposi~ion or thc Board.

Funcdons of the Board.

Term o f office and condilinns ol'serv-vicc of [lie ~ ~ i e n ~ h e r s o f the Bonrd.

Meeling of the Board.

Qunrum.

CHAPTER 111

Dcclaralion or Planning Arcas and Cunslilulio~~ al' Planning Aulliorilics and Dcvclopmcnt Authorities

Declnra~ion orPlan11i11g Areas. their amal~amnrioo. sub-division ond inclusion of;lny arce in Pla~uiiiig Area.

Po\rrer ro \\'ithdraw Planniag Arrn lrorn [he opcri~lions o f lhis ACI.

Coi~stitulion of Pliln~~ing Authorily and develop men^ Aulhority.

Tct-111 of office and lerllu and co~ld i i io~~s of service o f [he C1i;rirmaii and ~ncmbcrs of Plilnnilig A ~ ~ ~ h o r i l y and Dzvclop~ne~~l Aurhori~y.

Puwcrs and iuncrioris of Plnnninz Autliority and Developmeol Aull~ority.

Mcering o f Planning Au!hori~izs and Drvclopmenr Aulhori~ies.

Consli~ulion of Advisory Council.

Power 0 1 ' Slnle Govcnlmcnl~o tlirec~ prcparidun uT L;l~id Use and Ilzvelopmcnl Conlrol Plnn.

Approval of Ilic Sralc Government I U I I I C puhlic;i~iun (~Tnolice ol'prepariilio~i ul'L:ind Use irnd Dcvclopmcnr Co111l.01 P1:un.

Yr~blic nolice of the prcp:iraliu~i of 111c L:ind Usr a11d Dc~reIop~lic~~r Colirrol Pl;m.

Approval o i the S l n ~ t Govem~lleru.

Cotning illlo opel.n!io~~ or thc Land Use ;lnd Developmcn~ Conrrol Plnn,

Rcrcrc~ices 10 High Courl questioning Lhc validity of the L;lncl Use and DcvcIop~nsul Con~rol Plan.

Arncndmcn~ of Ln~id Usc and Drvrlopmc~it Corltrol I'I;I\I.

Changes in 11it Land Usc mid Dzvclop~ne\\r Con11.ol Plnn.

Annulrncr~~ or thc I,:ind Use and Dcvelop~nellr Control Pliln. !

Val i t l a~ io~~ uT plan prepared or adoplrtl prior 10 lit co~ i~ ing inio rorcc of ~l ic Wrs1 Beng;il Towu and Country (Pla11ni11g end I)e\~elopnlcn~) ( A ~ ~ ~ c n d m c l ~ r ) Acl. 1994.

Power lo acquire lalid undcr ~ h c [.and Acrluisilion ACI, 1894.

CHAPTER V11

Conlrol or Devtlopmcnl and Ilsc of Land I

Use and dcvelopniznl or land 10 be in conlornli~y with I.nnd Usc :und Cevelopn~enl Col~lrul Pl:111.

Prohi bilion ofdcvelopment willioulpny~uzn~ of dei~e lopmci i~c l ia rgc~a~~d wi~l iou~ pel-missio~~.

I'ermission for developmcn~.

Ohliga~ioa IV acquire land on refusal or permission ur OII gr:lnr of perrnissiun in czr1;iin cases.

Compe~~sntion for rerirsal or pennissioll or gr.nn1 of perri~issiu~i s l ~ b j c c ~ to cunrii~io~ls i11

C C T I ~ ~ I ~ cnscs.

Power or rmrocarion and modiliceiion or permissio~l lo dcvelop.

Penally Tor iinn~!lhorised dcvclopme~il or Tor use otherwise rhan in col~rorrni~y iv i r l l ~ h c Idand Usc and Devclnpriia~~l Con~rnl Plan.

Notice rcg;irdin;: ur~i~i~rl~urised developn~e~~l or usl: otlieni~ise Ihna in conformity wilh llic Land Use ;inti Dcvelopmenl Co~~lrnl PI:ln.

Powcr to slop unnuthoriscd devclopmc~~l.

Puwcr \o require r c n ~ o ~ i ~ l or ul~a~lhorised development or use.

Inrcrirn provision pending prcpnr;llion of Land Use i nd Development Conlrol Plaii.

CHAPTER VIII

Przp:~rution o i develapmcut schemes.

Scope of Ihe devclopmc~~ scl~c~nc.

Cu~~renrs o f the schcmc.

Rccorrsii~uiiu~l plot s c h c ~ l ~ .

Puhlicarion UT {fle sclic~nc,

Power o f I!IC Stact: Guvernzuenl lo require tllc De~clopnlau Atrthoriiy ro make sche~nc.

Power of S ~ i ~ t c G O ~ C ~ ~ I I ~ C I I I to suspend rilles, by-law, elc.

Prticcdure in ewe ofdispu~ccl claims to land.

Rcsrrictious orr osc and detclopmcn~ r>F I;uld arltr thc publicnlio~~ of llle scheme.

Pnssession of larrrl in ndvancc ~Tdcvclop~nrot scheme.

Mngisrnre la enrorce rle liver y of possession or lalld.

Persons initrested in l a ~ ~ c l of ivhich passcssio~i is 1akc11 c~~rilled to ~nlcf'esl.

Co~~sidcra~io~i oIc~bicc~ions and sohn~iss ion ofschcmc to ~ l ~ e Sritte Govcrnmenl.

Public nolice or i l ~ e scheme

iifithdrotral 01 scl~cn~c by rhc Devclopn~cnt A~rt horily . ElTcct nT scheiile.

Dclerminalicn\ orcerlain t1wrcrs by tlht Dcvelopnienr Aulhorily.

Apprdl.

Tribunal or Appeal.

Placc ivhzre Tribunal m i ~ y sii .

Utcision ~~f'qucslio~ls or larv nncl nrl1t.r n ~ l ~ r l ; n ~ - -

Powcrs of Tr ibu~ial ro decide nwrter finally.

Tribunal IIOL LO be Court.

I<cmuncr;~rion o r Assessors and paymenr of incitlen~al expenses o f TI-ibun;il.

Decision o r thc Dcvelop~ncnl Au~ l~or i !y lo bz f i i ~ a l i r l cc r~n i r~ Ini\llcrs.

Power or rbe Developnlen~ Aulhorily to evicl summarily.

Polvcr 10 enrorce scheme.

Power lo vary schcmc on ground of crror, i rrcgulari~y or i i ~ l i r r n i ~ y .

Powcr ro vary development scherne.

Apporlionnlc111 o r cost OF scllenle wirhdrawn.

Cost o f developn~e~lr scheme.

Calcul i~t ion of incremenr.

Conlribulion towards cost ol'sclierne.

C e ~ ~ a i i i alnaunl to hc addcd to or dcducted f ro~n co~~l r ibu [ io i i teviable from peaoli.

Trnnsfer of righis from existing 10 reco~~s r i~u~er I plot 01- ex~inction o r such rigllrs.

Daniagc in respcct of propcrly ur r igl i t irljuriously affected by scllelne.

Exclu.~ion or l i~nirarial i o f datuage ill cerrain cases.

Provision For cilres in wliicli a ~ i ~ a u l l ( payable ra owllel. exceeds amounr due I'ra~n h i ~ n .

Provision for cases in w l~ i c t i \~rrlue of development plots i s lcss llian rlle ainouut piiyablc by owner.

P;jymcnl by odjusrrncnl or accaunl.

Paymen1 o i ller a~nounl due to Planning Aurllorily or Developrner~t Aulhoriry.

Powcr or Dcve l~pmen l Au~liority to make ngrrernenl.

Rcuuvcry o f arrears.

Disposnl of surplus amounl

Execulion or works in thc scheme hp lhe D e v e t o p ~ t l z ~ ~ ~ A u ~ h o r i ~ y .

CHAPTER IX

Levy, Asswmcni and Hccovcry ol' Developmcni Charge

Lcvy of develop~nenr charge.

R a m or dcvelopmenl charges.

Asscssmeiit of development charsc.

Appeals againsl assessment.

Dcvelop~net~L charge Ln hc charged 011 land and lo be rccoverablc as ilrrcilrs oTI;ind rcvcnuc.

Levy or ci vic nmenily charge.

IWesl IJen. Act

Fund of llle Planl~ilig .~\ullic:riry or Ucvclnp~~icnr Aulhorily.

F ~ i r ~ d or d ~ c Kol kata Metvapoliiarl Dlsvclopmen\ tI~\\llority.

Grnnts and nJv;mccs by Sis~e Ciovcriiment.

Budgel ol' lllc Plannin; Awl~ori ly ar Dcvelrspmenr Authwity . hccounls illid Audit.

Annual repuris.

Pouler 01-lhc Planniag Aulhorily, Dcvclopn~au Aurl~ariry and thc Kolk:113 Mcrropuli\al\ Devclop~neor Authoriry io borrow ~nuiity.

CHA PTEIZ XI

Supple~licl~lal and Mirccllnneous P r o v i s i ~ ~ ~ s

Polrler PI cnlly.

Servicc 01- ~ ~ o t i c c h .

Prihlic nutice h o ~ to bl: n ~ a r l e k~iown.

Nntices, etc., to f i x r~ i l~c) t~ ; lb l~ rime.

Aulhcn~icalion 01 ordcrs ; I I I ~ ~OCLIIIICII~S of the Planning or Dcvclop!~~enl Au~lionty.

Mode or proof or rccorr1.s uf [IIC Planning At~lliority or Dzvelopmenr Aurhoriky.

Rzstrk~ion on thu s~r \u r l~or~ i~~ l ; uT olficcrs and employees 01 l l ~ c Planning Authorily or Derclopn~enl Aulhwi~y.

Ofrences by cnalpaii ies.

Pennlry for ohsrrucrian ur r ~ m o v i u ~ n m r k .

Snlhcliot~ 01 prosccr~lior.

Colnposilio~~ or orkllcrs.

Righr I r l appear by rccql>iszd iIgClIt.

Puwcr lo compel etlcndance oI' wilness. elc.

Jurisdictiuti OI caurrs.

Firlc when rcaliscd lo be [laid LO Platl~iine Alal~olily or Develnp~ncn~ Aurlluriry.

Mcmbels, orliccrs a ~ i d e~nployces ro bc prll)lis zcrvanls.

Pro~rctiun or actio~i inke~l in 9oorI L';li\Il.

1:iilality of ordcrs.

Vnlid:~tio~~ of a c ~ s aud proceedings.

Power 10 dclcgatc.

Con~rol by ;he Slate Government.

l l c ~ u r ~ ~ s and informal ion.

0ven.iding clTcc~.

Potver ra makc ni!cs.

Power lo m;ikc rcgul:j~ions.

Laying or rulcs bcfurc SI~IIC Lc~islnrare.

Dissoliitio~~ of Pla~uling :111cl Dcvclvpn~cii l Aulliorilics.

Rcpcnl and Savings.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

0 West Bengal Act XITI of 1979l

THX WEST BENGAL TOWN AND COUNTRY (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1979.

At1 Arr 10 pruvirlrJ)r the plrrrrrt~,(/ d ~ ~ ~ e ~ o ~ ~ r ~ e r ~ ~ of r1rm1 crrld {ti-11ar1 crrcns i ~ r \VL'.FI Bcrrgol nnd for ttrallcr.v co~~r~ectL'rl tlrere\virl~ or i~lcidelelltrrl tlicrc~~o.

W~~rrr , \s iL i s expedient i t ] the puhliv i l i~eresl lo provide Forrhc planned develupmcnr o f rural :ind urball arcas iri Wesl Ucngal and Tor ~nallers

conneclcd therewith or inciden~al rhcreio;

A~IL-NDEU . . . .

11 i s hcreby enaclcd in rile Thirtietl~ Year of !Ill: Republic o f

India, by the Legisln~ure of Wesl Bengal, as lollows:-

CHAPTER I

Wesr Ben. Act XXXVIII of 1981. West Rcn. .4cl XXlI I of 1986. Wesl Ucn. Act VII nl' 1993. Wcsl Ben. ACI XXVI o r 1991.

_ Wcst Beu, Acl XVIII or 2001.

I . (1) This Act may bc callcd [lie Wesl I3cngal Tow11 and Country (Planning and Dcveloprnen~) Act. 1979.

(2) 11 extends to [he whole or West Bellgal, cxcludiug any area 10 2 or 19?4. which lhe provisions of [he C:intonrnents Acl, 1924. apply.

(3) 11 shall come in[02Torce on such datc as rhr S la~e Govcminenl may. by notificalion in the OJ17cinl Gd~xtte, appoint and di rrcrcnl dales may be appain~cd for differcnl areas.

2. In 111is Acl. unIess thcrc is allything rcpugtlant i n ~ h c subject Or

con1ex1,-- ( 1 ) "agriculturt" i~~cludes horticulrure. fanning, growing or

crops, fruits. vege~ables, flowers. grass. hdderand trecs, or any kind o f cul~i\,a~ion of soil. breeding and keeping of live-stock includiiig c:~lllc, horses, donkeys, mules. pigs

I For Stafcmcnl o r o h j c c ~ ~ and 1lc;lsrins. rcc ~ l l c Cnl~-ti~llrm G n : c ~ ~ r . Enruorditionh. Pan IV LIT ~hc 16111 Novclnbcr. 1978, p3gc.s 2370-237 1 : rur ihc rcpon oC ~ h c Sclccl Cornrnillcu. .wrW rhc tcprl ni~linr Cornrni11t.c prcscnrcd bcforc lhc Asscn~bly on the 21% Fcbn~ary. 1979; Inr pr~ccdings uT ~ h c \Vcsl Llcngsl Lcgislali vc Assclnbly. .rtrc rllc procccdinp uC rhc rncc~ings of 1h;ir Asscmhly I~cid on i l ~ c 2151 Fchruary. 1971) and 22nd Fcbrunry. 1379.

This ACI c.mlc into fnnu: wiillcllcc~ from Ihc Is~:\pril. 1980.1,irIc. nolificaiion Nu, 1873- TG;CPI IK -L&O.~~ I~ I~~ !71h March. 1'I8O.puhlihlicdinl~~cOulc1ir~ C;u:ct~c. .E\~morrlirrtrry, Pan 1. i:frhc 271h March, 1980. pagc 551.

Shrm ritlc, cnlclll and cornlnvncc- mcIii.

I10 The \ V ~ s r fie~~,.qd TOIIVI ( { I I ~ Co1i)ltty (/'iti11/~i~18 ( I I I C I D C I J P ~ O ~ I I ~ ~ I I ~ J Acr, 1979.

and poultry. and thc usc ol' land which is i~ncillary lo rl~e F~rniing of Ituld or iu~y orhn-;~gricuilu~:II pllrpuscs, h~rt sh;~ll inciudz Ihe use nf any lanil attnclictl 10 a building for he purl3o.w of n g:lrden lo he used long \riih such builtling: and rhc expression " a g ~ ~ i c u l ~ ~ ~ r n l " shall he cnrlsrrlrcd ;~ccordingly;

(2) "itmenitics" includes roads and sirccts, open spaces. parks, recreational grounds, playgrounds, \va~ernndclec~rics~~pply, slrzci lighring, sewerage, drain;~gc, pub l i~ works and aillet utiliiics. services and conveniencrs;

(31 "building opcraiions" includes- (a) ercclicln or KC-erection of a building or any part of if , (b) roofing or re-roofin,o of building al- ally part of n

building or an open sp:lcu. (c) any mnierial alreration o:st~l;lrgen~ct~t o i a l ~ y huildil~g. (d) any aItcr:lIion or :I building ;IS is likely lo dfecr a11

al~er~l ion ul' its drainage or sani~:~ry arri , 11 g elnenls or n~i~tc~.ii\lly iiTTccl Ils struclural slilbiliry, and

(c) the conslructian of a door openingon:~ny s~rcet or Ii~ad no1 bclou~ing io tlic oivltel- of ;I building;

(4) "'[Kulka~al Meiropolitan Arca" nicans tile '[Kolknta] Meiropolilan Plali~ri~~g Area as ~'ercrred 10 in seclinn 16 of thia Act;

( 5 ) "carn~nccce" rneaasIhe carrying onal'any Irade, businessor prdcssion, ~nlcorexch:~ngeofgoods ofan y type wh;u~oever, and inciudes 1l1e runnir~g of. with a view ia making profir. I~aspitals . nursing homcs. inlirrnilrics. cducaiionnl insiilu~ions as also hotels, resrauranls, boarding houses 1101

atlacllrd to any edurarional inslilurion and sarcris; and thc expression "commercial" shall be co~lsrrued accordingly:

(6) aicamn~crcinl use" means thc use of any Land or building ar pan rllcrcof for purposes o r r-ommercc or for storage or goods 01- as an office. whciher nttacllcd ro any indusrry or otl~crrvise:

(7) "dc-gelop~ne~~t" with ils gnlrnmatical vnrialions means ihe carrying out of b~iilding, engineeri~ig, rninin~ or oiI1e1-

a. upor;~tions. in. u ~ i . over. or undcr lanr! or rlie rnnk~ns of any marerial change i r ~ any building or land nr ill [ l ~ c \Ire nJ any building or land ilnd incltldts division ol';lny Ii~nrl;

(X) "Development Authority" me;lnsn Dcvclopnienr A~~t l~nr i [y corrslituled under tllis ACI anrl incltrdc,~ rl~e '(Ko1k;lrnl Me~opolitan Development Au111ol.i~y i~srclirrccl in i l l scctio~l 17 ol' rl~is Aur;

"l'hc word wilfiin dls hqu:lrc I;r:~ckcrs w:ls \ L I ~ E . I I I I I I ~ ~ ~ for thc \vb>rd '-C;rlcrr\ia" by b. 5 of rhc \\'cs~ Uc~ignl C';~p~r;ll Ciiy(Cll;lngc o[ihrtt~,\r't. 2001 (\VL.AI Hcn. ,\ir S\'111 rrr?ntlI). >I,.I.$ thc I ~ I J;11~1ary. ?Wl.

Tlre tlJc.~r Brlrgnl Toll711 orrd Cmotrry ( P k ~ r r r ~ i ~ ~ g crrld Du~~elol)~rrcrrr) Act. I 979.

"iliduslry" iiicludes ihc c:irryi!~g on of ony rilnnul'ac~ii~-ing p~nccss;tsdztined in ~ l i c F;~cto~ies Act, i94S.;rnd 111~esprcssio11 "industrial" shall hc conslri~ed accordingly;

"incliisr~-ial usc" includes rhe uscd;ey Ii71id 01. building orpar[ lherzol' I'or purposes of 11idu5:ry:

"lund"s11nll llavc rhcsmuz ~neaning as iri the Land Acquisilio~, ACI. 1833 and shctll i~~cIu( lz I;uld covcred by warcr:

"land Use and Devclopmcnt Conllnl 1'1:in" nleatis any Land Use and Ucvclopmenl Con~rol Plan przparcd u ~ ~ d z r this Act:

"local iit~ihoriry" incans ;lrnunicipal co~por;~! io~~orco~nmi~cc nr i t board or any olher au~hor i l y Icgiilly elititled to, or cn~ritsled by [tic S~il!e Governrnc~it with. lhe conlrol or mallagemcnl o f a ulunicipal or local fulld or which is permirtcd by 1l3e Srrrre Govcmrne~u l o cxcrcise the powcrs of n Ioc~.nl nur l~ar i~y i u ~ d includes it i l i l l r r Prir.i.rl;l~d. a Pa~lcl~(iy(it S(~ll~ity:~ntl ;i Gtnr~r P u t ~ c l ~ c i ~ r r ~ c o ~ ~ s t i t u ~ e r l r~ndcr tlic \Irest Bcngul Pu~iclrc~jnr Act, 1973.

Ev~)lu~lcrrio~lr.-Tlie expression "lmal authority concrmed" sl~all mean thnl nulliorily i f ;lny land wiihin i ~ x I~ ; l l l i~n i ls falla in LIie area of a plat) prcparrd or ro bc prcparzd undcr lhia Ac[: "lmnl ne~vspnpci' i n rtlaljoll lo a Planning Aren means iltly newspaper publislied or circula~cd wi r l~ in the Plililning Rrra;

"notilicarion" means a notificnrion published ill [he Oficiul G~~zL*IIL~;

"~cupicr" includes- ( a ) :L 1c113nt. (b) an owller in occi~parion o f or otl~crwisc using his land. (c) ;I licensec i n occupation or any I~tiid. a ~ ~ d ((1) any pcrson wlto i s liablc to pay lo (lie owllzr danxlges

Tor the use nrtd ocuupatiun o r i u ~ y [and;

"opcr;~tional cousln!c~icri'' nIc;ins ally conaruc~ion, wllrrher lemporary or per;n:~nclIl, ~vl l ich is iiecessary Torthe opzrntion, m;dn1err;ll1ce,de~~eIupn~~n~~11-e?;e~~i1i01i0~~11y of I follo~ving scrviccs:-

(i) railways. (ii) national higl~ways, (iii) n;ilional wnlerwnys,

'C!;IU>C (9) W ~ . C tml i i~~d by s. ?(;I) ul thc \Vusr Bcl~g:\l ' Ibwo 2nd Cou~~try (Pl:1111lin:: :!nd

DcvcT~~pmcnr) {Amcnd!ncnr) ACI. 1934 (West BCII. Act SXVI uT Iqr).l).

:Ulaus: ( I 1 A ) w;!s inscncd by s ?(h), //rid

[West Bcn. Act

(iv) major porls, (v) ninvays and nerndronies.

[vi) postsnnd tcleg~~phh, lelcphanes, wirclcss. bro:~dcns~ing and orher like fornls of communicalion.

(vii) regional grid for eleclricily. (viii) ally o\llcrservice which the Sl;lre Gavcn~mcnt may. if

it is or opinion \ha1 Ihe operillioa. mninlcrla~rce, dcvcloplnent or execuliol~ of such olher scntioc is esscnrial io rhc lire oT ihc communily. by nolification, declare lo be a service Tor the purposes 01 this clause.

Q)lurroriorl.-For tlrc removal of doubts, i t is hrtcby declared Iha~ ~ h c canslruclion of-

[i) newrcsidenlii~l buildingsnolconl~rc~cd withopettn~ia~is like garc lodges. hospirals,clubs, inslitulioos, schools, nilwayculony mads, drains,elc., in rhec;lseofmilwnys, and

(ii) a new h~vilding, net\, slrucii~rc or new instaltarion or ally exlension thcrcof. in the case of any other scrvice.

slball nor bc deemed la be rons~roctian rvithin the ~nea~iing or lhis clause:

(1s) "orvner" includcs a mortgagee in pnssession. ;i pelson who far thc lime bei~lg is receiving, or is encirlcd to receive, or I~as rcceivrd, ~ h c rcnt or plemium for any land whelher on his awn accounior a1 ;~ccount oLor 011 beflalfoC, or Tor rhc bc~iefit of, any other person or its an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver for any other person or for any religious or chi~ri~sble institurion ar who would so receive lhe rcnl or prc~niun~ or be enlillcd 10 receive ~l l c rcnt or prentiurn il drc Innd were ler 10

a lenanr; and also includes h e Head of a Department or an Underlakiogof theCrnlril orit Stale Govern~nent. 1heGcncn1 ManrrgerofaKniIrvay. Ihe Sccrcrary ororherprinuip;ll officcr oFn Iwal i ~ ~ ~ h o r i ~ y , statutory al~~hority or company in respzcr 01 pmpcrlies undcr their respz[ive control;

(19) "Planning Area" means any m a declarzd to be ;I Planning Arca under this Acr n~id incl~~des '[Kolknra] MerropoliInn Arm;

(20) "Planning Autl~ority" rncans any Planning Au~hority cansriluicd under lhis Act:

(21) "prescribed" meails prescribed by nllts ~ n o d c under (hi> Act: (22) "public place'' Inenns any place or builtlir~~ wllicf~ is opcll ro

Ihr use or clljoymcnt or lke public lvhetl~cr il is aclunlly i~aed or enjoyed by the pi~blic or no1 ;u~d \v l~c~ l~c r dlc entry is regulated by any charge or nol;

'Scc fonl-nolc 1 on pagc 1 10. crrrfc.

T l ~ c WE.F! Be~lgnI Tohvrl ~ I I I ~ C#!trllnt (Plrr/r~rirrg crrld Llcvrlop~rrctrrl Act. 1979.

(Cilc~pru~. 11.-Srafu Ton-rr nrrd Cnlrrrr~? Pirrrrtrirr~ Arlvisory Board.-Scctiotrs 3. 1.)

(23) "rcgiilation" rncens a regiila~ioii madc lint-ler rliis Acl; (24) "rcsidcncc" means ~ l i c ~rsc Tor human h:~hi~:i~iun uC any land

orbuildi~igorj~an ~hutrot'i~iclutli~l=, gardcns,gmunds, gardges, slilbles and OUI-houscs. ifally. apperrnining 10 sucli building: mrl rheexprauion "r~side~~l ial" sli;lll hcconslruedaccordingly.

CHAPTER 11

State Town and Ctrunrry PIanning Advisory Board

3. (I) The S!ate Gnvcnirne~~l. af~er the commcncernent O F ~ l i i s Act, shnll. for rhc purpose or currying out tlie tinctions nssigued to it ulldcr this Act, consli~ule by not i f ica~io~~ an Advisory B o i ~ ~ d lo be callcrl thc Wesi Bellgal Tow11 and Counlry Planning Advisory Board (Iiereinal'lcr rcrerred ro il5 he Board).

(2) The Board shnll consis! of;] Cllairnun, Lwo Vice-Chajrnmru and IIOL

nlorc thnri 45 ot l~cr members.

4. ( 1 ) The Cllicf Minis!er or the Slare or M'cs~ Bcngal shall bc ltle Cllairn~an or the Board and lie sball ~ io~ i~ ina!c (JVO persolis in bc rhc Vice- Chairrncn.

(2) The other membels shnll hc- ( i ) the Mayor ofrlle '['(Kolku13 Municipal Corporalion;]

( i i ) one Member ot'Parliamcnt Lo be nominared by ~ h c Chairman or he Board iron1 amongst [hose elecled horn [he Srare oF Wssl Bellgal;

(iii) three Members of lhc Wesr Bengal Legislative Asselnbly io bc ~ ~ o l n i ~ ~ a t c d by he Speaker of rhal Assembly:

(iv) [he Cl~airmun or Lhree ~tiu~iicipi~lit ics to be 110miniltcd by h e SI~IC Goucrn~nel~t:

(v) die Subl~rrrll~i~ia~is nf rhrcc Z i h I'[rrislrr~d.~ LO be 1101ni nated by !he S I~ I~ : GovcmmenL:

(vi) ~ h c ChieFSecretary l o Lhe Go\enlrncl~L or West Beugal; (vii) no1 more rlian scvcn officers of the rdnk of Secretary to thc

Slalc Goverrln~erlt Dcpartmenls dealing with mcLropolitan dcvcloplnenr. lncal Govcrnmenl. planning, hcilltl~, industry, housing, Fiiiancc. ngriciil[ure, community developmenr. mnspon,educa~ion. power. pi~blic wnrks. inigalion, panchaynl and land and land rerorms:

(v i i i ) 11ie Chairn~an or tlie West Rengill Aousir~g Board; (iu) tlieEnginccr-in-CtieF. Public WorkhDepiu~men~, Govcmmez~l

or Wcs~ Bengal:

. ... . . .

Slnlc Town . .

x ~ d Coul~try Planning Advisor). Board.

'Thc \vurds l v i r h i ~ i !hc squnrc h c ~ v k c c ~ wcrc substir~~rcd For thc rvortls "Corponlir~n u C Calcu~rn" by s. 2 or thc \tr'vst Dcngal ~ l ' o ~ ~ ~ n ;mcl Cr,urltry (Plmning ;~nd Dzvclop~ncnt) O~li~cndn~cni) Act. 198h (IVcst UCIL Acr XXltl t r T 19116).

[Wcsl Ben. Act

(x) i h ~ Vh~el'Conhervi~~or r>l'Forzs~s i~nrl'h'ild LiTc. Gouern~incnt oEWc5l BenpI:

(xi) [be Ch~el- Eszc~~r ivc Ofl'iccl-. '[Kolknla] Merropuli~an ~cveloprnc~i i Auihoriiy;

( ~ i i ) ~lu Chnar~~nn ol- i lw \Vest Rcns;:l Skie Elscirici~y Board; (siii) the Clinil-~u;ln of 1112 Wcst Dengal 111duslti:ll Dcvzlnpnierit

Corpora!ion;

(xv) nun-orjicials lo bc nornin~rtd by ~f~eSra~e tiovenimen~ who. in irsopiniol\. Il;\vc spcciai knowlcllgtvr pr;~ciic;ll cx1,crienc.e i r i i11aItCK rc1311~g 10 Io%vll ;lnd~oulltry planning, ell:inecring, Icasporl. itlduslry. en\firon~ncn~;il engi~~cering, geography. gcul~g)~. sociology. municipal zngincciio;l, agriculture rind econo~iics;

(svi) the Scc;~culry, Torvr~ and C:oun(ry PIa~lui~ig Dzpilnme111, Govenizilent oTiVcst Bc11g31. who ~II;II~ be r l e ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ c t l as Ibc Mernbcr-Sccw!;lry ot ihe Bnarrl.

Term or orliuc and cn~idi~ions 01 scnriL':: o r rhc nic~~ihcrs nT thc U o ~ r t l .

5. The Rnarrl sli:!ll, i r ~ ~lcco~-dilircc w i ~ l l IIIC provis~ons o i this Act and the ru lc~ itlade !Iirlrct\l~dtr. ad*:isc ~ h c Sr;~ie Ciovcrnmell! in n~nltcrs rclnlin: ra plannilig. rlcvelop~nenr, co-ordinnliu~i :111d usc rlr ruml and urlwn land and such ollicr c t l ~ ~ ~ ~ z c i e d I'ullc~ic~~is as [lie Sra:c Governmcnt w,ly, froln lime 1 1 lime. ilssign l u il.

6. ( 1 ) The rerm ol'oifice and ;dlo\vanccs n r ~ h c tlominn~ed rncmbcrs oTll~c Hard sllnll be sucll as bc prcrcrihed:

Provided {hilt the Srnre Governlilcnl may. if i t ~hinks l i t , termir:nlc he i~ppointme~~[ nritny ~iolnini~led member hzhre [lie expiry o f l ~ i s icrm or oIIice.

(2) h nominaled nlen~bzr or lhrr Road rnay whip his nlenlbcrship by giving nolice in rv r i~ i~ ig 10 Lllc Slate Gcvc~.n~nent. He shall c c ~ s c la l ~ c a member otl ilcccptnnce nrsucll resig~la~ion.

(3) Any vacancy by res i~ra~ion. deilth ur o~lier\vi.sc oi 3 numinalcd zrlcrnbc~-sliall be tilled by fresh ~ i r>n~inat ic t~ hy the S n ~ c Governmcr~t.

7. ( I ) Thc Board s11ih1 mceI ar Itas1 four liincs ill a year aisucl~ tilnc and placc as i t rhiliks lit and ~ h c zi~celing shall 1x held accordin? 10 such prl>sedurc as may be [~rchcrihed.

(2 ) The Ulbninn811 or in his absence ;I \f ice-Cllair~~~;l~i shall preside .at 3 n~eeiing of rhrl llarrld. lrl czsc both the Vicrl-Ch~irrnen :re prmcnl Ihc ~ncr~~bcrs prcselil slinll clecl onc or lhc Vice-Clininnsn IU prcsitlc ai rlic ~r~cctiiig. 111 rhc absence u r Chnil-~nnn i ~nd boll1 Ihe Vicc-Chairme11 [lie inunbers prn tnr shall elccr ally lne~nbcr present Tcr presidir~g at Ihc meeli ng.

'.7c~n I ~ ~ o ~ - n o r c I on pnpc I Ill, r r r m . .

8. T l ~ i n y l~crcrr~r. urthe r~le~nbers of the Board shall Turm ncluon~nl Tor a mezting:

1)cclurulinn of PInnai~q Arcas and Cunslilution oTPlnnning Aullloriti~s and I )cv~lopn~cnt Authorities

9. (1) The Stale Govcnirncn~ mil).. by norilicntion, declare any area in West Reng:ll Lo which :lit pl,ovisions 01. this Acl have comc inlo force undcr sub-scclion (3) or sectio~l 1 to be a P131i1iii1g Arca Tor rhc purposes or this Acr.

(3) Every sucli notilicntio~i ~11311 clefilie [lie li11iits o f [he arca to which i~ rela~cs.

(3) Thc St,~te Govrm~uellt tilay a111al:aniute [wo w rnorc Pliuliiing A ] - C ~ S inlo OIIE PI~IIII~II: Area, sub-divide a lJl:iiining Arca inlo tlirrerznt Pl;ln~~iag Areas and include sucti sub-dividcd iueils i n any olher P lan~~ing Area.

(4) The Stale Govemincn~ may, by ilolilicnlio:~, direct l l i a ~ all or any or the r~rIes, ~-egulalions. ordcrs. tlircclio~ls and powers made, issued, or courerred under lhis ACL O r dee~llzd to have bee11 ~nadc, issued or coi~fcrrcd under this Acl and in lorce in any Planning Area 31 he timc, wilh such excep~ions. adilptalions and ~nodifications as may bc cnnsidcrcd necessary by the Stilrc Govemmenl. shall apply to Lhe area :~n~alg;in~;llcd b r ~ i r h . ur iiicludcd in. Lhc ol l~er Planning Area lu~dcr this scc!ion :md s11cIi niles, rcgulntions. orders. direcrions and powcrs wirh such er;ctptioas, ndapra- lions and modifica~ions, i f any. slialI Torlllwith apply to the said area

wirl~oiir f~inliel- puhlicalic~n in thc Oflciril Grcct~e.

(5) Wt ie l~ Planning Arcils arc ;~n~i~lg:un;~tccl or su b-divi(lrd, or sucli sub-rlividetl areas arc included iu o l l ~ r r Pl i ln~iiog Arras, tlie 5tarc Govcrnmcn~ shalI.arterconsi~l~ii~g 111c I'lannilig .4uthoriry orrhc Dcvclop1ne111 A~~ t lo r i r y conccrncd, rmme ;I sclien~e deler~nini~ig \vtinI ~ )o r~ ian of thc :issclr of thc Pl;lnniuf. Aulhorily or the Dzvelopn~enl Aulhorily shall vesl in tlrr PI:mning Autiiol.iry or (lie Dcvelol~menl Aurhr)rily collcerned. arld in \ ~ ~ l i 3 1 t i i ~nnc~ . ~IIC properties and I jabi l i~ies or I11e Planning Aulhc~rily or

the DevcIopmcnl Aulhority shall be nppor~ionedamongsr Lhcm 2111d on rhc scbz~nz beiug published by ~iotificalion, such fund. properly and linbililies shnl l vcsr ;~ncl tic i~ppurtiunerl accordingly.

Quorum.

P w c r lo w i ~ h d n w Planning ,4rc;1 (ram rllc opcntions o i [hi, Acl.

Cons~ilu~iou o l Planning r\url$orily and acvclop- mcnl Au~l~oriiy.

Tlru Hferr B~tlgnl Turn orrd C o r u r t ~ (Plflrr~~rri~~g n~rd D e v c l o p ~ ) ~ o r ~ ) Acr, 1979.

[Wcst Ben. Act

( C I I ~ I ~ ~ L J J . l ~ l , - D c c l ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~ r i ~ t ~ of Pi(t1111i11.q Artw.~ i111d Cotl.~!f1111iuti nJ Pkunnirrji Aullror'itirs rrrrtI Dcwloprnc~r t A i r r l ~ ~ r i t i r , i . -

Scctio~rs 10, I I . )

10. ( 1 ) T l ~ c Stnte Cnve~mrne~il r l~:~y. by notirica~ioll, witlidri~w Tron~ rllc applici~tion of this Acr any Plan~~iug Are;) 01- pnrr rhereol'.

( 2 ) Wllen o rioli iicalion is issucd iiridcr sub-seclio~~ ( 1 ) ill respect of' any Plnnnirlg Arca or par1 rllcrcor-

(i) this Act and all notif ici~l io~~s. rules, reg~~ l i l l i o~~s . orders. dirrcriulis r~nd powers issucd. m~de or conrcrred undrr [his Ac l shaIl ccase l o apply to thc said arzn or par1 hereor;

(ii) the Sratc Govern~ncnl sl~;~ll. ancr consulting the local aultiority OF i\tt~hori\ics C O I I C ~ T ~ C ~ . Trame ,i scheme dercrmi~iing w l ~ a l portion or [he h ~ a d or rhc Planning Authority or Ihc DevcIoprnrnt Autharily concrlncd shall vesr in tile Sta~c Governrnenr. 31id the local rrulliorily or au~liorilies cortctmcri and ill what mrn~~izr thc propenies and linbiliries ol- rlle Plaotiing Authorily or rlle Develop- lnrnl Authnrily concerned shall bc apporrio~l(l be~wrcn llle Slate Covcrnmen~ and l l i e local aulliorirics and on rhc schcrne being pub1 islied by notil'icalion, Ihc iund. property and litlbiliries OF tlic Autl lori~y conczrncd shall vesl and be i~pport io~lrd accordingly.

11. (I) As soon as 1ti3y be. a f ~ e r dcclarnrion or an area as ;I

Plonniiig Arua, the S~a le Governnienl Inay. by notiLcalion, cons1 iturc Tor 11ic purposes aT [his hci o P l n t l ~ l i r ~ ~ A r ~ l l ~ u r i ~ y h r LfiaL area or a

Dcvelupinenl A~lthori ly i l l respccr ol' lhc Planning Area or a part of il.

(2) A Planning Aull~ority or ;I Devclopncn~ Authorily. i f il i s not il IucaI ;~uthority or n Govcrnlne~it depart~nenl or ilgcncy, shall bc a body corpulaie having pcrpztual s~rccession slid a carnrnorl scal with power ro acqirire, hold arid dispose or propcrty. both movablc aud i~umovnblc. and lu ellIcl- i l l10 cr)iitr;1cts and shall hy its corporittc nanic sue and bc suet].

(3) Evcry Planni~~g Aurl~or i~y ar Devclop~~icli l Autliorily consliiuted wider sub-seclion (I) shall consis1 of a Clairm;ui nlid 1101 nmre t h a ~ Ihir~ccn bul 1101 Icss [ban sevcn orl~cr ~llrrnbers ro k appointed by [lie S~alc Gor'emniea.

(4) The Swlc Govrnl~ucnt way appoint a local nulhuriry or 3ny uiher nulhorily or Corpuratiol~ ( s u l u r o ~ or olhenvise), or any orficer o f llie Slalc Goven~n~ciil. as i l ~e P1:nriing AuthoriiyorrflzDcvelopme~l~ Aii~liori ly for ~ h c arte within rhc jurisdiction oC thal nurhurily.

Tl~c 1Vcsl Brarrgol Trtn,~! irlrrl Co~rrrrry (Plcr~uli~rg rirrd Uclorlol)l~rctirJ Acr, 1979.

( 5 ) Ttie provisions orsub-scclion (3) or this scclion attd secrioris 11. 1.1 and 15 sliall no^ bpply lo a Planning Authority or n ~ c v c l o ~ m e n l ~ u ~ i l d r i t ~ appointed undcrsub-sectio~t (4) a11d thc provisions orthc Acl by wl~ ic l i such authori~y is cons~itu~cd sliall conlinuc LO apply in respec1 or 111c ni,c:i \vi~Ii iu [tie jurisdic~iorl or thal autljority.

12. (1) TIic lerm of ol"Iicc and ~crnis and conditions or scrviue ol' lIie Tcr~ri of urlicc nlid Cllnirmnn itnd o~lrcl- nle~nbers of iI Planning Aurlioriry or A Dcvclopnle~~t rcrl,ls and

A u ~ l i o r i ~ y nor bcing :I local or sialulory nuthori~y. slialI be such as may bc COII~~~IOII$ n r

prescribeti. hcrvicc or ~hc (2) Any vacancy =curing in h c olIicc of rliz Cbairnla~l or ally other - Cll;lirmnn

dnd rlicn:hcn me~nber of an Authuri ty rel'erred ro i n sub-sccli011(3) OT seclion 1 1 shall be , r plnnninE filled by f f ~ i h uppointmenl by [lie Sln~c Gnvcrnu~z~i~ . Aulhori~y

and

13. (1) Subjcct to lie provisions o f this Acl, artd Ibe rulth rnadc rhel.eunder and any dircc~irrii ~ v l ~ i c l i the Srnlc Governnienl m;ty givr: Iron1 timc to lime-

(i) a P ln~ l~ t ing Au~hori iy shall have thc ro!lowing powers and fuuncr ions:-

(a) 10 preparc u prcsenl Land Usc Map: (b) to prepare and cnrorce '(a laud Use and Dcvclopn~e~l t

Cnnlrol Plan;]

(c) " Y X '* u * (d) to prescribe use of Iimd witll iu ils area; (c) to pcrfonti any o~ l ic r r~mclion which- is supple~ucn~al.

incidental or co~~sequen~inl I n any or the r~inctions ahresaid ur which nlay be pr~wribed;

(ii} ;I Developmcn! Aulhariry shall havc ~ h c rollowing powers and iunotions:-

(a) 10 prepare a preseill Land Use Map;

(b) lo prcparc and enforce "[a Land Usc and Developlnent Co~i l ro l Plan;]

(c) Y L: v

'Thc words williili thc squ:lrc bnckc~s ivcrc suhililu~rd fur l l ~ c words "all Outline Uc\'ulol)incnt I'lnh\:" hy s. 3(:1)(i) or ~ l i c Wcsl UCIIF:II Trwn :lnd Co!11!1ry (Plariliing and Dcvclopmc~~~) (Arilcndmcn~) Aci. 1944 (\'.'car Hen. ACI XXL'I or 1994).

'Sub-clnusc (c) w:\c lvnilrcd by s. 3(n)(ii), il~iil. Y l l ~ ~ {vords within tlrc squnru b r ~ h c ~ ~ wzrc hubsri~urcd [or thv ~vords , ' ~ n Ou~lil~c

Dsuclvpmcnl Plan:" by s. 3(b)[il. ibitl. 'S t lb-~ l3~. ic ( u ) ism;~s oriiiitcd by 5 . 3Ihllii). iljitl.

I'nwsrs and iuncrions or PIal~~ii l lg Au~hurily and Ilc\.clop- nlcnl Aurlloriiy.

hlcclin; of t'lnnl~ir~g ~Iu l l i r i r i i i cs nnd Druclop- rncnl: Authori~~cs,

] i l f c ~ l Bca. Act

LO PI-escribc use oT 1211d iv i~ l i i l i ils ill-C:I: lo prep;uc ;,II~ cxcculc de\leloprne~l~ schcmes: loco-ord i~ i ;~ icdcve lupme~i i~cr iv i r izs I l tlepxrlmenis nt~d i~gcl~cicsnI'rIlc SI:I~C Govcrnnlen101-local ;~t~lhori~ics opcmling \ ~ i t l i i ~ i ~ l l e Planning Arcil: to carry oul orc;u~se to bc ciirrird out such works as are conlernpln~zll in t l lc Ill.nnd Use iuld De\~clr)p~nenl c~llll-01 Pl:111s;] lu acqairc, hold uud rn:IuagI: sucl~ propeny. holh ninvnblc and irnrnovablc, as tllc Dcvelopme~i~ Aullioriry may clezm nrccssaql for 1111: plul~oses of ally ol' i l s ;rciivirics and 11) (enst. sell or nrlitrwlce rri~nslkr ally propcrly hcld hy il: lo purcllasc hy ayqcclilenl or lo lake 011 Icnsc or under iuiy I'OI-I~I or ~e~~;uicy. m y land :~nd lo crccr rliercon siich buildings n l~d l o carry 0111 such opcl-:~liorls :IS Inay he necessary lor [lie p~~rposcol'u:i~ryingo~i i ~ s unde~lakings; 10 cnler info or pelfurm s ~ l u l ~ co~~~r : i c l s as may bc necess:u-y Tor [lie pC~-formiioce of its dulics ;u~d for excruise or i ls po~vcl-s i~nder lhis Act: ~u provide bcililies lul- l l ~ e cuosignmcnl, SIOI-age and dclivery or yoods: lo perform nrly ci~her luuctioi~ which is s~rpplcruen\al, i~;citJcnrnl or conscqueo~iih lo itny or tllc f u~~c~ io l l s arorcsaitl 01- wl~icf i niny he prescribed.

(7) A F l a ~ i ~ i j ~ i ~ Aulhorily or nDcvelopmen~ Au~hor i~y in~.pcrfo~-~i~nncc orirs I'u~ic~ions. nlily appoint such nu~nbcr ol'olficers andolhcr cniplayces a11 sucl~ icr~tis and conditions ns lnny bcappruvetl by [he S~nrc Go\,crnmenl.

14. A Planning Au~ t~o r i l y 01- :I Devclopn1e1lr-.4ulllofiry sl i i~ l l mecl nr suc l~ limcr nnrl places ilntl obscrvr such r l~lcs ol'proccdurc iin regrd ro IIIC l r~~isncr ion 01. i ls husincss a1 11s mcclings ns may uc dclerri~incd by regr~laliorrs.

15. (1) Every Developmcr~~ Aulhorily s l ~ i ~ l l , subjccl lo thcpfovisio~~s o f s c c r i o ~ ~ 23 01' Lhis ACI, as soun as may bc. co~~s i i~u te NI Advisory Council. [or 1Iie purpose o f ndvisir~g il on he lormulalion n11d co-

ordinn~ioli oTp1311s 1'Ur !be dcvelopmenr ol' Llle nrca \vithiii it jurisdiction.

less rlinn cight n~cmbers 3s may be appoitlrcd by tlic Stae Covernmen~ in [his bcha[f.

CHAPTER IV

16. ( I ) Notwilllstnnding ~ h c rcpci~l or ~ h c '(Kolkati~] Mctropliraii 11 ~ n ~ ~ l k l l P l i ~ i u l i ~~g Area (Use mid Developrncnl or Limd) Con~rol Act, 1965. by Mclro~li("1

Arcit sev~iou 142 or illis Act. the collrrolled arc1 dcclarcd undcr that Act wit11 sucll rnodificarions a5 rnen~iolled in lhe Firsr Sc11r.tlule to Illis Acr sli;tIl be known as [he '(Kolkar:i] Mclropoliran Planning Arcn for the pu~poscs o f this ACI.

(2) Thc Srnlc Govcrnmcn~ may, if it illinks f i t , by tlorificarion. ealni,ge. curruil or rnodiry thc '[Kolkat:~] MctropoIiran t'lu~~ning Area or any pnrt tl~ereor.

17. (1) Norwi~l~standingli~~g (he repeal or Ihe LIKolkatn] McIrop~lit im ~ l ~ ~ , l h ~ , ~ ~ j I)evelopmenlAu~horily Acl. 1972, by section 142oTthis Acl, the IIKolka~;l] hlclrnpt)lil:ln

Merropolitaii Developmeill Authority co~isii~uted under rh;\t hc r shi~ll hc Dc"c'op- I l l C l l t

kno\\,n as [he '[KoIk:~re] Me~ropolitnn Develop~nenl Aurl~ority u ~ ~ d c r I his Rcl Aol~,,,,i,y. :uid i ~ s t ~ a l l bc dccmcd lo hc a Developn~et~~ Au~hor i~y ror the purposes urr his Ac l .

(1) A11 ~ h c provisions or this Act lelxling lo a Developmen1 Autliorilg shnll. i f IIO~ iuconsislent with 111c provisions in this Chap~er, apply ro Ihr '[Kolkaln] Meuopoliran develop me^^^ Autl~ority.

18. Subjecl to he provisions of (his Act and lhe rulcs mndc llicrcunder mid any rlireclion \vhich thc S13tcGovcrnlnen1 nlny give, l'l-0111 1i111z 10 lime, the powers and lu~iclions or ~hc'[Kolka~a] Mclnipolira~~ Devrlopi~~eut Authority shnll bcus providcd ill sccliati 13 of'tliis Act.

19. (1) Tl~e'[KolkataJ Me~ ropo l i h~~ Dcvclopmcnt Aulhority sliall consis1 or [he folloiving members:-

(a) [he Chiel' Mil~isrel- or the St;uc of Wcst IIc11g:~l 01. iilly per so^^

nomiiiatctl by him sli;lll k [lie Ullailnlall. nud n Minister orlhc Stale or Itrest B e l ~ ~ n l lo bc 11ominalcd hy tllc Cliiel' Minister shall be rlle Vice-Cliilir~n;ln:

Prclvidcd 1ha1 n ~ l ~ c i i there is no Co~~ t l c i l or Minihtcrs runcdonins in rhc S1:llc or Weql Bellgal. ~ l l e State Govenlmcnt shall nomillale such 1)ersorls. L< i t nay tbink l i t , lo bc lhc ~ w o members and tllz Clinirmn n11d Vice-Chairman ~-espec~i\lely o f [he '[KolEr:~tn] Melropolitnn Dcvclopmcnr Ault~orj~y:

Powcrs ! fullcria~ls or

thc I ~~K[I~~; I I ; I ] , -

... . Mc~roplitnri Dc\.clop- I l l C l l t

Authority.

(b) tllz Cliicr Excculive Olliccr or 1111: '[Kolkaio] Melrupolira~i Dtvclap~i~enr Auihoriry. e.t--uJ/iaiu;

(c) 1101 rliorc Illail lhwz cifficcrs of 111c rank of Secrel;~ry lo I ~ C Srnic tiuvcrnmerlr to bc ~iominiired by (Ire Srale Govcrnmcnl: :I1111

'(d) not more than livc perso~ts to he rlo~ninalcd by rllc Srnle Govemmcnt of wliom-

(i) ~ w o sliall he Cou~~cillors or Aldctmcn of rhe ' 1 Kulkat;~) Municipal Co~pora~ion. .

( i i ) o i ~ e s11;lll bc a Cnuncillu~. or A1denn:ln of rllc Howrah Municip;~l Col-po~-;~lion. and

(iii) two shall be Colnmissic~ners or any rnunicipdity within Llic '[KalEti~l;r] Me~rr~poli~;lii Arci~:

Provic-led t l i f ~ t ~~h~'1~nnr~1-tlcrofsuj~e~essio11of1112~~Kolk~ir) Municip:~l Corpur;llion or [lie Howrnl~ Municipal Corpofiltion 01. Ihc municipalily, as !lie cnsc nlny bt, Ins been made ;md is in farcc, it shall L>e colnprlclir Tor Ihc Slate GovcrnmenL lo nomincttc. in place 01' illr Cou~icillors nr Aldcrmen or C o m m i s s b i e ~ ~ ~ . ;IS 111c case rnay be, such persons as have expsriclict: iri ol. knowlcdgc a[ ir<lrninis\rarion of local sclF- govcnlmenl 10 be nie~nhers or die ' 1 ~ o l k a ~ i l ( Mctropolililu Devclopnien~ Aulliorily:

Providetl furlher Ilia1 o ~ i thc rcvocarian of ~l l e orclcr of -supersession as i~lbrcsaid. tllc ~l~cnibcrs liominaled undcl- IIle

first proviso slinll, liolwithsranding t h ; ~ lhc lerm o i orfice of sucl~ ~nenlbers Iras 1101 expired, ccase to hold officc and [he vacancies slinll be lillrd up in nccordiu~cc ivih rheprovisions ol clrrusc (d).

(2) ThcVice-Ci~airnianslinll dischargesuch funclions iiiid exen-isesucl~ powers 3s may be dclegilled 10 him by lkc Cilairrnal~ i~nd shall. during [he absence of the Ciininnnii, psl-Form 111e lilnclions and cxercisz lIic powers or ~llc Ch;~irm:un.

( 3 ) 'The memhen l-ererred to in clause (d) a[ sub-section (1) shall hold ofjicc lbr a [ern1 of ihrrc years Irom the h i e ol'tlicir liolnination by rl~z Slate Gn\~crn~ucnl ;lnd shilll rcceivc sucl~ ~llawanccs I'or aitcnding tlic nlecli~ip oT ~ h c '[Kolk:iin] Melropolilan Dcvelopmc~ir Authnriiy or ally co~u~uilLee thcrzoJ. as may be prcscribrtl:

?I'ruvidcd ~hijr evcly sl~cll menibcr, 011 cr:nillg ta be a Coilucillor or A l t l e r m a ~ ~ u ~ ~ l ~ c ~ [ K o l k n ~ : ~ ~ h~u~~iuipalCorpo~;lrionnr ~ h c Howmh Municipal

'SCL. Iwl-notc I on p:~=c l lU. C I I I I ~ .

'Clausc (d) iv.15 srrbslil\l~cd ror lhc oripilinl by s. 3(:1) ol ilic \tlcst B c n y l 'l'own 2nd Ci)llnlry (PI:!nning and Ucvclop~ncnr) (i\~ncndlncnl) Act. I9X6 ( W T ~ L Ben. r\tt XXJII of 1056) Yr~ur lo this >irhsl~luhon I I I C acco~~d proviso \\,;Is insc~lctl by h. :! of the Wcsr Hcrig:~l 'l'oun nrlti Utrunlry ( P l a n n i ~ ~ g a ~ ~ d Dc\'clopll~cnl) (Amcntl~ncnl) Act. I9Sl (Wcsl 13~11. Acl XXXi j I l I <I( 19At),

' 1 7 1 ~ provisci iv.lr suhrrilurcd Tor t I w original hy s. 3(b) uf 1 1 1 ~ \VCM Uc11g;ll Tvwn :~nd Country ( P ~ : I ~ I I ~ I I ~ and U C V C ~ O ~ I I I C ~ I I ) ( ~ i r n e n d ~ i l c ~ i ~ ) ACI. 1'186 (\ilcsl Ucn. Acl XXlll or tV361.

Corpomliorl or Commissiuiicr or :I munici~)nlily ivi~11i11 rhc '[Knlk:i~;~J Mc~ropoliran A1.a. 3s ( 1 1 ~ C:\SC 1n:ly bc, slial/. ~ ~ n t w i ~ l ~ s l a n d i ~ ~ ~ lh31 ~ h c Ivrm of oflice ol'siicli mcn~ berl~ns 1101 expircd. cc:~sc In llol(1 ~( ' f iceal~d ~ l l e vacanc y shaII hc Iillcd up in accorda~~cz wilh rllc prvvisions oi clause ((1) or sub- section (1).

(4) No acL 01- proceerliog of the '[Kolkala] Melropolitau Dzvclopmcnl Au~hurily >li:~lI bc dcclncd ro be invalid ~url-cly by rcxon ofany v:lcancy ill, or dzrtcl. inirial or subscrlucii~, in ~ l ~ e cut~s~i~ut ion of ~har Aulhol.ily.

20. ( I ) Tile '[Kolknla] Mclropolita~i Devclol1111cn~ Authorily shall nlccl nL such places 311d sitcll limcs, and shall observe such rulcs nf proccdurc in rcgilrd 11) r l~c ~i;lnsaclio~~ of busi~icss ul i ~ s ~neelitig ( i t i c l u d i ~ ~ ~ rhc quon~ol aL irs meetings) :)s may be p~~scr ibcd.

(2) TbeCl~nirn~nnoTthc '[Kol kara] Metropoliliun Dcvclop~iienr Aurl~orily or. if for any reasor] Ile is unablc to ~ l l re~ ld any ruec~irlg, thc Vice-Clinir~nnn or. i f lnr any reason boil1 r l~e Chairmiin and 111z Vice-Cliairman 31-c uliahle to i11Ie11rl; imy I~CC~~II;, ally o~l icr lilernbcr clcc~cd hy Llie n~embers prcscnl shall preside ni the mcc~ing.

1 ( 1 ) The Srare Goilernrnrnr shilll appoi~~t a Ch id Escculivc Ol'ficer whosliall bca whole-r i~i~eof\iceroTthc '[Kolkara] Mzlropolitnn Dcvclopment Autl~orily.

(2) The Chief Excculivc OTticrr shall discliargc such l i~ncljors ;uid cxcrcisesuch powelsas [nay bci~xsigned lo I ~ i m by lIic'[Kolkala] Melropuli1;m DeveIopmcnt Authoriry.

(3) Thc ' [Kdka~a] Metropoli~an Devrlop~ntnl Authori~y may appoinr a whole-lim:: Sccrelary and such olhcr slaifzs it may rhink f i ~ T01.1hc esercise o f ils Imwers and dischary- of irs riinclians undcr this Aci.

(4) Tile expendirurc 011 accou~il orrlle salary i ~ l d alIonrn~lcz ollhc Cliiel' Exccu~ivc Orficer, Secretary imd \he ollier srairshall he defrayed out o f thc Tilnd aT ~ h c '[KO! kata] Me~ropolilan Uevelop~nzn~ Au~horily.

22. (1) Thc '[K(~lkala] Meiropoliren Uevclop~~lznt Aurhoriry sllall, ns snon as may bc. ahcr the colulllerlcerncnl oi IIie Aa, consrirute an Advisory Council. for the prrrposc o f advising il on [he rormulmion and co-01-dinarion or plans for he Jcvclopnlcn~ of r l~e '[Kolkela] Melropolila~~ arc;^.

(1) TIE Advisory Council sl~all co~isisl of lhc lollowing nlzmbcrs:-

(a) [he Chairman or ~ h v 'IKolka~a] MclropoIi~aii De\*elopn~cnr hurho~ity, c.r-ufi~.ir>. ~ v h o sliall be the Prcsidcnl thereol':

(b} thevice-Chninnunnfllle l[Koll;aia] Me~rol~olilat~Dcvclopment

P r w i r tu nppoinl 016ccn ;111ri Sccrcr:~r). . :~nrl 01 hcr s~nrr.

[Wcsl Ilcn. Act

(c) il I-C~~ZSCI~I:I~~VI: ol'tlie '(Kolk;~iaj I~nprove~ucnr Trust;

(d) a rcpl.csenre~ivz o f l l ~ e FIowrnl~ Iniprovcmen~ Tlusr:

(e) olnperson lloldingol'lice, Ior [he 1i111c being. ~ L Y the '[Municip:~I Commissioner of l l ~ e '(Kolknla) Municipal Corpont i~v~; ]

(I) ~ w o pcrsons ~s'ilh k~towlcdgco~rown planning ;md nrchitcc~~irc, ro bc nomini~ted by \he S1;lre Govcn~lncn~;

(g) oric reprcscniaiivc nf 1l1c Dcpilflmel~l of Heallh of ~ h c S13tc G o v c r n m s ~ ~ ~ :

(11) three ~~zp~esentn~ives o f 111.e ~ n u ~ ~ i c i p a l corpr)m~iol,s slid otller municipi~l :~uthori~ies. o~her [hall Ihc '['(Kolknia) Municip:~l Corpo~;ltion ivithin IIic '1 Kolkill;~] Mc~ropo l i~ :~n Arca, to bc not~~ina[ctI by the Slate Guucnimcrri;

(I ) rsprcserltn~ive o f thc '[Kolkalal Si;itzTr,msporlCorpomrio~~. lo he noniinn~cd by ihc Smc Govzrnmenr;

Ij) ;r rcplr~tnialivcl?ftllflolki~~:~] Trnrn~s~;~ysCo~n~~n~~yl~i~ni~c~l, to he ~iomiriaied by 111c Stntc Goven~men~:

( k ) uncrrprcse~ir:ili~~~ofrl~c'[Kulka~;~] Elcctric Supply Corporiuion Lilniled. L O be 1lc~lnillnlcd by lhc Slillc Govcmlnenl;

(I) four Llrmbzrs of (lie \Vest Bcngal Lcgislil~ive Asscmbly, In be ~lornilinicd hy 1111: Sl~eilkcr oT1hal Asselnbly;

(In) irvo rcplesc~~laiivcs ol'rllc I l~dian ]<ailways of wlloln one sllell be rrom t l ~ c Mzirr~pali iao Transporl Projccr (Rililways). ' [Kolka~a]: arid

(n) six orhcr persons 10 he non~i~ in lcd by rhc Slare Governmel~r.

(3) If Tor any rrasnli lbc CIlnim~;ln o f the '[Koll;:aaJ Mu~lnpoI i~:u i Dzveloprncnr Au[horily i s 11n:lhle lo arlend 311). rnceiil~g o f lllc Advisc~ry Council. such mccling shall bc presidcd ovc~, by ~hl: Vice-Chairrn:ui. llb(1rI1 the Cliairmi~n and rhe Vicc-Chail-man are :1bsc111. t l ~ c me~nbcrs 1)rcscnl ~ 1 1 . ~ 1 1 c lec~ one amongsl rhcmselvcs lo przsidc over he r i lccri~~g.

(4) Thc Advisory Council sh:hl mcel us :~nd when neccssnrp ;~nd sh;ril rcgulnlc ils ow11 procedure.

(5) T l ~ c memhcrs o r the ~ ldv isorp CotlnciI sh:11l liold arficc lor such Icrnis, :~nd slioll rcceive such :~llown~lccs lor :~l~enrli~l: ~ l i c ~neeiingh or thc Advisory Coi111cil. :us may be prcscribcd.

'.'i(-c~ Cool-no~u I OII p:lgc 1 10, UIII~,. ' l l lc words wilhin 111u squ:lrc br;~vl;cts u-crc \~lhs~ifurctl lor thc scdilrdr "COI~IIII~>>~O~CT (I(

rllu rorpocliion oTCalc~~lr;~:" by s. 4(n) 13J'ilrc W C ~ I Hcr~g~I't'urvn.~~ld Country (Plannir~c ;mtl Dr~vlulm~cnt) (Ar~rcnll~ncr~t! ACI. I%?(I r\Vc.a~ l3c11. 4c1 XSIII bI 1YSb).

' ' I l ~ c , ~ v ~ r d s t\ i i l r~n IIIC st111;:rc IN-.IC~C~S wcrc ~~111~iilt11cd Cnr 111t N C I ~ ~ I < "Ciwpoc~~~{~n C ; t l c l l t ~ : ~ I>! .;. J(l>). rbirl.

T/IP IVc.st Uurlgrrl Tun./; rrrlrl Cor/~;rry (I'IcIIIIII'H,~ ~ I H I I D C I J C ~ O ~ I I I C I I ~ ) Arr, 1'179.

23. (1) Tlic ' 1 Koll;:~rnl i\.Ictrol~olilnn Dcvclopmznt ;\url~o~-ity Inijy COIISI~IUIC as lnnliy com~ni~tccs, consisti115 wholly o r mcmbcrs o f si~ctl Aurhoriry or wliolly ol'olhe~personsor pn~ l l y oT~nembers o f such Author i~y and pnrlly oToilier pcrsons and for such purpose or p~u-poscs. ;IS i~ may ~h in l i fit.

(2) A c o ~ n ~ t i i ~ ~ e e c o n s ~ i ~ u r e d unrler 11iis secrioii shall mecla1 such placc and ar such limc. iuid shi~l l observe sucli rules o f procetlure in regard 10 t l u ~raiisncrion o f husincss nL its mccliugs. ;is may be dc tc rn~ i~~ed by regulnl io~~s madc i n this bcl~iilf.

(3) The members of a cornn~iltcc, othcr than tlic n~cmbcrs o r the '[Kolkare] Me~ropol i~an Development nor lmr i~y. shall be paid such I'ccs i u ~ d allnwai~ccs Tor ar~ciidirlg ils ~ l l c c l i r ~ ~ s and Tor zlttel~dislg 10 any orher \!fork or I11e '[Kol kara] Me~ropolit:ui I3evclopmcii~ AutIinrily as may bc ddclcrnlincd by regulations niadc in [his txhalf.

24. (1) Notwitl~stnnc-lirlg al~yl l i ing co~llaiued i n any orlier law Tor [he ~ i n l e heing in rorce. thc '[Kolkar:~] Mc~ropo1ir:rn Dcvclopmcnr Authority ]nay give such directions \virh rcgard to thc imp lerncn~ i~ t io~~ or :my dcvelopmzr~~ projecl, as il may ~ h i n k l i l , ro an audiori~y Ln wliich paynlcilt or any moncy lrom its fund lias bee11 lnade ~ u ~ d e r ~ h i s Act.

(2) Tlie '[Kolknla] Meli .opl i ta~iDeveIop~ne~ii Aulhol-ily shall soesel-cise thc powcrs or supcrvisiorl rcrerrzd LO urlder [his ACL as rnnp be rlecessry lo ensure rhar each devclopmcnr projcct is cxcc~~rcd in thc inlcrcsl clrlhc over-

all developnlel~l orrhe '[KolkaraJ hlerropoli tn~~ Arrn and in accordance with the approveti developmeor plan,

25. (1) Whcre rile '[Kolkilinj Metropolitai~ Develap~rlerlr Aulhor i~y is salisficd [ha1 any dircclioll givcn by il undcrsuh-scclion ( 1 ) orsccrio1124 wi!h rcgerd LO any dcvclopnierl~ projec~ has IIOL becn c i i~r icd o u ~ by tile ;iiithority referret1 10 rlierei~l or rhnl ally s i~ch a~~ l l lo r i l y is unable lo fulIy implcnlenl ally scheme iinderlake~l by il for [lie developme111 of any par1 o f [lie '[Kolkala] Mcrropoli~an Arca, Ihc ' [Kotknla] Mc l ropo l i~ ; i~~ Dcvclopcninl Aut l ior i~y rnny ilsclr iindcr~alic tllc works a ~ l d incur ally expe~~diturc Tor the cxecuriori ofsuch devzlopmen~projecrs or implcmen~arion orsuch schemes, as he c;ue may be.

Powcr of thc I[Kolka~a] Mcirop)lil;~n De\.clr>p- 111CI11 Aullinrig r o cxcculc ariy plan.

(2) TIic '[Kolkatn] Mc~rapo l i~nn Develop~nenr Authoriry nlny also undcrtilkc any works ~II thc ' [Kolka~:~] Mctropoli~iln Arce as inay bc dircctcd by tllc St:~tc Govcmmcnr and may incur such cxpcndirurc as may bc ncccssary for [lie esecu~ion of st ic l~ work,

, .4rnc1idnicn1 or IIIU

'IKolka1nJ I~rlpruvc- incnl ACI, 191 1, r l ~ c Howrh Improve- mcnt ACI. Ir151r. nlid (he l(Koll;alal Mclmpolil:~n W ~ l c r and Snnirarion ~ u ~ l l o t i l y Act. 1966.

(3) Where nny work i s undenekel~ by [he '[Kolka~a] Melropolitan Devclnl~~ncnt Aurhority under sub-scc~ion ( I), i r sl~itll be deen~cd lo be, for he p n p s e s of any law for he lime bcing in force, thal aulhoriry rercrred to in sub-scc~ion (1) or seclion 24.

(4) Thc 'IKolknla] h1~1ropoli1;ln I>cvclopmenr Aulhorily may, for rhe purpose olcarrying out thc powers conrcrred by sub-seclio~w (1) n~ld 121, undcr\akesun?ey ofally area wirllin tlle '1 Kolknla] Melropolilan Areaimd Tor Illel purpose il sh:~ll be Ia~vl'~11 for any officer of thc '[Kolkn~ir] Mc~ropoliran nevclopment Authority-

(3) LO eillcr ill ur U ~ I I any land and 10 rake level of srich land;

(b} [o dig or b ~ r c illto llle sub-sail:

(c) ro mark levcls and boundal-izs by plilcirlg marks and culring ~rcncl~cs;

(cl) where othenvisc [lie survcy cannot he completed and levels [ilken :~nd boundaries niarkcd, ro ciil down and clear away any pan oi';uiy sral~dilig crop. fcnce or jungle:

Providcd th;~l beroreenrering tipon any land the '[K~lki\la] Mclropulilnn Developmen1 Aulhnriry shall givc nolice of i ts in~en~ion lo do so i n such 1n:mner ;LF nx1y bc specified in the regul3~ions rnade under lhis Aci,

26. The '[Kolkiila] Merropoli~an Dcvelop~i~enl Aurhnrily may. by order in wriling;lndsubjec\ losuch conditions ;ui~ may illink fir to impose.de!egale any of irs powers, du~ies and iunclions under thisorany olher Act ornny rule .. . . .. . . .. .

. . - or regulation made thereunder 10 the Chairmalt, Vice-Chairman, Chief , . . , , , .

Execu~ive Ol-ficcr. Secretary or nny other offircr appni~l~cd under this AcL.

27. The '[Kolkil~a] h1provemcn1 Act, 191 1. the Horvrz~h I~nprovemenr ncn. Act V

Acl. 1956 and the l[Kolka~a] Melrt~politan Water and Sanilalion AulI~o~ily ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; , l ~

Acr. 1966, shall sland anlcndcd lo [he extent and in thc manner spccificd in ACI XIV a( lhe Seco~ld Schcdulc to Ihis Acr. 1956.

W c s ~ Ben. nct XIII 1966.

Tlrc \Vc,rr flerlgrrl Tu~vti nr~d Cor~~ i tg j (Plolol~llirr~ a ~ l d ~ E I ~ C ~ ~ ~ J ~ ~ ~ P I I ~ )

Acr, 1979.

CHAPTER V

Prcparalion of prescnl Land Usc map

28. Every Planning Aurhori[y or llevelopment Aurhority sliall. wilhin Pmpnnlion

one year ar~er i l s consri[ulioi~ or wirhin such timc ar thc Shtc Govcrnrnenr ~ ~ , ~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ may, I'rom rime lo limc. extclld. prcp:Ilmc prcscnr Land Use Map (hereinaller Map :111d ~ i l l l ~ d lilt Map) and a Lalid Register (iicreinahcrcalled [lie Rcgisrcr) in suc11 kglcr, form ,as !lie concerned Authorily nlily [hink lit indici~ling thc present usc or lands in 111c Plannir~g Arca:

Providcd [hat thc concerned Autborily [nay prepare h e Map and Ihe Regislcr in rcspcclolany poniorl o f [lie Plannirlg Area bur lhe Map or Maps w i ~ h Rcgister i r l respeclorthe enlire Planning Area sl~nll be compleled wir hill ~ t le said period ofooe yearor within such tirnc ~ L S thc State Govzrnment may from r i m to ~ i m c cxrcnd.

E~plrrnr~riorr.-Ttie predominant use ro which [he I;md is pul on thc dale of prepslralinn o r~he M i ~ p sli:~ll bc uonsidcrcd 10 tx the prcsenl land use by Ihe Planning Aurhorily or ttle Developrncrl[ Authority.

29. (1) Aller rhe prepnntio~~ o f [he Map and llie Regisrcr. [he Planning Nnriuc nCrl~c

Aurhority ur tlic Dcvclopn~~:nt A11lhody sllnll pi~blish a ptiblic nolice o f llie '';i~:vi: prcpuralion or the Map atld rlle Regisler and of d ~ e place or places where and 111c copies olrlle same may be inspecred, inviting objecrioos in writing horn m y Rcgihlw,

person wid1 respec1 to [he Map and rhe Kegister within lhirly cli~ys of thc publica~ion o f such nolicc.

(2) After [he expiry of [he period of [himy days rneiilimlcd in sub-seclion ( I ) , an officer desig~aled by [he Plauni~lg Autliorily or llie Develop~nenl Authorily sbnll. ar~er allowing a reaonabteopporruniry of hearing lo objecls, i F any. submil a I-eport 10 the conccmed nulhorily.

(3) The concerned aulhori~y siiall co~isider [lie repom suhmi~red under sub-section (2) and may make such rnodi ticarions in ~ h c Map or Ihc llcgislcr or hor l~ il coosidcrs propcr and :~dopt thc Map and ~ h c Rcgis!er wilh such ~nodilica~ions, i l any.

(4) Wherc n local authority or a stalulory aulllority has beer1 declared as lhe Plimning Aulhorily or Ibe Develapmenl Aulliorily Tor any area and il lias prepared a similar Map orRegister in respeclofan area before [lie applica~ion of [his Acl 10 dlnl area, [he Map or [lie Regisrer already prepared shall be dceined to be a Map or a liegisler, as rhe case may be. under section 25.

(5) As so011 ~LX niily be, alicr [he adop~ion o f [he Map and ~ h c Rcgistcr i i ~ ~ d e r suh-scclion (3). rhc PIunnii~g Authorilyill-111e Devclopn~ent Aulhorily, as Lhe cnse may k, shill1 publish a public ntllicc or such adoption of the Map and the Register and [lie place or places where copies orthe snme may be inspecled and shall submir copies 01' lhe Map and [he Regisler lo the Sr:~lc Gr~vcrninenl,

[Wcsl Ucn. Act

(6) A copy oCwlth udice shall ako be published i n ihe OJfic-irrl GI[;L*IIL'. Sucl~ publica~ion ill the Oflciid 6(1:er1c in rcspeu~rjf 111cM;tpand rhc Rcgisrer

s11alI be ~011cI t1sive t:vidence I h ; ~ t the Map ; ~ n d thc Register- Ilavz I)ltell d ~ t l y

prepnrcd a r ~ d adoplcd.

Powcr rkl - sti11c

Govcrnn~c~ir in u a ~ c al JcFdul~ uC thc Pl~nninl: Al~thi~rily or nsvc1op- 111:i11 Aulhority ru prcparc 1l1t Mrp or rhc Itcgi~Ic;.

3U. ( 1) If 110 Map ur Register is prepared by ~ l i c Planning Au~l ior i~y or [he Dcvelopnienl Aut hori~y rvilliin !lie puriotl rcferrcd lo in sectinn 18 or if31

irny ~in l c !lie Slate CnvernmeliL issnlisficd ~linlthc Plallning Aulhurity 01 lbr: Derlclnprncnt Au~l ior i~y is 1101 laking urcessnq s ~ p 5 lo prcpnr~: 1he Map and

the Rcgis~er, [he Slue Government may di rec~al~y of i ~ s ol'liccrs lo prepan:

or cause \lo be prcpartd i l l e Map wid ~ h c Regi~ler.

(2) Ancr prepanlion althc Map a~id the Rcgisrcr, lliz said officer shall s u b i ~ ~ i r thc salnc ro tllc Slnlc Govcnitncnr and ~ h c Slake Govcmmen~ sliuI1

~ollow rhcprocrdure lniddown ill sccriol~?Y as i F i ~ i sd~e nuthori ty conccrrled.

(3) A n y expcnscs incumcd u ~ ~ d c r ihis secliol~ in connccliun rr'irh lllc

preparauon and [he publicn~ion or 1l1e Map iu ld rlic Register rvirli rcspecl ro

a Planniag Area shall bc p ~ i d hy rhc concerned authnri~y.

P r c p a r ~ l i o ~ ~ of '[Land Usc and Llevclopmcnl Control Plans] and Proccdurc [or tlicir Slalulory Approrlal

'IL3nd U s v 31. (1) A Plnnl~ing Aulhorily or Dcvelopmenl Aulhr>rily slmll, wirllin and ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ - I\YU years of lhc decl:ln[iun om I'lanning Area, prepare ;I plan (l~crein;~T~er mci'rConfml called rhc '[Laud Use and Dc\*elop~nenr Conrrol I'lan] Tor ihc P1;mninp P1an.l

A ~ r n i111d Ivrirard a copy rliercol' lo !he Slalz Covrrnn~ea~:

I'rovided 1ha1 d~ l : col~cclned :wd~urity may picparc llie p1a11 in respec1 o l ;my porlion ol'llle Plni i~~ing Arcil, ~ I I L t l ~ z p l a n in rcspecr orthceutirc I'lallnil~g

Arc3 shill1 be co~uplcled \vilhin il period of rl i rec years or rvirhi t l sl~clr rime as r l~e Sta le Governl~~enl may k o ~ lime ta lirllc exwnd-

'The ~\itrdswirhiorlrr~qunh:brcbnswcrc~~~lrs~iiu~cd h r ~ t ~ c w ~ r r ~ s "Dcvclnpri~c~~r Phnn" by s. 4(il) o l t l i ~ Wcsl Acngnl T ~ ~ V I I and C{>un~ry (Plnli~~inp 211d D c v c l ~ m ~ n c ~ ~ l ) (r11nr:ndlncnt) Act. 199.r (\Vca( Ucn. Acl XXVl ol JllOll.

'Ric marginal nijtc \VAT hi1bs111uIcd h r flit o~:i~~nl by S. .I(h)(i), il:id. Thcrvi!rrls!vi thin rIic+clunrt hnckua u c n ! s ~ ~ b j ~ i ~ u ~ c d ~ i ~ r ~ ) i c tvords"011~1i11chvcl~pmcn1

Plan" hy s. l ( b ) ( i ~ ~ . bid.

(2) The '[Land Ilse and r)e\.elopnlen~ Con~tol Plnn] iii any arca sh:tll

(a) Ib~-n~uln~in=, rlle policy and [he general proposals including nlups of thc I'l:~nning Aulliol.ily or [he Developmerlt Autl~orily in rcspcct or thc dcvcIopmenr and gencml use of land in lhal ;wea includirlg Ineasurzs Tor [lie i~nprovenlcnt or the pl~ysicel cnvirunmcnt;

(h) skaing relationship berweeii Ihese proposals anrl gcncral proposals lor rhc dcvclopmcn~ and genenl use or land i l l ~ieigtihouririg areas wllicli ]nay bc cxpcctcd lo nTCccL ~ h c ;ma; rid

(c) c011t:iiliing such O I ~ C T ~I:IIICTS AS 'nay be prescribed or directed by thc Stat(: Govummcn!.

( 3 ) A '[Land Use and 13evelopn1enl ConlroI Plru~] in ;my area shall c o l ~ ~ n i ~ l ur bc ncco~tip:~nicd hy such filaps. diagrams, i l lustra~io~~s and descriplivc Innrlurs ;is thc PI:u~niiig Aurhori~y or the DcveIopment Autl~ority lhinks nppropriate for [lie purposl: of uxpleining or illuslrati~~g rhc proposals in ~ h c plan :lnd such di:~gmms. ill~~srl.a~ions ;i~td descriplive lnnllers sllnll be ~rentrd ;IS p;IrIs or ~ h c pli~n.

(4) Tlic ' [L lnd Use and Dcvclol~men\ Conlml Plrr~t] ~riay also- (a) (i) iodicale broadly thc ni;inilcr i ~ t which tile P l a~ l~ i i ~ i g

Aulliorily or Ihe Developmcnl Authurily p~ oposes dial I:md in such area should be usrtl;

(ii) indicutc :llmcas or buildings rzquiring preservaiio~i iuid conscrva~ion fur iiistorical, archirecrunl. enviror\n~cr~tal and ecologia~l iund religious purposes;

(b) allocate areas or zones or tnnd Tor 11s~-

(i) fol-residenlial, coln~t~ercial, induslrii~l. ~gricul~ur:~l. l~atuml sccnic beauty, I'orest, wild life. na~uml resources. fishcry and land-scaping;

(ii) Ibr public and semi-public rjpcn sp3ces. parks and plnygrou~tds;

(iii) For such olher purposes as [be Planning Authoily or [lie I~evelopment Autlloriry may think l i l ;

(c) i i l~l ici l~c, dcfine 01- provide for- ( i ) lhc cxis~ing a~ ld proposetl II~I~OII~! highways, nrlcrial

rtlnds. ring roads and major slrrrts: ( i i ) rhe existing and proposcd lilies of co~i~munications.

i~icluding r,iil\vays. twlspclns. air-pns,cun~ls:md Linkage hetwce~i roivlis and villages:

'(L3rld Usc and Ucvclop- mcnt C~rnlrol Plnnj prc(l3rcd prior lo ~ h c nppIicnlinn or this ACL m bc dccncd '[Lhnd Usc and Dc\,clo~- ~ncnl Conlrnl Plul~ 1 undcr his Acr.

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(iii) ~hccxis[ing;lnd proposed i~menilies. servicesenrl i~~ i l i t i cs . syslelils fur wnlcr suppiy including i~nprovcment orlakc, rivers. Iounlaios nod dlc likc, szwemge. dninxge and ~vosrc disposal, generation md dis~r.ibulion or cleclric power mrl disiribuiion ol' gas, cic;

(dl i l~cltlrle rcgulario~~s(herci~~afrcrcnllcd ~ o n i ~ ~ g i l a d s~h-diu is ion rc;ulilrions) 10 coniml wilhin each zone Ihe localion. I1cigl11. number of storeys and s i z t nf builrli~~gr :lnrb olller slruclurcs. the size or yard(, couns and o l l~cr opcn spnces a ~ v l the use ol' buildings, slnlclures and lard and sub-tlivision of Iatld and ~ h c silcer alignments, sel back distances, cmbi\nlmcn\, col~srn~criouill ac~ iv i~ ics dcs~roying natural scenic bem~ly :uitl pmvide Tor nnlcni~ies in l ~ i l l arcas and LO~SI~II arms and such olllcr issuzs :ls 11:ay bc consideccd appropriate by the Aulhorily:

(c ) lorille cluslcr of vill;~ges i~nd liurs 311d Jesignn~c: land FOI hurs. mxkcrs, coirage indnfiry. livestock, pasturz I t ~~ i va l s , fairs. ~nrlrrs and like c o m r n u ~ ~ i ~ y r:icililics and co~~serva l iu~ l or lrech and f'orcsls:

(f) iodica~r Areas or zones fnr ca~ch~nenr. soil conservation. plan trio^^, u~lsaic: for any cons[~-ucliou, subsidence Tor any rcason jrlcluding opcrarion or~nincs, ei~rt l~quakepro~le x c a a ~ ~ d conlrnl orn:aur:~l dis.x\cr.

Erplcrrwriurr .-The cxprcssi~l i " mine" has (Ile silme fncwing a defined in the Mincs Ar.1. 1952; 35 uc 1952.

(g) designair: land as suhject to ac r l u i s i t i ~~ l for ;~ny public purposes.

32. [Prel~c~r~alin,l of Defc~i i~d Dc~~cJol>rrrsrt PIuJI.--OI~I~I~~~~I~ s 4(c) of ~ j r ~ ~ V P , S ~ Bk'~lfi[l/ T o ~ r t ~ ~l!!d ~ u ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ( ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ J I ~ i ! t / ~ / ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ l ~ ~ l ~ l L ' ~ l f ) (At~ictrdtiie~~f]

Acr, 1994 (IVcsr BtJtr. Acr XXV! uJ1994).]

33. TT nny local o r statilrory ;rurliorily h a bczr~ dcclarcd a Plaunit~g or n Dcvelopnicnl Authority Tor ;I Plmuing Arca and the snid :lurhoriry has prcpared a ![Lni~d Use and Dzvrtopmenl Cnn~ml Plan) similw to tho1 conlempla~cd in rliis ACI. for h e P la~~o i l i g Area M o r e this Act 113s bceu brought in Iorcc i n lhnl :Ire;]. 111e'[Lnod Usc 2nd Devclopmea~ Conlt.01 Plnnl nlrcndy prcpmcl rncly bc dcclned LO he ;\ Use alrl Devclop~nall Co~ttiol Plan] ~mder seclinn 3 1 or sec1io11 32 or [his Acr. acuordirq lo the nature ofihc pkln,providcd i t inclirdcs~he lcatul-cs uT;~l~lan conre~nplatul ill

[his Act.

'Tnc uord; ui;thin ~ l l c . squ:lrc 1,r;lckrb were suhsli1urr.d I(!r 111c \\ords "Ucvclopmcnl P1:ln" ily s. J(d)(i) or lhc \Vcsl Rcng;rl 'ro~vn nlld Country (PI:lnning and D c ~ ~ t l o p r ~ ~ ~ . ' r ~ ~ ) (hlntndmcnll Act. 1931 I l V c s ~ Bcn. Acl XXVI or 199J),

V i c worrls~vithin ~icsquar:hr;lckc[s t~~crr:~uhs~ifursd lirrlhcwords "Dcvclupnicnr Plan" by s. 4(d)(ii), inid

The W,FI D C I I ~ U ! TOIIJJI t111r1 C O I ~ I I ~ I ~ ( P I ~ ~ ~ l r l i ~ l g ~ 1 1 1 1 1 D e ~ ~ c ~ u j ~ ~ ~ r e n l ~ Art. 1979.

31. (1) Whrrc by vi~quc of lhe provisions or lhis Act, a '[Liwd Use and Porvcr vf Sl;llc

Developnient Conwol Plim] lo k prel~nrrd.- Govcrn111c111 r u dirvci, prcp.lniloo

(a) i F ivirllin t hc p r i d prescribed or within such pel-iod which thc .(

S~a~eGovemmcnthascx~endetl,no~[LnndUscimdDeveIoprne~~~ ::,!::- Conrrol Pla111 has beun prepared; or

(6) i In1 any timc ~ I l cS~a te Govenlmcnl i a s i ~ ~ i ~ f i e d thnl lliePl;~nning A111hority or !lie Devclopmcn~ Au~hor i~y is no1 raking steps

necessary 10 prcljare such 3 ' [Lnd Use and Dcvclopn~enl

Conrrol PI:m] witll in lhar period,

rhe Stale Govemmcnt may direc~ ntly olhcc of 111e S lxe Govcmn~cnr ro

prcplre ~ l l e ?[Land Use ad D c v e l o p m e ~ ~ ~ Control Plan].

(2) Afrer [be preparation of r l ~e '[Lanil Use and Drvr lopmcn~ Co~ilrol

Plan], [he said orficcr shall subrili~ l t le2[Lwd Use and Developmcnl Conlrol

Plim] ro the Stale Governmcnr and hesl~nll Tollow rl~eprocedure and cxcrcise

[be polvcrs of [he Planaing Aulhorily or the Dcvclopment Aurhority, iis the

case utay bc.

(3) Auy expenses iucurrrd under ~ l i i s secrion in conl~eclion kvirh-[he

prepara~ion and puhlicario~~ or lhc ?IL.al~d Use and Dcvelop~net~r Conrrol

Plan] (or the Planning Area of any Planning Aulliorily or Develoj)lnenl

Aiilhority shall be paid by ~ h c concerned aulhori~y.

35. As soon as may he after the 4[Fnnd Use and Devclopmcnr Cat~rrol

Plan] ti;is heen submiued lo the Slate Govcrnmenl, b u ~ no1 Ialcr lhan the lime

przscribcd, the Srate Govcrnmcnt shall direcl ~hc Planning Aulhorily or d ~ e

Dcvcloprncn~ Aurhorily 10 itlake such modilicnlians ill [he "[Land Usc and

De\*clupnieor Conlrol Plan] u IOI~SI~I~GOVC~II~~III lbinks filalid Il~emupon

the concerned aurhorily shnll make the modilicarions.

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l1hc1r.nrd.r williin 111csqu:rrc hmrlic~s~vcrcsul~s~iru~c~l Tur thc\vords "Dc\cli~prncnl Plnli" by s.-l(cl(~)al~hc\V~<t Rtn~;! I'lb\vi~nndCoun~ry(Pl;innir~g and Dc~clopmcnt)(~\nlcndmcni) Act. 1W-l (iVc51 Ucn. Acr X X V l 01 1W4).

T l l c wards within ~l~csquarc b r ~ c l i c l s r~crcsi~b~~i~u~cd~urrhc words "Dtvclopmcnr Plan'' by s. J[c)(ii), ibirl.

'Thcwonlswi~hio ilicsqunrc hn~ckclsacrc ruhs~i~utcrl foril~cwortL< "Dc\.clopmrni Plan" hy S, J(O(i). i l~id.

Appruv;d o( 111~ S1:11c Gor.crnnicrrt to lilt puhliuution ( ~ r noiicc u l prrpanlion nr > I Land Usc and DSI-CIII~ lncnr Conlrol Flnn. [

Puhlir nn~icc orthe prcpmlioll uF \llc ' } b n d [ IFC 2nd Dcv~lop- mcnt Colilrol Pfan.)

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(Ci~c/p~rr I~~. -J~rc~~c~~.crr i r ,~! hiriil Use rrrrrl Dr~:c,lnp/t~e,rf Corlfrul . . . .

Pfnr1.r. n ~ ~ r f Prorcrl~r,r for [heir Sr~r~trury Al~pro~.c~l . -Scc~iur~ 36.) . . .

36. ( I ) Arrcr \hc modil?cn\ions, i F any. 1 1 ~ Plalliilng Xitrluri~y ur tlic Dcvcloplnen~ Aui'nori~y shall ~)uhlisll a public lioricc in the Ofl~-icrlCrtzr~rfc and i noneormorzIocd newsplpcrs, ol t l i~ p r e ~ ~ ; ~ ~ i l ~ i ~ ~ i [ ) I I ~ I ~ : ?[Land Usc and Dcvclop~ncnr Collud Plaiij a l~d rhe place or places wllcrc cripicj of lhe same may k irtspcclcd. inviting obj,jccLions in writing frnrn RIIY person \villi rcspe~t lu h e Use and Dtvclopw.enr Cosrrol Pl:ui] within a pitd 01 sixty days ' l fro~r~ ~ l l e dxe ol puhlic;ltion 01 h e pithl~c ncirice in I ~ I C Oficirdl Gozr/re or rrom [he dale of public~lion of llm publlc nolice in tlie iicivspnper. ~i1Iichcvcr 1s Iiirer).

( 2 ) The noiicc of prepacitio~~ or ~ h c '(L~od Use a11d Developmrnl Coiltrol Pla~i j ns providcd unclcr ~ l ~ c precerlirig suh-s~ct ion . 311a11,

~~olr\~itlist;uidi~~g ; I I I _ ~ I ! I ~ I ; ~ cunlai~ied i l l lilc Land Acq~~isilion Act. 18514. bc Isg1

dcerned lo bc a dccli~ra~ion duly i~iade ulider sec~ion 4 or the said ACI.

(3) Arler ~t~t: expiry of rhe period rnenriolicd ill si~h-seclion ( i ) , ll!c cnlvemed uudiority sllall appojlii a Comnliirec cousislin: tt~rcz or ils ~nembcrs, 10 cnnsidcr the objections hlul under sub-ectiori (I) :rnd subnlir rcporr within sucll (inlc :is \hc Planning Auiho~ry 01 ~lte Developt~~ct~t hu~horiry may fix in i l l i s hll;df.

(4) The Commir~ee so appoinred shall h:rvc polvcr lo inuirc ;111y other person, u~ld such a person sh;lll l~~v\rc 3 righi ro Pake pan ill ilic iliscussions uT the Cam~nirlee rele.rqanl 10 1hill purpose bur sll;lll 1101 have n right lo V O ~ C i1t ii

nlecting nlid shall not bc a 1nc111kr Tor any orlier purpose.

( 5 ) Tl~cCu\nmiricesoappr,inled shall af~odareasonable opporlir~iily of l x i 1 1 ~ I~card, lo nny peaon, includil~g reprcsen~alives or Governrne~~r Depurrmcnts, or lace) i~url~ori~ics whn I~as or Imvc filed any ol~jcclian, nl~d who Iris or havc made ;I rcqilest Ibr being so lleilril.

(6) As soon asmay be.arier ~ I ~ c r c c e i p ~ orlllc r c p ~ ~ f r o m thc Curi~miuec. '[bur no1 latcr Ihan s ~ c h time 11s ITI~ IY be r+rcscribcrl,l [he Plal~ning Aulhority or thc Develup~~ient Autliorily shall collsidcr [lie report and i ~ i i y ~ ~ i a l r e such ri~c~lificarions in the :[L-;ind Ust: and D~\~elnplncnt C(~ntrol Plan] as i i considers proper, and shell submit rhe '{Lwld Usc and Devek>pmenl Col~lrol Plnllj wirhar wi\hw~n~odificcdionsiclgclherrvilli~lre reporrorth~Ct111111li11ce ru \he S ~ L ~ I C Goilcnlnicnl.

by s. J@)t i i ) , ibid. ' T I C w c ~ n l > wi\h\n thc squ2rc h~ackch wcrt inscnrtl hy s. -I(g)[iii), ibiil. 'TIIu wyrdr rvi~lrin lllc .vou;lrc hr;lckrls rccrc. suh?.~irurcd rur rhc \vmds''aut ibr\ I:rrcr tharl

R c r c ~ n c c s to High Cuun qucsriuning rhc vnlidily orrhc 'ILnod uxc and Dcvclup- n ~ c ~ l l ControI P1an.l

39. (I) Within onc month of tlic coming inro opcmlion oi the ' I h n d Use and l)evelopmen~ Control Plan], any pcrson ugglicved by i t rimy nl:iC;e an appiicn~ion ro rile High Couri qucs\ioning ihr validiiy of rile !(lnnd Use iind Developrnenl Colirrol Plan] or any provisions collraincd thercin 011 t k rollowil~g grounds:--

(a) that il is 1101 wilhin thc powers conferred by this Acr, or (b) that any requireme111 or this Act. oritny rules inade [hereunder

flave no1 been cornplicd wirh in rela[iol~ to [he makillg or the ?[Land Use and Development Co~~rro l Plan].

(2) T l ~ e High Coun, nlicr ~ i v i n g an opportl~~li ly 10 tile fiutliori(y concerned and the State Gavcmment la bc heard,-

(a) may slay, until [lie Iinal determi~intion of thc procecdiligs, [he opcnrion of any provisions contained thereirl so far as i t affecls any propcny of Ihc applicant and

(b) if siltislied that ~he'rland Use and Developnien~ Cnnlrol Plan J or any provisior~ contai~ird herein is nal within the powers conferred by [his Act, or that the inlerest or the applicnn~ has bccn ~ubsliln[ially prcjudiccd by a ritilurz ro comply w ~ [ h ally rquircmenl o r [his ACL or rules, may quish h e plan or any provision col~lained therein generally or in so far as i t afccts any pmpcfiy or \he spplicmi.

(3) Subjec~ to lk above provisioiis 01 this szclion, n ' l l n ~ ~ d Use and Developmenr Con\rol Plan] shall no\, eirllcr berm or ariccr L has been :ipproved. bequestioned in any manner. in any Icgal praceedings mharsoever.

Amcndmcni 40. ( I ) A1 any lime aner lhe date on which the 4[L;md Use and

" USC 'Ihnd and Dcvelopmcnt ConlroI Plan] foranal-eacames into oper;ilioll. and :IL Ieasloi~ce V c ~ c l o p - i l l C Y C ~ I D years aher that date. ~hcc~r~ccrneCJ suthorily shall. i~Ticrc;lrrying lnrnr Co~jirol PI3n.l o u ~ such Ircsh survcys as may be consideral necessary, prepare and submit

to thc S~a~eGovernlnwt nAILi l i~dUscarld Dcvelopmen~ Control Plan I iariuny a ller;ttions or additions col~sidered ncccssnry.

(2) Thc provisions af wcdclns 36. 37 and 38 shall. n a ~ ~ r ~ t i . ~ ~rrrrratldis, apply to such a 5[Land Use :md Dcvelopmcn~ ConlroI Pliiu j . - . --

'Tnc rvnrds wirlrin ~hc squ:!rc bnukr~s rrrcrr s ~ ~ b s ~ i l u ~ c d for ~lit \ ~ o r & "Dcvclup~ncnl Plan." by s. L ( i ) ( i ) or thr. \Vc.r~ Uc~lgal Town and Country (Planning and Dcvclnprnc~i~) (4n1c1id1ncnr) Acl. I491 (\VcsL Bcn. Act XXVl 0 1 1994).

'Thc words ivi~hin ihc squ:!rc bnchcls wcn: hubsliiuttd lor ihc words "Dcvcloprncni PI:m " by s. 4(k){i) or thc Wcsl Ilcr1~11 'To\\-n and Cuunlry ( P l ~ a n i n ~ and ~~VCIO~IIICIII) (,\~l\cnd~~\cn~) ACI. 109-1 (Wcs~ t3c1l. Ac; XXVl o f 1594).

' 1 7 1 ~ words within 1Iicsqu;trc bnckcts n~crchubsli lutcrl Turll~c wurlla"Dcvclo>~ncnt Plan" by 3 4[k)(ii)- t/>i(t.

Usc and dcvclnl~~ricn~ nC land 10 bc ill cunfur- miry rvitll 'ILnnd Uhc J I I ~ Dcvulop- mcnt Conrrol l'la11.I

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(Cl~nprct VII.-Co~itrul of L~e~~elo~)t~alorf ond U,rc or Lo11d- SL'CI;UII.F 14, 45.)

CHAPTER VII

Canlrol of Dcvclopn~cnt and Usc of Land

44. Arrer t l ~ c coming inlo operation oiany '[Land Use:md DeveIopmcnl Conlrol I'lan] in iiny area, no pcrsol~ sh:Jl use or pern~it to bc used any Innd orcany oul any dcvclopo~en~ in !ha1 arca orherwisc than in confnrn~ity with such '[Lmid Use and develop men^ C o ~ i ~ r o l Plan]:

I'rovidcd thar the Pli~nnirig Autliorily or [IIC Oeveloprncflr Authority may allow Itle cunliuuance. for a period noL exccrding 7 ycus. or the use, upon such [ ems aildcondiiions as may bc i~nposed by Iheca~tcerned auhority. o f any land lor Lhc purpose and 10 rhc cxrenr, Tor and ro which i t is being used on flie date on which such'[hnd Use and Deyclopmenl Control Plan] cornes inlo opcnlion.

45. Aher thc coming inlo force of this Acl lo any area a ~ i d subjecl ~n the provisions ~-elnting ro Ihe dcvclopmenl charge and olher pruuisions or this Act. nu developmcnl, insritulio~i or change or use, o f any land sllall be underi:lkcn o r canicd oul in [hut area-

(a) wirhoul ob1611iug a certihca\c Tmm the concerned irulhorjry ccfliiyiag that [he development charge as lcviable undcr lhis A c l h z k e n pnid or that 110 such devclopme~~t charge is leviable; and

(b) w i lhou~ oblaining the pcrrnission in wriung :K providcd for I~rrrcinar~er:

Provided thal no such permission shall be nccessary- (i) Tor the carrying our stlcll works for the main~ennncc.

improve~lienl or olher alleralion o f miy building, which :ilfecl only [he i ~ ~ i c r i o r of t l ~ c building or which do not mnrerinlly nffecl ltlr cxlernal appeanncc o f he building;

(ii) ror the car ry i~ ig ou l by ltle Central or the Starc Govcrn~nenl or any local aurhoriry a f any works required Tor the mainlcnance or improvemcni of a highway, mad or public strrcl, being works carricd out on land within 111e boundaries o f such highway, road or public streer;

( i i i ) for lhc carrying out by the Ccnlral or rhc Stale Government or any local authority or any works for Llle purposc or illspecling, repairing or rzncwing any drains. sewers. rn3ins. pipes. cables or allier appmtus including the breaking open of any slrecl or orlier Imid for that pu rposc;

-.

'lie ~vords iviihin IIIC squarc bnckru wcrc suhslirutcd Inr Ihc words "Dcvclop~ncn~ Pla~i." by s. 5 (3 ) uf thc W a r I3cng.d Town and Country (Planning n l ~ d Dcvclopn~cnl) (Arncndmcnt) Act. 1981 (Wcsi Den. Act XXVi nl' 1994).

-7hc words \within ~hcsquurc brxkch wcrcsubstikulcd forillc wurds"llcvcluprncnr Plan" hy s. 5(b). ibirl.

T11e \Vest llangrrl Tonw fltd Currrtrty ( I - ' l r r r r t ~ i r ~ ~ R I I ~ UL'I 'C~O~II?ILJIII) Acr, 1979.

XIII of 1973.1

for thc cxcnvation (includi~ig wells) made in !he ordinary coune of agricuI~ur;~l operalint~s: for the co~isrruction or unmclallcd road intended lo givu acccss to land solely for agricul~uril purposes;

(vi) Tor normal use of Innd ~vbich has b c a ~ uscd tcrnpomril y Tor othcr piirposes;

(vii) in case of land. l~or~nnlly itscd Tor nnc prpose and occi~sblally used for any otber purposc, Tor the use of laud Tor d1a1 othcr purpose 011 occasions:

(viii) for use. for nr~y purpose incidental 10 tht: use oTn building for human hnbiladon, or any orher building or Iand arlrrched lo such building.

46. (1) Any person or body (excluding a drpnn~nenl o r h c Ccntral or Pcrmi<\ir,n

llic Stale Co\Ocrnme~~l or any local aulhority) i l~ lcndi~~g Lo c.my out ~ , , c l , , p any develnpnlcn~ 011 any Iand shall mahc ;In applicarion in wiling ro thc mcnl. Plwning Aulhnrity or Developmenl A~~lllority Tr)r permission in such ronn nnrl cunlaining such parlictilars and ;~cconipanicd by such docutnenls afld plails as may be prescrikd.

(2) On such npplici~t iw Iiaving been duly madc, and nil paynieltl of i l ~ e developnlenl charge ;IS may bc zlssessed under Chaplcr 1X.-

(a) thcPlnnning Aulhorily or the Developmcn~ Authuri ty may pass an order,-

(i) gnnring pcrmission uncoriditionaIly: or ( i i ) znnritlg permission subjeci lo sucl~ cortditions as it may

think fit: or (iii) mlusing permission.

(b) withou~ prejudice to the generalily or clausc (a) of this sub- sec~ion the concerned aulhority may i~npusc ct.mditinns-- (i) 10 the cfreceL'I that the permission gnnlcd is only For a

limited pcriod arid [hnl arter rllc cxpiry of that period. [he land s h ~ l l hc restored to its previous condiiion or [he use or the l i d pcrrnittcd shall be discon~inucd;

(ii) for regulating thc dcvclopnlenl or use olnny o~her land under the cotrlrot orthc applican~orfor h e carrying out of works 0 1 1 any such lntld ns may appear to [he authority cxpctlienr for the purpose of Ihc pcrrnj~ted developlnenl.

(3) (i) The co~~cented au~bor i~y in dealing wkh the :~pplicn~ions Tor permission shall tinve reregad t+

(a) Ihe provisions or the '[Land Use and Develuprncnr Control Plan,] if i t hw come into opention: and

"lhc rvords rvikhin [Cc s q u m bnckcrs wzrc ~uh51iiu1cd for illc words "dcwlupmcn~ plan." by s. b(a)(i) uf illc Wcsl Ucngal Town and Counlry (Annning and Dcuclirpmcnrl (Amcnllmcnrl Acl. IQ91 (Wusl Rcn AcI X X V l nf l'~q?\.

The Wcsr Bcl~gol T U ~ I J I I rltrd Corrnl~y (Pkrr l~~ i l i g t111d I )L ' I~L'~DI) I I IL ' I I~)

Act. 1979.

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, ...

'(b) rhe regulrtions, if any, made under section 139 and applicable to Ihc Iwd on which Lhe developmen1 is in~enrlcd to bc carried OUI, thc building niles, irany, of a P;mchayal or a Municipality in so Far w, they arc not inconsis!cni wirh \he regularians as aforesflidand arcappliv;lbletosuch land. rheprovisionsoTLand Usc nnci Dcveloprncn~ Con~rol Plan as fonvardrd lo the State Govcm~nen~ under sccliot131 or as modified Aereal~cr.a~td any olher 1n:11erial considention.

E~p1~twriutr.-"Pmchayal" has rhc same meaning as in clnusc (d l OF sniclc 243. and "Municipali~y" has the snmc rncaning as i n clause (e) of al-ticlc 243P, oflhe Consritu~ion nF 111diiL

(ii) Theprovis ion of sub-section (1)shall not apply ~oapplicn~inusundcr sub-sec~ion (5).

(4) Wllen pcrnlission is grimled subject tn cnnditions or is rcfused, the gmunds or imposing such conditiol~s or such rcfusnf shall be recorded in the ordzr and be ordcr slldl Lx communicated 10 ~ h c upp,glican~.

(5) In the case ofa dcpanrncnt ol'thc Ce~~tral or!he Slate Governmen~or any local authority (whcrc [he local au~hority is 1101 also rhc Developmen[ Aurhonly) intending to carry 0111 i~ny dcvclopmcn~ olher lhan opcnr ional conslructions (rvhich sl~all always be oulside Ihe purvie\r8 of [he Planning or Drvclopment Authoriry). on ally Innd, h c cnncrmcd drparlmem or aull~oriry. irz ihe cnsc may bc, sl~all notiry in writing lo h e Development Aud~oriry d ils inrenrion lo do so, giving lull particulan hcrcof and accompanied by such documents and plans IS may be dirccled by Ihe Swlc Governmen1 from rime :o timc, at lexql, one month prior to rhe underlaking of such developmcnl.

(61 Where [he concernerl aurhorily raises any objeclion in respec1 of Lhe conformiry of rhe proposed developrnen~ cilher lo-nny 'Wnd Usc niid Dcvcloprnent Co~~rrtll Plan] 11ncler prrpnrarian,or 10 any oFrl~e building bye- lawsin forcear Lhclime, ordue to ally olher marerial consider-lion undcrsub- seclion (7). the dep-ent or the aurhoriry. as the case may be, shall-

(3) either make necessary modifications in the proposals for

(b) submil lhe proposals For devclopmcnl togcthcr with the objections ~aised by Ihe concerned nulhority lo the Slaie Government far decision. Whcn proposals andobjecuons have k e n submitIed. no devrlopme\t~ shall be underiakcn unril h e State Governrncnt has finally dcc idd on h e rnelter.

'Suhclzusc (h) w , ~ r s~~bs~i~ulcd for Ihc oricin~l by s. 6bl(ii) ai lhc lVcst Bcngal Tnwn and Counir). (P ldnnin~, and Dc\clopmcnl) (Arncndntcnl) ACI. 1993 (Wcrl Ren. Act XXVI ol' 1993).

T h c words within thc squarc bnckc~r werc subsri~urcd for ihc {vorrls "dcvclopmcnl plan." by R. 6(b). ihid.

(7) The Starc Govcnunent on receipt of the proposals Tor development togclhcr with the objrcrious or rhc co~lcerncd iluthorily, shall either approve the proposals will1 ar w i ~ h a u ~ ~nodifica~ions ordirecr the concerned authorily lo rnnke such ~~lodificatious in the proposals as i r considers necessary i n the circumstances.

47. (1 ) Any applicant aggrieved by at) ordcr passcd undcr sccrion 46, or if no order is passed under thni hcction, may appeal. wirlii~i one tnonth or rhc con~murlicnlion or t h a ~ order ID I~ im or arm the expiry or h e pcricld or rhrce months from [lie date of submi tting tllc application, as h e caw inay be, in the manner and accompa~lied by such kc* u may be prescribed. to h e Stare Govcrnmcnl or :my oficcr OF [he Sra~e Go\*ernrnrnL appointcd in lhis behalf.

(2) TheSrateGovernmcn~or rhcsaidoTficer, on receiving [heappeal and af~cr giving il reusonable opporluniry or hearing to thc appcllili~t and the concerned aulloriry, ]nay dismiss rhc uppcal or allow ltie appeal and pass order-

(a) gnn~ing permission u~iconditionnlly; or (b) granting permission subjcct lo such conditio~ls as ujny be

considcred fit: ar (c) rcmoving the cnrldirions subjecl LO which permission 11;~s bce\i

gnnled and imposing other condilio~ls, i f any. as may be consider-td lit.

48. (1) Evcry pcrrnission Tor any developnlent granred under this Acr shall remain in force For a peridof one year Iiom rhc date orsuch pelmission.

(2) The concerned wthari~y may, on application made ill this behalr before rhc cxpiry orthc aforesaid exkild the s,mc Tor such t ima 1~s: it may rhink proper, but llte total perid shill1 in no case exceed three years.

(3) Ifatly permission Inpsw undersubsectio~~ (1) or (2). such lapse shall rwl bar any subscqucnt applicarion lor fresh permission undcr his Acr.

49. ( I ) Where any pcrson, interested in rhe land and a2grieved by an order in nppcal undcr scction 47 refusing permission or gr~n~ing permission subjcct to conditions, claims-

(a) lhal [he land hi~q txcome incapahleolreasonably kncfiai;ll usc in the exisling stale, or

(b) thal the land. in n case where pcrmissio~i lo develop has been granted subject to condirions, cannot be rendered capable or reasonably beneficial use by carrying on1 the pcrmilted dcvelopmen~ in accordance wirh h e condilions,

he inay within three monlhs and in the manncr prmcrikd serve on t11e Sraie Govcrnme~~r a nolice (hcrcinnl~cr referred to ns an acquisirion nolice) requiring thc Shtc Govcnimc~i~ lo acquire his in~crcst in the land and a copy of the notice shall aL the same dmc bc served on [he aullloriiy concerned.

(2) Afler rcccivi~~g the t~otice, [he Slate Govcrnmcnl shall appoint n person who shall. aker rrasonablc opportunity of hearing 10 [he pcrson scrving the acquisi~ion noticc atid the authority conccmcd, submit his rep011 [hereon to rhc Slate Govenunent.

Appcal agnins~ E n n l or permis- sion subjcct lo uondilions or rciu.wl or pmnission.

Obligarion 10 ncquirc land on refusal o f ycnnission or 011 gnnr u! pc~rnis- sIon In ccnnin caws,

[Wesl ncn. Acl

(3) T11c Slihtc Guvernmenr. on a considentiun of lhc repon-

[a) ( i ) ifsntisficd thn: the condilinns bpccifird in clause (a)or (b) or sub-seciion (1) arc no1 fulfilled. or

(ii) if d ~ c arder appealed ;tguinsl wx5 pasxd url ilrc ground nT no; complying will) any provisio~~s of his ACI. rules or regul;l~ions that may be opplicnblc.

shall pass an ordcr rdusing lo confinn ihc nolicc;

(b) i r snlisfied [ha[ rlic condilions sprcificd ill clause (a) or (b) nf sub-sccrion (1) are IulliIled regarding [he land orany pnr~ ofhe land. shall pass an order.- fi) contirming Ihe nolice: or

(ii) dirccling Lhe concerned at~thoriry lo gram such ~xrn~ission to dcvelop ihc lsl~ltl or gmnr thc pem~ission subjea to such colidirions as will kecp rha 1;lnd cnpitble or I C ~ I S U I I ~ I ~ ~ ~

beiizhcial use.

(3) If wirhin the ~criod ol'onc year frum d ~ e dale 011 which an acquisition llorice is served under sub-secrion ( 1 ), Ihe Srnlc Bovznimen\ docs no[ pilss any order m~der subsection (3). he ao~ice shall be decnled to have bccll confirmed at the expinlion of thiil period.

( 5 ) Upon ca~~fimi\tio\\ or lhc irloticc eihcr undcr claust (b) of s u b sec~ion (3) or undcr sub-scclion (4), Ihc State Governmenl shall proceed lo acquire the lnrld or that pil f i o l any land rcgnrding wl i ic l~ [he iioticc has been conrirn~ed wi l t~ jn one year or Ihe conlir~n:~~ioii.

SO. (1) Where an order in appzal undcr seclion 47 relusing to g m ! permission OF granting permission subjecl to conditions, relates lo any of 111~ following dcvclopmcnrs-

{a) rc-ereclion O F n building which ha< becn dcsrroycd or dcrno- lishcd so long as rhc cubic conte111 of rhe original buildin, ' IS no1 excccded by more Ihan onc-tc\\B;

(6) enlargernenl, irnprovcnienl or o ~ l ~ e r nl~enlion c ~ f any building which was in cxis[ence on thc dm. rhz dcvcIopmcnt plan relaling lo [he iuea comes into uperativn for lhc firs[ rinlc. so long as rhecubic conlent of I heoriginal building i s nolexcecded by more \ban one-renlh;

(c) camyingout.on law1 uscd Forchc purposcs ofngricuI~ure.rrCa~~y building orolhcroperation required Ibr thal~urpase, olhcr llian operatiuns for the erccliorl. cnlargemcnt, improvcmc~il or aItcrario~~ u l ; ~ buildirlg Torhuo~an habiralion orolhuilding used Tor the purpse of rnarkcting 01 )he produceoT land;

XIII 01 1979.1

(d) where any PJI-L of any building or olhcr land wliicll 011 [lie dnlc ofcoming inlo opcrndon for [he i i r s ~ lime orrhc dcvcl~)pmcn~ plan relaling 10 !lie area i s used Ibr a particular pl~rposc. ~hu: u s t for Llialpurpose olany addiliunrrl parlol'rhc buildi112 or timd 1101

exceeding one-tcnlh or the cubic contenl, of [lie pdrl or ~ h c

building used Tor thal piirpose on [ha1 day. or. as tllc auc may be. one-ten111 or rhe ;lmn of rlic I;u~d so uscd on tlrctt datz. the ownerrnay, within the time and in the ~nannerprtscribed, clnim up11 Ihcconccn~ed a11111ori~y. i f lie has not served a11 acquisi~ia~~ nutice. or i f the acquisition is not coofim~crl by thc Slntc Governmen1 under seclion 49 for ail unlolmt [or such rcf~usnl or Tor grdnt o f pern~ission subjccr lo corjditions:

Provided tlinl 110 amount sl~all be claimahlc if such rcrusnl or gnnr of pcrnlissiotl subject to condi~ions was b;iacd on ;my provision or any developtnent plan.

(2) When II claim i s rcucivcd by such o~ f i c z ro i~heco~~ce r~~ed aurliol-ily as may be appointed ill this bet~alr hc sliall, a k r giving all opportuuiry of hearing to the appliczlnl, milkc :i rcpon 10 Ihz concin~ed au~l~oriry.

(3) li) On wccipl of lhe repori referred 10 i l l sub-seaion (2). rhc concernedau~l~oriry shall consider i t and x~scss thc nmount and offer i t 10 thc owncr.

(ji) The arnounl sllall h equal t e

(a) whercpcmission is rcruscd, rhc dirfcrcncc beriveen ~ v b a ~ wot~ld have been the v;lIue or the land if h e permission had been granted and [lie value of the land in ib existing slare:

(b) where pcrn~ission is gmn~cd subjccr ro condiliotls, [he dirfcrcnce belwcen whal ii0ou td have been Ihe value of the land iC the permission hurl bccn granlcd tlnconditionally and what would be Lhc valuc orlhc land with perlnission gnrlled subject to condi~io~is.

(4) I1 the owner does not accepl the amount and gives no~icc, withiu hiny days from the dare o f offer, of his refusal to accept, the concerned authorily shall ~ l e r [he mauer for [he adjudication of [he Court and ~ h c decision o f [he Coun shall be final and binding 011 the owncr i l l ~d ~ h c aulhorily.

Erj)l~irrcrfiwr.-The expression "Coun"rneau~s a principal Civil COUIZ of original jurisdiclion. and ir~cludes any olher Civil Courl cmpowcrd hy thc

Sutc Govenimen~~o perform the [unction of thc Caurl under this ACL within thc pccunii~ry and Iociil limirs of i ls jurisdiction.

own or 51. (1) If it appears lo the Pla~~ning Au~l~oriry or thc De\~elopmcnr r c v ~ 3 1 1 o n and , Auihorily that il is cxpcdieor, havirig reg;ld 10 the '[Land Usc ;rnd llevelop- mdiiicnlinn meill Control Plnu] prepared or under prcpamrion or to bz prepnred and tu or pcr~nis- sian 10 any other marcrial co1lsidcr;l1ion, [hat any permission ro tlevctop land $ranred devc'op' undcr this Acr or any other law. 5110111d bercvokrd or modified. h e Plnnninp

Aulhori ty or the Dcveloptncn~ A iftl~oriiy may, by ordcr, revokcnr ~iiodiry lhe

permission ro such cxreiil as nppcilrs to i t tu be Iiecessnry:

Provided ihikt-

(a) wherc [he perrnissiol~ relarca ro the cerrying out of buildin: ur

other apenrions, no such order sl~nll.-

(i) afrecr such OF Ilw upenlions as hnvc bcen prrviously cnrried oui:

( i i ) bc p m e d alicr these operations have been uon~plercd;

(b) where permissior~ relates lo ;I change of use of land, no such order shall bc passed fit any rimc nfrer rhe change h:ls iaketj

placc.

(2) Whcn permission is revoked or modified by an order made undcr subseciion (1). ir ibe owlier claims from dlc Planning Ati~llorily or Ihc Dei,clopment Aurliori~y withiu Ihirly days fmni llle date of revoralio~~ or modification, an amounl Ibr ~ l l e cxpendi~urc incurred in carrying OUI tlic works slier the grdn t of permission and in accordance wilh suclr pemiission. which tins been rendcred aborlive by thc revocalion or ~nodificatian. [he Planning Aurhori~y or ~ h c Developmen1 Aurhorily sh:hl. aner giving Ihc owncr n reasonable opporlunity or k,c;citrin_c by nn ol'liccr appoinird by ir in tliis bchalr, and after considering the officer's rcprl nsscss ant1 orrcr such anlounr lo [he owncr as il thiuks f i t .

(3) IT \he owncr does no1 accept thc amount and givcs nolice. ~vitliin lhirly days r ro~n ~heda~eofoilcr . lIiePli~nning Authurity oritic Developmcnl Authoriry shall refer the matier for the adjudicnuan of Ole Cuurt and rhc decision of thc Courl shall be final and binding on ltiz owncl- aid Ihe conrcnied aulhori(y.

'Ihc !vnrds tvikhin lhc square b n c b c ~ i w r c substitu~cd lor 111c words "dcv~lopliic111 p1on"hy s.?oT~Iit\Vcsr Bcn~nl'Toi\~nand Coun:rj(PI:~nnin&~rtdDcvclopn~c~i~) [Anivndmcnij Acl. 1994 (ti'csi Rcn. ACI XXV l or 1894).

52. (1) Ally person who. whcthcr nl his own iaslanve or nr the i~alance pcllally for or any orhcr person, commences, undcrtakcs or cnrrics uur Jcvclupmcn~. or un-

au~horiscd changes usc ol' ;my Innd or bui1di11g.- dctclopntcnr (a) in conrravention orilny '[Land Usc imd Devtlopmen~ Conrrol or lor usc

Plan]; nl hcnvihc l l l ~ n In

(b) without obtaining n ccrriiicare rcgnrding developmen1 charge c u n i r ~ n l ~ i i y

under clause (a) nf sccrion 45: wi111 h c 'ILind Usc

(c) wilhour permission as required u~ider !his ACI; and (d) in contri~vcntior~ or any condirion subjec~ lo which such Ocwl<rp-

permission has been grnnrcd; m c n ~ Cr~rnrul P1an.l

(e) finer [he permission for developmen1 liac been rcvakcd undcr scction 5 1; or

(f) in contravei~tion or rhc pcrmissiott which lus k e n tmdified under sectio115 1 :

shall he punishable with simple imprison~nent Tor il Irrm which ]nay exteud losix rnon~hsot-with fine which may exlcnd to fivc thousand rupc2s or w i h bo~h. and in thc ciac or ;I continiriny offence rvitb n further fine which may exlend ro five Itu~ldrcd rupccs Tor evcry day during which the offence conlinucs.

(2) any pcrson who conrinues 10 use or allows [he use o f any land or building ia con~nven~iori or the provisions nra ' [ Lnd Usc:o~d Dcvclopmcnr Control Plim] without hnv i~~g bee11 allowed under seclion 44 or where !he coii~inuance or such usc hay k e n ill loivcd ltndcr that scc~ion, con[inues such use nrrer ~t~eperiad for whicli the use has bcen alloivcd orwithout wjrh the icrms and coadhions under which [lie conlinuance o f such use i s allowcd. shall bc punishablc wirh simple imprisontnenl for a tenn which may ex led to six rnanlhs ur with il linc which may cxrend ro two rhousntld nrpees or will1 bolli, and ill thecaseofaconrinuii~gol~cncc with a l'urthcrlincwhich 1 1 q exrelid ru two hundrcd wd firry rupccs rorcvcry day during which such orfence conrinues.

53. ( I) Whcrc any dcvclopmcnt or land has brcn or i s being carried oul ns rnentionzd it) section 52. the Planning Authoriiy or the Devclopmenr Authoriry shall srrve on h e owner a 1101ice requiring bim. wirhin n period of oncmonrl~alierthescrviccofhcnoticc. to ~akesuchstcps ;~s may bcspcciljcd in [he notice, which shall be-

(;I) in cases specified in clauses (a). (c) or (e) orsub-seclion (1) or secrion 52 to rcstorc thc liuld ro i ~ s uondirioll before thc said development took place;

Nu~icc rcgnrdilig unauthoriscd dcvclopnicn~ or usc oihcr- W ~ S C lhan in conronni~y with thc ' [Lnd USC and Dcvclop- lncnt Conrrol Plan.]

'Tlic word< within 1licsqui~rchmcl;cl.i ~\*cr'*ub.crirl~rcJ lor ~hc wnrds"~Icr.cInprncnr plan" by s. S(n) oi i t ic Wcs~ Bcllgal Tow11 and Cnunlry (P1311ni11g rind Dcvcloylnenr) (An~cndlncl~~) Acl, 1994 (\Vcsi Acn. Acl XXVl or 1994).

Wic words within l11csqu~n:hncl;cL~ u~crtl.ruh~Iitu~cd rnr ~hc ~v~)~d~"J~ccl~~pmcnl plan" by s, S(h), ibid.

>'lhc words within dic squarc bnckcls \\cm ~ulrrtitu!cd In; rhc words "dcrc1op:ncn~ plan" by s. 9. ibirl.

[West Bcn. Act

(CIinl~tcr Vl1.-Cunrrol of Dcv~,loptlletlr orrd Usc of hrrd- SL'CII'OJI 53.)

(b) in a c x e specified ill clause (b) of sub-section ( 1) ofseclion 52 ro pay tile dcvcloplnenrchargc mdsucll pzniilry, ifany, as may be prescribed:

(c) in cases specified in clauses (d) ur (0 of sub-scc~ion ( I ) of sccrion 52 to securc compliance wilh the coi~dirions or wirh llte permission ;ls tnodificd.

(2) In paflicular, any sucll nolicc may, for thc purpose arorcsaid, rcquim-

(a) he demolition or allerntion uT;lny building or works; (b) [he carrying out on lartd, olnny building ororhcroperatio~u; or (c) thc disconlinuancc of any use QT Innd:

Provided ~llal in c x c the nolice rclatcs to the discontinuance or any uscof land. tl~ePlnnning Authority ur11ic Devdopmcnr Aurliorily shall serve a noricc on [he occupier also.

(3) Any pcson aggrieved by such noliccmay. within the pcriod sjxcified i r~ d ~ e notice-

(a) apply Ibr permission under section 46 for tlie re~cnlian on [he Iand ofany buildings orworks or Ibr thc conti~iuancc olnny use of the land, 10 which the norice relales: or

(b) apply 10 the conrcnled aulhority for reconsidcntian and wirhdmwal of [he nolice.

(4) (a) The noticc sh;lll be olno crfecr pending the final delermina~ion or withdriiwal of the application.

(b) (i) The provisi~ns of sections 45, 46 ai~d 47 shall apply to such appIicalion wilh such ~nodilica~ions as may bc necessary.

(ii) IT permission is gnnlcd on an applicn~ion made under clause (a) of sub-section (3),lhenoticeshall nol~akeelfect,or ifsuch permission is granted for the retenlion only of somc buildings or works or for !he continuance of use of only a part of the land. ~ h c ~latice shall no; take efrecr regarding such buildings or works orsuch panorthe lartd, bu1shnI1 have fulI erfecr regarding oher buildings or works or o\her pans of rhe Ii~nd.

(5) The aulhority or any ofliccr of [he ~ull~ority. appointed in this behalr, may dismiss the applicarion or accept il by quashing or v,uying the liarice as he may tthink L~I.

(6) I iwi~hin t he period specified in the no1 ice or wilhin such period ailcr lhe disposal or withdrawal of the application under sub-section (3). tie ~talice orso niuch or i r as conrinues to have effecl, or ~ h c nolice with varialiol~ madc undcr suh-section (5) is 1101 complied with. ~ h c Plaii~iing Al~thority or the Developrncnt Authorily may-

(a) prosecute he owner Tor nnl co~tlplying wilh the notice and in case whcrc the lori ice required Ihe discontinuance of any use of land, any other persoit also who uses thc land or causcs or pcrn~ils the land ro be used in contnvenlion of the norice; and

(b) (i) in thecse ofn norice rerluiring [ h c d e ~ i ~ ~ l i I ion or attenriun ol;iny building or works or cnrryingoul ofany building or other opcralions. itself cause h e rcsloriilion of the land lo

iwcondition before [he developmcnl look place andsecure the conlpliancc wirh Lhe condiliorw of ~ h c pcrmissio~~ or witti thepennission ns modified, by laking such srcps~s [hc Planning Aurliorily or thc Dcvclopme~~t Aulliorily may consider necessary including demoli~ion or alrerariari of any building or works or carryi~~g otir or any building or other opxations:

(ii) rhcPlaiining Aulliority or thcDcvclopn~ent Auttlorily may rccoverthecnstofany expenscsincurred by i t ill this behalf horn thc owiler 35 amears of laild rcvcnuc.

(7) Any person prosecuted uoder clause (;I) or sub-scclion (6) shall be punisllible with siniptc imprisonment Tor a lent1 which may extend lo six mo~~rlis orwirh a line which niay e x t c ~ ~ d to ~ w o ~hot~si~nd rupees, orwith bolh. and in the case of J. cclniinuiug clrkncc, with a rirrlhrr Iinc which may exrend lo two hundred rupees lor every day during which sucli olre~ellce cuntinucs.

54. (1) Whcrc any dcvelopmen~ of land as mcntioncd in section 57 is Pfl"2~10 slclp

bcing carried oul bu t has no1 bcen coinplered. the Planning Aulhori ty or the un:,ult,uriscd Dcvelopnicn~ Autl~ori~y may scn~c on the o w ~ ~ e r and the person carrying oul dct'cl~~r-

nicnt, thcdevclopme~lt anoticerequiring thcdevelop~i~e~~tolland to bcdiscontinued horn ~ h c rime of the service orsuch notice.

(2) IIrhcre such nolice bas been servcd, Lhc provisions of c[ause (b) of sub-seclion (4) and sub-section (5) or seclion 53 shnll apply ~vilh such modifica~ions as rnay bc ncccssary:

Providcd [ha[ the provisions of clausc (a) ofsub-sqcrion (4) orstxiion 53 shalI not apply and in spire oilllr filing of npplicatioii u~~derclauses (a) or (b) of stib-section (3) or scclion 53 !he notice shall continue to have ft111 entct.

(3) I l such notice is not complied with lodhwith, the Planning Authority or the Developmenr Aulhori~y, or such oriiccr a r thc concerned authority, who {nay be authorised in [his behalf. map rcquirc any police officer to rcnlovesuci~ persou and all assistants and ~vorkrncn from thc land sltatly rime artcr he service of such noticc and such police olTicer shall comply will1 the requisitinn accordingly.

(4) ARcr the requisiiion undcr huh-secrion (3) has been complied with, the Planning Authority or lhe Dcvclapment Authorily. or such ofliccr of the concemctl aulbority w t ~ o rn:iy bc aulhoriscd i11 Illis behalf. may, iT it or

bc thiuks f i t , dcputc, by a written order, :I policc officer or any orficer or employee of thc Planning Authorily or [lie Dcvelopmcn~ Aulliorily ro watch thc land in order to ensurc that he development is nut co~itinued.

[Wcst Ben. Act

(Cfluplur vII.--Co~~rt-ol of D e v e l o p ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ r arrd Use uf Lrt t~rl . - Srcrion 55.)

(5) Where a police of icer ar an oficer or employcc of h e Planning Authority or Dcvelopmen~ Authority hits bcen depu~ed undcr suh-sec~ion (4) to walch Ihc land, ~ h c cost of such deputil~ion shall be paid by thc person a1 whose inslance such develop~nent is k i n g con~illued or to whom nolice under sub-section ( I ) ~ v a s given and shall bc rccovcrnble from such pcrson as arrears of land revenuc.

Power to 55. (1) IT i l appcas ro [he Pla~~ning Aurhnrily or [he Devclupmcn~ rcqu1rt rcrlloval of AuLhori~y that it is expcdicnt in the interes~orthc proper planning of its arcas un3urllnriscd (including [he interes~s or nmenilics). having regard to the [ [ h n d Use and dc\clopnicni ur use. Dcvclopmcnt Control Plan] prepared, orunderprepmrion, orlo beprepmd,

and lo any oher malerial considcc~lian-

(a) [hat any usc or land should be disconlinued: or

(b) lhal any co~~di~ions should be imposed on the conlinuance hereof; or

(c) [hat any building or works should be altered or rcrnoved, lhe Plnnning Aulhorily or the Developrnenl Aulhori~y may. by nor ice served at1 [he owner,-

(i) rcquire [be disconlinu~uice of lhal use: or (ii) impose such co~ldilions, as may be specified in h c nolice,

on Ihe conrinunncc lhereof: or (iii) require such slcps, 3s may be specificd in [he nolice, to

bc taken for the altcra~ion or removal of any buildings or works, as [he case may be, wirhin such pcriod, being no1 Ic~s than one month. AS may be specificd herein, ailer [he service of the nolicc.

(2) A ~ Y personaggrieved by suchnolicc may, wi~hin rhe periodspecified in the nolice, apply 10 [he aurhori~y for rhc cancelladon of the nolice.

(3) Ifan applicalion is filed undersub-seclion (2) he provisio~u of sub sections (4) and (5) ofsection 53 shall apply, wilh such modifica~ions as may be necessary.

(4) 1Tany person-

(a) who has suffered damage i n conseqnencc of the compliance with the notice, by the dcprcciation of any inlercsr in thc lattd 10

which he is erliirled or by bcing disrurbed in his cnjoymenl of the land. or

- 'lllc words within rhc squaw hr~cli'is \rcrc substiti~tcd lor thc wurds "dcvclop~ncnl

plan" hy s- 10 of thc Wrsi Bcngnl Town nnd Country (Planning find Dc~.eloprncnt) (Amcndmcnl) Act, IS93 (Wcsl Ucn. Acr XXVI uf 1994).

(b) who has carried 0111 any works in m~npliancc with thc ilolice. claims, imm the Planning Aurhorily ar the Dcvclopmcnt Authorily within the time and in the manner prescribed. Tor an amount in respect of llialdan~age, or oFany expenses reasonably incurrcd by him Torcon~plying \\pith the nolice, the provisions or subsecrions (3) and (4) of secrion 50 shall apply wirh such modifications as may be necessary.

(5) (a) Ilnny person intcrcstcd in the land in respect of which a norice is issued under this section. claims thal by reason of thc compliilncc w i h Lhe nor ice. the land will become incapable or reasonably beneficial usc. hc may wilhin thc period specified in the nolice or within sucli period d le r rhr disposal 01 lhe appeal. if any, filcd undcr sub-scc~ion (2) and in ihe manner prescribed. serve on the Sralc Governrncnr, an acquisition nolice requiring his intcrest in the lalid ro he acquired.

(b) When n notice is scrvcd under clause (a) the provisions OF sub- seclions (2) to (5) or section 49 shall apply wid1 such rnodificalions ar

may be necessary.

56. Where [he Planning Authorily or [lie Developmenl Authorily, in thc ln~crirn pnwisinn

exercise of irs funcrions and powers wirh respecl lo any area under it, is Fnding rcquired lo have regard lo the provisions of Use and Development prepnr;~rion

of 'ILnnd Control Plao] bcforc such ?[Lrtnd Use and Devetopmen~ Control Plan] uscnlld has become openlive. the conccmcd au~horily shall havc rcgard to the D'vC1nP-

rncni Conrrol provisions whidl, i n irs opi~iion. will be wquircd to bc inclt~dcd for sccuring Pliln.1 , . , - . - - - [he proper planning or the concerned area. . .

. . .

Developmenl Schemes.

57. A Development Aurhorirp may, ;is s m n nmay be, afler [he '[Land Prcpan~ion Use and DeveIopmenl Co111rol Plan] has k t n npprovcd by the State f$""'"P-

Govcrnmenr, for [he purpose of implementing the proposalscontzlincd in he schcmcs.

'IL~ndUseandDevelopment Cvnwl Plnn],prcpurenncor moredevelop~tient schemes for [he area wihin irs jurisdiclion or any part thcrcor.

'Thc words within thc squ:\rc h r ~ c k c ~ r wcrc siibslilulcd Tur thc wurds "dcveloprncn~ plan" by s. I l(a) of rhc WCSI U C ~ E R ~ Town and Counrry (I'lanning and Ikvelupmcn~) (Amcndmcnr) Acl, 1994 (Wcsi Rcn. Ac l XXVI or 1994)-

- 7 h c words within IhcsqumbnukcL~ wercsubsriturcd rrwlhewords "devcloprncn~ plan" by 5. 1 l(b), i1)id.

'Thc\r.urds wi~hin ihcsquarc bnckcL~ \vcrcsuhsiirutcd Tor the u-r~rds "dcvcloprncnr plnl~" by s. 12. ii~id,

[West Uen. Act

Scope of ~ h c 58. ( 1 ) A schemc may be madein accorda~ice with llie provisio~nol~his dcr-eltylrncnl

' S C ~ C I I I C . Act in respcct of any land which is- (a) in the coursc of developmel~t, (b) likcly 10 be uscd lor building aud othcr purposes, or (c) already buill upon.

E,~'pl~~~~rrrio~i.--TIic expression 'land likcly ro be uscd for building and othcr purposes' shdl include ally land likely Lo bc l~srtl ;IS, or For thc purposc of providiiig opcn spaces. roads. strcers, parks. plensnrc or recrcarion;ll grounds, parking spaces. or for the purpose of exccu~ing any work upon or uttderrhe land incidental loascheme. whcrher in thcnatureof a building work

or not.

(2) Such schcnles may make provisions ror all or any OF [lie following rnarters:-

(a) the laying ouL or relaying nu1 ar land, eirher vaca~lr or already built upon;

(b) lhe filling up or rcclarnalion or low laying swamp or land LO

which darn:~ge has bccn caused by subsidence due lo o p e d o n or mines or unhealthy meas or Icvelli114 up of land:

(c) the laying oul of new sucels of roads. col~s~nlclion. diversion. extension. altemlion. improvenien~ and stopping up oi's~rceb. roads and coma~unica~ions;

(d) llle rzconsrirulion of plots;

(el 111e constnrclion. utten~ion or removal 01' buildings. bridges or olhcr slruclures:

(0 the allolmen~ or reservation of land for roads, open spaces. gardens, r ec r~~ l ion groimds. schools, mahets, industrial and

commercial aclivilics,green bclk mddairies, Lnnsport facilities and public purposes or all kinds:

(g) ~beunllcrln!i~~gof housing schemes rurdifrercnt incomegroups. commercial area?,. induslrinl eslares. provision of cornnlunily facilities tike schools, hospitals. and similar rypes of deve lopmcnls;

(h) drainage inclusivc of sewerage, surhce or sub-soil drainage and scwage disposal;

(i) lighting;

Cj) warer supply;

(k) [he preszrvntion and pm~ecrion of objects or hislorical imporlance or ~iatunl bcauiy and of buildings aclually used for religious purpose:

(I) the imposilion or condilions and restriclions in regard tn lhc open spacc 10 be maintained about buildings, the percentage or building area for n plol, Lhe number, heighr and churac~cr or buildings allowcd in specified are,=. the purposcs Tor which buildings or specified areu may or may no1 be iipproprinte. the sub-division o lp lo~s , the discol~tinuancc of objecrionnble l~sesorlantl in any arzn in reasonablcprids, parking spncennd loading and unloading s p ; m Tor any b~~ilding and the size of projeclions and adveriiscmcnl signs;

(~n) the suspension. Lo [he exrenl necessary, for [lie proper carrying our orthe scheme. of any rule. bye-law, regulation. no[ific:llian or order made or issued undcr any Acl or ihc Slalz Legislalure or any of I he ACLF which h c S1n1c lkgisln!c~rz is colnpelenl lo amend;

(n) ucquisi~ion by purchnse. exchange orolhenviseofany properly

ncccssnry Tor or eifecled hy (lie execution of the schcmc: and (0) such o111er malrers 1101 inco~isisienl wilh rhc objecls of [his Act,

as may be direc~ed by ~ h c Sli11c Government.

59. The Scheme shall conmin. so Tar as may -be necessary, the Conicnis or rollowing paniculm:-- Ihc sclierne.

(a) the area, ownership m d lcnure ol all existing plots covered by thc schcmc;

(b) the land allo!lcd or reserved under clause (F) of sub-scction (2) olscc~ion 58 wid1 a ge~ieral indication ofrhe u s ~ s to which such Innd is ro be put and !he rernls and conditions subjecl lo which such land is lo be p u ~ lo such uses;

(c) a full descriplion of all ihc dchils or rhc scheme under siicll

clause of sub-section (2) of scclion 53 as may be necessary; (d) d ~ e laying out orrctaying our orrhe lnnd eitl~ervacan t oralready

built upon: (e) rl~e filling up or reclamalion OF low lying swamp or lnnd ro

which damage has been causcd by subsidcnac due to operalion of mines or unhealthy Arms or lcvclling up of land:

( f ) [he exten1 lo which il is proposed to alrer the bounrbries or rhe cxisling plots in accordance tvilll the proposed schemes;

(g) an eslimareof d ~ e ~otal coslof [lie schenle and thc nct cosl to bc borne by [he Developrnenl Authori~y ; and

(h) any other padiculars which may bc prcscribctl.

60 (1) In a scheme reconsliluling the plok, llie s i x 2nd ?;hap: of cvcry Hcconstiru- reconstituted plolsholl be derermi~ied, so far i ~ s may bc, lo rcndcr ir suihblc ~ $ ~ \ P ' ~ ~ Tor building purposm, rind whcw a plot is ulrcady built upon. to ensure thar [he buildings, as Tar LLS possible. co~nply with the provisio~is ofthe scheme regards open spaces.

Porvcr oT thc Srarc Govcrnmcn~ lo rcr~~~ i rc rllc Dcvelop- men1 Authorily lo 1113k~

schemc.

[West Ben. Act

(2) For \lie purpose of sub-sec~iau (1). tlic schcrne tnay conlain propos;lls-

(a) to foml a fi11n1 plot by r~constilution of an cxisti~lg plol by nlrenrion of tlie boundaries or tile existing plot, i f necessary;

(b) to lorm a reconsti~uted plot Tmm a11 cxistiltgpln~ hy t l~c transkr wl~olly or partly of the adjoining lalids:

(c) to provide, w i ~ h the consent or the oivncrs, [hat two or more

exisring p:ob each of which i s held in joint-ow~izrship or i n sevenl~y shall ihemr~er wihorwilt~oul alleralion of bourwlaries, be held in owtiership in comnlan as a rcco~~slirtltcd plol;

(d) lo a l lo~ a rcco~~srilulcd plol lo any person if dispossessed or land in lunherdnce of rhc same: and

(e) to rnnsrcr the ownersllip oral1 existing plol from one persor~ to anorher.

61. (1) As so011 may bc. at'ter thc scl~emc under sccliol~ 57 has been prepared. thc nevclopn~n! Authoriiy shall pi~blisl~ (he sclicme in the 0ficir1I G a i c ~ f ~ and in onc or morc local ~ ~ e w s p a k r s specifying the placrc or places where capics of il~c same rnny be inspecled. mid inviting objectio~ls in writing from any person wilh rcspect ro [he schemc wi~hin such pcriod as may be sprcificd in hc notice which shilI1 no1 be less Ilian two tnonlhs fro~n ~ h c date of publicn~ion of lhc llorice in die OficiaI curer^^.:

Provided h a t no such notice shall be required where landcovered by il~e sclielne has already been acquired and the executiot~ of the schcrne docs not affect [he interest or any person.

(2) Simultaneous[y with tlie pirblicalion ullhescl~crne Il~e Dcveloprncnl Aurhorily shall submit copics of ihe nolice and of ~tlc scheme to llie S1il1.e Government drawing paniculnr atlention lo rllc provision i n 1l1e scl~eme, if any, reiening !o clause (HI) of sub-seciion (2) or secrion 58.

(3) The publicalion of [he schcrne as pmvided under sub-section (1) o f !his section shall, ttotwithstanding ilnydling conlainzd in (lie Land l or 1894.

Acquisitior~ Act, 1894, be decmed to bc a declari~lion duly made urldcr section 4 of thc said Act.

62. (1) No~wiilislimding anything contnined in [his Act the Stare Guvernmcn~ may. niter making srjch inquiry m il decms necessary, by noiification, direct thc Developmenr Au thoriry to make :md publish in st~cli manner as [he Srate Governmcnt ]nay direcl, a schcme i n rcxpecr or any Ii~nnd in r c ~ a r d [o which a cle\lelopment schcrne may hc il~ade.

The Ilrcxr Berlgcrl Tuwrtr ar~rl Coirtrrry (I'lnrrrrirr~: urrrl Dr~~e~oprtteril) Act, 1979.

(2) IC [ l ie Development Aul hority faits ro make thc xhernc witliio lliree months Fwnl Iliednlc of direo~inn givcn untler sub-seclion (I) or within such lime as rhc S~ale Govcnll~~ent mslyextcnd from Liiiie!o lime, an officer shall be appointed by the State Govcrnrrie~~~ 10 make an J pubiish and suhn~it the scheme for thc land ro i c artd thcrcafrer thc provisions o f this Act shi~ll. as Tar m may be. apply to IIIC making of such suhe~ne.

63. (I) Wl~cre the Dcvelopmcnt Aurl~ority has published Lhe scheme undcr sub-seclion ( I ) 01 scc~io~t (il, rhe Slate Government may. on a11 applicaiion of thc Developrne~~r Authority. by ordcr published in the Oflcirrl Guzclrc, suspcnd lo such exicnl only. ax may bc necssary for thc pur~>oseofimpIco~enring ~heschcrne.nnyn~le, byc-lawa ~gulntio~i,nodficarion or order rnadc ur issucd under m y law which Ihc Legislalure orthc Stale i s

comperetll~o amend.

(2) Any order issued ultdcr sub-swrion (1) shall ce:lse lo apcrate in the cvcnt of theschclne bcing wilhdmwtl by thesaid i \ut l i~r i [y cilhzr on it^ own mo~ion or u ~ ~ d c r r lie dircclions o f he Stnil: Govenimenr undcr section 71.

64. ( I ) Wherc there is a disputed clnirn as 10 111c ownership or any piece or land included in an area ill rcspecL or which thc schemc has bcen published under sub-aec~ion (1 ) of sco~ion 61 imd ally cnlry in the records or rights or muralion rcgister rclevant lo such dispukd claims is inaccuntc or inconcltlsive. an enquiry tnay be held on a submission being made by [he Dcvelop~ncnt Autl~ori ly at any time priur to Ihc dale or lin:~l publication oftlie scl~enle under section 70, by such officer as [he Srale Govcnimenl ]nay appoint for [he purpose of deciding who shall be dce~ntd l o k owncr for 1112 purpose of [his Acl.

(2) The dccision under sub-scct ion (I) stla11 no1 he subjcct to appcal bur it shall not operate as a bar to a rcgular suil.

(3) Such decision s ha11 bc correclcd. modified or rescinded as may bc Ileccssary to give e l f cc~ to ~hedccree ororderolhcCivil Couri nflerrhe snmc l~as bcen brouglil lo ~ l i c nolicc nf llie Dcvclopmcni Authority eilhcr by ~ h c Civil Court or by any pcrson arfccted by such decree or order.

(4) Such dccision shall. in [be cvznl or the Civ i l Courl passing a decree or order which is incol~sistcnt tlierewiil~. be corrected, motlilicd or rescinded in accordance wirh such decree or order 35 may be pr;lciicnblc aner such decrce or order hxs ken brought to ~ h c nolicc of the Planning Autliori~y or lhe Development Authority cilher by the Civil Co~rri or by any person allecrcd by such dccrce or order.

Poivcr u l Sr;irc Gorcrnmcn 1 ro suspend . .

rult$, byc- law. ClC.

Pmccdurc lo casc of dispurcd claims lo land.

(5) Where such a decrccor ordcr of the cauri i s pi~xsed afrcr [ l ie scheme has lxcn published. huch schcrne shrrl[ bcdeelncd tn havc been si~itabIy varied hv reason of such rlrrrpp

Reslriclions on use :~nd dcvclupmcni or land nf~cr ~ h c public aria^ or ltK S C ~ I C I ~ I C .

Tile West Bcr~gnl Tnlcr~ arrd Corairry (Plu)~nirrg nrr(1 Develo]~rrre~~rJ A c , 1979.

[Wcsl Ben. A c l

65. (1) On or ailer the dulc on which lhc scheme is published in the OJicir~l Gnzcrte undcr sub-seclion ( 1 ) of section 61-

(a) no person shall witliin [lie mil includcd in the scl~eole erect or prwccd with any building work, rcrnovc. pull dowu, alter, tnake additions lo or make any subsranlial rcpuir 10 any building, pan or a building, ;I compountl wall or any dr~inage work or renlove any carlh. slonz or tr~n~rrial. or sub-divide any land or cbange lhe use of any land or buildiug iinl~ss such person has applied Tar and obuined ilcccssary permission from the Dcvclopmcnr Aulhority in d ~ e form prescribed;

(b) ~ h c Dcvclapmenr Aulbority on ~ c e i p r of nn applicnlion referred lo in clausc (a) shnll nlonce h~misli the applicant with u wriltcn ncknowledgenunr rrT its rcccipl and may. afier an enquiry, ei~her gnilt or reri~se sucll permission or grant it subjec~ lo such conditions as [he Development Autllority may think fil lo impose. If lhe Aulliori~y cornmunic;l~cs no decisiori to [lie applicanr within three months from ~ h c date or such ncknowledgernenr, thc upplican! shall be deemed ro hnvc bccn g n n ~ e d such pcrmission:

(c) i f any person conlmvrnes the provisions conrilincd in clnuse (a) orclnuse (l~), Ihe Developmcnl Aulhoriiy may direct such person by nolice in writing to slop any work in progress and after making inquiry in h e prescribed manner. removc, pull down, or alter any building or othcr work or reslore the land in r ~ ~ p c c t or which such contravenliot~ is made to i k original condiljon; and

(d) my cxpcnses incurred by the cdnccrntd Autlioriry under clausc (c) shall lx asum due losuch Authority 11nclcr [his Acr from [he person in dehult or the owner of llle ploi.

(2) No person shall bc cn~itled to any co~ t i l~nsa~ ion in rc~pccl or any damage, loss or injury resulting from any acrion laken by the Development Authority under sub-section ( t ) orthis scction excepl inrespect oTa building or work begun or 3 conlnci en~ered inlo bclorc thc dale on which he Dcvelopmenr Aurhorjty published [he scheme under sub-sccrion (1) of section 61 or [he no~ificaria~i under sub-section (1) of section 62 LVLC

pi~blished by h e State Govcmmenlnnd only jnso faras suchbuilding orwork har procccdcd ar the lime of [he puhliciltion or the scheme:

Providcd Lha~ such claim l o compensation i n the excep~ed cases shall be subject lo h e conditions 01 any agreement entcrcd inlo between such

. - n r r u d l n 1-4 # h ~ m n r ~ r n ~ r l A i i r l i n r i ~ ~ ~

(3) Wllcrc under cli~usc (a) o f sub-section ( 2 ) of s c c ~ i o ~ ~ 5X nr urldcr sccrion 59, he purposcs ro which,-

(a) illy p l o ~ of la~id may ~ i o i be uscd lias kc11 specilicd, such plot urland shall, r ~ ~ i r l ~ i n suchpe~iod ol'~iorless than one ycw.asm;iy bespccified ill ~ h c sclicme. ccxe LO be llscd (or t l r t purposcr?; and shell be uwd only for thc purposc specified in [lie schcme;

(6) any cxisring buildill2 rll;ly rial br: usetl I ini hcen specified, such ba i ld i~~g shall, witt i i l~ SIICII pcric~d of nor tcqs than rhrze ycnrs u m y hc specified iu [lie schcnie criisc LO be uscd [or any pulpse orhel- thnu tlic purposcs spzcilicd in r l~e schenie; and

(c) any ploi or land with cxis~ing buildings rnny no1 be used has bccn specified in ~Iiesclicrnea~~d ~hccxislec~cc of such buildi~~gs i s inco~lsistent ~vithtIicpro~isionsoFrllcscl~enie.s~~ch buildings shall. rvirliin such period or nnt less ~han let) ycars as m:ly be specified in the schcnie. ce;ec la exis~:

lyrovidcd rharsuch pcriotlshall \lot be lcss rlianrlizrc~~onablc life oirhc buildings.

(4) Any person aggrieved by r he decisio~iot'ihc Developrncnl Aulltoriry undcr this sec~ion may, within sis1ycl;lys horn thedare of ~hedecisian, appcal ro the Authorily as may be prcscribed and tfie order of such Authority in the

:~ppeal sbolt be final.

(5 ) ~~eprt~visiooso~sec~ion50shall.~~r~rtrrr~.~1111rr~11di.~,apply inrefarion lo [he u~~nulhorised dcvelopmcnr or use uf land itwluded in n developmcn~ sc he tne.

(6) Thercslrictions imposed hy tliis section shall cease 10 opcnlre in Lhe evail of the scheme being wiihtlr:~~vi~ by Ilic Planning Aurliorily or Ihc Developmcnl AuO~oriiy on itsoivn oroil tliedirecrionr~f~lieSta~cGo~~en~meii~ ulitler secrio~i 7 1.

66. (1) Wl~erc the Devclopmen~~lu~hori~y Lhinks [hut in the inlcresr or Polsession

the pl~blic ir is necessary roundenakc fonlnvilh any ollhc works included in $ ~ . ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ r a scheme fur a pibblic purpose. \lie said Aurhoriry ~ h i l l l rllnltc :111 applici~~ion d c ~ c ~ u p m c m

schcn~c. lo tllc S I ~ I ~ Govenunenr that 1lleI;md \-equircd fo r rhcschemeshall ves~in the . .

Aulhori~y provided there is no bu i ld i~~g on ir.

(2) The SLale Govcr~un~ent may, irsalisfierl rllal i i is iirgcnrly necessury in LIie public interest 10 cnlpower tile Dzvclopmen~ Aurliorily to enler on sucli landrorlliepurpose ofearcu~iiiga~iy ulsucli work. dircct such A ~ ~ ~ h o r i ~ y by noiificelion ro lake possession o f lie laud.

Mngisrmtc lo cnrnrcc dclivcry or posscssion or 1n11d.

Considcr- aiion or objections and suhmis.iinn or schcnic ro L ~ c S131c GO\~C~II~IIC~I~.

Public l~olicc of l l l c sclicn~c.

Tlic IVes! Bc) I~ ( I I Tutt,)~ C I I I ~ C O I I I I I I ~ ( P ; ( I I I I I ; I I ~ i111d D ~ I ~ C ~ U ~ I I I C I ~ ~ ) Aar, 1979.

[Wcst Ben. Act

(3) The said Autliority shall [lien givea 11orice in [he prescribed malltler to tile perso11 intc~,cslcd ill rlle land, the possession of which i s 10 be laken requiring him ro give posscssion of he land lo [lie said Aulhority or any person authoriscd by il ill this bchutr wilIiin a period or nne month from thc LIi11t oi service of the noticc: and i f [lo posscssion is dclivcrcd within the period specified in 1\12 ~~otice,siicb Aulhorilp sliaIl rake possession of tlie land. Sucll land shall ~hertupon, nolwillisrantling anything conlni~~ed in h i s Act. vest nbsoliitrly i t ) tht said Aulhorily rrcc liom all cncumbrilnccs.

67. (1) I Irlie develop men^ Autllorily i s opposcd or obsm~cted in raking possessio~~ of [he land under seclion 66, ir sllatl apply ro d ~ e Commissioncr o f Police. '[Kolkala], or to [he Disrsicl Magistrate o f r l~e District. wilhi11 whose jurisdiclion thc land is silunrcd, lo cnforcc [lie delivery of [lie posscssion o f the land to h e said Aulhority. Thc Commissioncr or Police, '[Kolknta], or h e Diswicr Mngisun~c. as LIIC casc may bc. shall lakc or crruae lo be taken such sreps and use or cause lo bc used such rorcc ilv may bc reasonably ~ieccssary Tor securing rhcdclivcry orposscssion oi-I hc t:ind 10 the Aulhority.

(2) For Ihe avoidance oTdoubl. il is I~ereby dccli~rc~l Ihi~r thc power to tnkc stcps undcr sub-sccrion (I) includcs LIIC power ID enter u p ~ n any land or othcr properly wl~a~socvcr.

68. Wl~erepossession oll l le land is raken by thc Dcvelopmcnt Aut hority under sections 66 or 67, the persol1 inleresretl in such land shall bc cnrirled ro interest a[ [he n i e or six pon L ~ ~ I ~ I . pur arrrr~r~t~ on Ihe nmoklnt p:jynblc lo him under [he scheme in I-espea of r l ~e said land horn the dart on which such possession is raken lill the dare on which the amount is paid lo him by [he cnuccrned Authorily.

69. ARcr thc cxpiry of the pcriod spccilied in subsection (I) of scc~ion 61 Lhc Dcvclopmcnl Authority shall examine he scheme in [lie l igti l of [tie objections rhrrl may be received. giving a reasonable opponuiiiry o f hcing heard 10 all such iurereaed pel-sons who have filed ~b~jcctions and who htivc madc rcqucsrs far being so Iieard in [lie manner prcscribcd and makc such amcndrncnls in tllc scheme as may be considered propcr and shall, as soon as may bc, but not lutcr than the time prescribed by ~ h c rules. prcpare [hc scheme with or withoul rnodilicrrlions and submit i r ro the Slnle Covemmcnt rogrthcr with :\ copy or Lhc objecrions received by i t nnd ils decisions thereon.

70. (1) Silnultaneo~~sly with the submission ofrhe schcmc ro the Slare Government, the Development Aurhoriry shall publish nolice in B e Oflcial Guiprre and in a local ntwspnperolthz scheme and the plncc or places where copies or the schcmc may be inspec~cd.

(2) Tllc public notice under s~rb-section (1) sIiall s p i r y n rlilic (wIiicll shall nur bc c:~rlicr than one mon~li 111'~cr LIie d n ~ e or tlit: publication of illc nodcc) or1 ivl~icli r l~c scherile sllall I:~l;c cITccr aiid coluc into rclrcc:

Provided Llia~ thc Stare Guvenl~ncnl may, fro111 timc to rirne, by nor ihcaiion, postpone sucli rl;llc. hy such period no1 cxcccding tlirce ~nonths a1 a time as il thinks l i t .

(3) Thc publication orthc nolicc u~ider sob-sccdon (1) sllall bz- (a) concl~~sivccvidcnce tIia~ the schcmc has heell tluly prcparcd ;lud

adopted; and (b) ~~o~\vjthsrnnding anytlling conteincd in the Land Acrluisi~ion

Aa. 1894. dserried to bc ii declaration duly inadc under scction 6 or the said Act.

71. (1) Ifalany [imr belbrc the publicatioa 0 1 t h ~ norice ottlle schcmc under section 70. n rrprcsciitillion is ~ n a d e LO the U-,\,elup~ne~i~ Authorily in this hehalrby a majorily of the oivrlers in lhc area r l ~ n l thc schcnle slioulcl be wirl~dnw~~,~l~eDevclopment Aulhori~y shall invi~eHomn11 prsons illleresred i n the scheme objections 10 sucll rrprcscnrnrion. .

(2) nrler receiving thc ohjcclions, if any, and ;~flcr makings~tch inquiry a i r n a y [I~inkfiL, thcDevelapment Aulhorily may. by ~ioliiicillion. witIldniv the scl~cmc or any par1 tl~rrcoT and up011 such \vithdrilwaI. no r ~ ~ r ~ h c r proceedings shal[ tx rnken ill regard to such scl~eme or such [)art.

(3) Sirnullancously wilh sucl~ wi~tidrawill, [lie Devclopmcn~ Authority shaIl submit lo the S~ate Government tliecopy or thc nolice withdrawing ~ h c scheme and a report or irs enquiry made in this behalf.

(4) Ai any time belorc thc publication or noticc of rhe schemc under seclion 70, theStateGovernmcnt. if it is sarisfied I hut iiisin lhepublic inlcrcsl, may direct rheconccrned Authority ro withdraw [lie schelnc or part thereof. Thereupon [he said Developmenl Authority shall withdrilw the sclleme or such pnn by a no~ificatioo. Upon such wiil~drawet no runher procccdings shall bc tilkcn i n regard to such schcmc or suc11 piat thcrcof.

On nnd ar~cr [lie day on nvhich n scheme colncs inlo force- (a) all lauds requirctl by a Developmcnr Authority shall, ~mlcss il is

orhenvisede~emincd illsuch schemc, veslilbsoIutely i n thcsnid Authorily rrcc horn all encumbrances;

(b) all righ~s i l l ~Iieexistingplo~s whicl~ havebeen mconstituted sliall derermine, and lhe recons~itutzd plclls shall become subjcc~ 10

h c righls settled by thc DeveIoprnenr Aurhoriiy; (c) thesaid Aurhorily hhall ha11doverposscssiot1 of dlereconsrituted

plars 10 Lhc owilers LO ~vholn thcsc are allo~tzd in the sclienie.

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73. ( 1 ) As soon i ~ s may k ill'rer ptrblicarion or tbc aolice or the schcnlc i l l the Oficinl Grr:etre i ~ ~ i d r r sub-scu~iotl ( 1) or scc1io11 70. bur not later tl1:111 thc lime prescribed by rules. the DC\~CIO~IIIZIII A ~ ~ I l ~ v r i t y ~11;111, ill accordihncc w i ~ h the l~rocedurc rhzl luny bc prcsvribztl. procccd 1-

(a) defil~c, dcrnarcrrre nt~d dcoide ill(: areas allu\rcd 10, or resorvcil. lor he public: purpose or ptlrpcsses of lie m i d Aurhurity. alitl also r l~e rrcon%litiired ~~lors ;

(b) decide the pcrson or prsons Lo whom a rcconsti~urcrl plur is to be allotred: {rfhen sucli plor is to bc ;illotted; and r\ol~co such plul is no1 robr: allolted 10 persons in o\vnersl~ip in cumlnori, decide [he shares of such pcrsons;

(c) csliniale lhc vi~lueofa~wl fix tlic diifcreacc bclivcc~i llie v3111r's or Il~e existing plots aud ~ l i z vilIucs of the reaonsti~ured plots included in thc scllenv. in :lccordancc with the l~rovisions conlilincd in clause (0 uf suh-section (1) orsectior~ 87:

(d) eslirna~e r l~e compcnsatio~~ pnyilblc for the loss or he area of thc cxisting plot in accordance tvi~h [lie provisions cnntaillrd in clause (f) or sub-section ( [ ) of section 87 in rcspecr of any existing plol wl~ic l i is whnlly acq~iircd ~ l~ i ( le r the sclicrne:

(e) dc~crmiiie whcihcr the areas allotted orreserved Tor 111: public purposeorpi~~scso~rl~eDevelopn~cnl Aulhorily arc hneticinl wholly orparlly to theowners orresidents wi1lii11 [lie areaorrhc schemc;

(0 cs~imale ihe proponion ol'rlie sums payable as compensarion un ciluh plot ~lscd. nllo~red or rescrvcd for public purpnqear for the purposcs of [lie Auihorily wliich is bcncliciaI panIy to 1b.c owners or residenrs wirhin \be area olrhc scheme and parlly to Lhc general public. which sliall bc incl tided in Ihc cosls of the Scllemc;

(g) dacnnine the propnl~ion olcon~riburiol~ to be lcvicd 011 ex11 plot used, allotted or rescwud for piirpmr.soitheDevelopn~cnr Aulhority which i s bciieFcin1 partly. ro the ownersor reside~lrs within [he area o l thc scheme and parlly to the gcncr:il public:

(h) derenni~~c lhc a m o u i ~ cli'cxcmprioa, il any, from llie pnymc~ii or the con[ributio~~. that ni:ty be grnnlcd in respec[ of p l o ~ or porlions rl~ereorcxclusively ascd or occitpied fur religious or chnri~ahle pilrposcs o n the dale of puhlic:~don or thc nolice or I~IZ schemc under seclion 70;

(i) estimtc the valirc of reconstiturud plois includcd ill the scheme ~ n r l rhc incrclnent to accrue in respccl of such plow in accorttance iv i r l~ ~ I i e provision!: of section 8s:

(j) calculnte the proportiorl ill whic l~ the increment in mspcct o f tlic rccoiis~iti~tcd pIo~s i~lcluded in ~ h c sclume shall be liable lo conlribulian lo the coql of [lie schemc in ;?ucord:lncc ivirli ~ h c provisions contained in scnion g9:

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(J) The Distrjc~ Judge or thc Addiiiotul Disrricr Jud~c. xs the casc may be. niay al'ler Ilearing [he partics eirher dirwt [he concerned Authoriry lo

recansidcr i ~ s proposals nl-accepi. modify. vary or reject Ibe proposals of such

Authority arid sllall decide all lnatlels arising out of ilie diKcrent clauscs of sub-scctiun (I) o f s e c ~ i o n 73 and rcrcrczd lo in clause (a) orlhis sub-section.

(Q The decision of [he District Judgc or [he Addirionill Disiric~ Judge. as tliecasc may k, shall be final iind hiriding on ;ill llle panics and a copy of such dccision shall be sct~r to tllc colicenled Aulliority.

(2) (a) Any decision oflhe Dcvelop~nenr Authority underclauscs Id) ro ( m ) (both inclusive) and clause (p) of sub-section ( I ) ol'sec~ion 73 shall he ronhwith communicated 10 rl~e pnrly concerned arid tuiy pnrly aggrieved by such decision may wirl~in sixiy days rronl Ihedair orcornmuuica~io~t ol'thc decision, appeal lo the Tribunal or Appeal, appoialed under secliun 75, for decision.

(h) The provisions olscclions 5.12 and 14 olthc Limitxion Act, 1963. 36 or 1963,

shall apply to appcals subtnittcd under this section.

Tribunal o l 75. ( 1 ) Assoon 2s tnay bc. slier ~l ieDcvclopn~e~~tAu~hori[y hi^ dccided Appcal. all the matlcrs rcferrcd i n sub-section (1) oTsccliol173. rlle Srale Govzmmcni

shall, ilncccssary, appoint a ~i-ibun31 ofAppeet, hereiun~lcrrerered lo as the Tribunal. to hwrand dccidc nppealsilrisir~g outorntatte~.srercrrcd lo iu clausc (a) of sub-section (2) 01 scciion 74.

(2) Thc Tribunal shall consist of a Chairman and two xsessors.

(3) The Chairn1:ui shall bc an oficer of the n ~ t k oCDistrict Judgc orsuch Judicial Oficer as may be appointed by thc Sv~te Govcmment.

(4) The Chairman sl~all ;~ppoinl fir and proI>er perionh a Assessos wtio shall, as FM as possible. have knowledge. or experiencz of lorvn planning, valuation or la116 or civiI engineering.

(5) The Chairman and the Assawors shall be oppinled m e m b e r s o ~ ~ t ~ c Trjb~rnal Tor such period as the S I ~ L C Governri~enl nlay. by nt~tificalion. speciry rordeciding appeals prcferred against the decision under clauses (d) lo (m) (borh inclusive) and clause (p) or sub-section ( 1 ) of section 73.

(6) The Skure Governmcn~ may, i r i ~ illinks lit, renlove Tor incompelencc or rnisconducl or Tor any other g o d and sufficicm reasolis, itny Assessor nppoinlcd under suh-section (4).

(7) I f any Assessor is removcd or dies or rcfuses or ncglecls 10 ilci or becotnes i~lcnplrble oracting, rhe Chilirn~cln shall appoi 11t rod~wirh n 131 and p r o p person In lake thc place or sucli Assessor.

The West Berlgul Tulvtr arrri Corr~itty (P1'1~1ining orlrl L>rveloprrrcrtt) Act, 1979.

(Cl~rrpler VI l I . -Dc~~r lopm~er~~ Scl~errics.-Scctiom 76-8 I . )

76. The Tri hunill may sir eirlier at the headquarters o r thc Chairman or PIacc tul~crc

otany ouicrp1;ccwithin th~10ci1l l i r n i ~ s nf l~isjurisdicrioil wllich henlay dccm ~~~~~~~' convcnicnt for the considcr;!don and dccisinn of any marler before such Tribunal.

77. A l l questions orla\v and pruccdurcsl~illl bedecided by theChair1na11. ~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~ , , ,f

Al l oilier qucsrio~is sliall be decided by ihc Chairman and Ihc two Assessors qlies'iom Inw and

or by ;I inajori ly. ulhcr qu~+l ions,

78. (1 ) ThcTribunal shall, after l iear i~y, e i l he rco~~ f i rn~ the pmposltls or Pi~wcrs of Tribuni~l 10

the Devclopmcnt Authority or direcl ir, wliere necessary, ro recotlsidcr, vary dccidc or modiry i ls proposi~ls. nlillttr

fin:~lly. (2) Every decision or the Tribunal shall hc li l ial and binding on a11 the

panies including the Deuelopmenl Authority. A capy of the dec is io~~ ol'lbe Tribunal sliall be sen1 to such Audloriry.

7 Norhing contained i n this Act sllnll be deemed lo vonsliiuic ihc l 'r ibun;~l~lot

Tribunal to be a Civi l Coun. l o k CIIUK.

80. (1) Thc Asscssors shall, save where [hey m snlaricd Govc~nmcnt Rcrnuncr.1- lion uf

Officers. be entj~led to such rcniuncrarion, eirher by way of rnonll~ly salary Assessors or by way o f fees or partly i n one wily and partly in [lie ollier, as lhe Smte ""Jayn'tll'

o l irrcidtn~al Govcrnrnenr may. from lime 10 lime. decide: cnwnscs uf

~ n h u n a l . Provided ha[, in exceptional casts whcrc [he scheme is a large one or the work involvcd is complicnled, the Stale Covclnmcnr may authorise rl~e Chairmi~n and h e Asscssors. even i f d ~ e y are salaried Govcrnmcnt Officers, l o receive such special salary or rcrnunention, as the Slare Governmenr may, by order, decide from lime ro timc.

(2) The s ~ l n r y of the C l i a i nna~~ or the Tribunal or an Assessor who is a s:~laricd Govcrnnlent Officer. and any remuneration plyable under sub- secliou ( 1 ) o f this sec~ion and all cxpcnses inciden~al to the workins o f thc Trihunal sllall, unless the Slale Govcnlment othenvise de~en~ul~es, be dcrrayed out of the funds of h e Developmcnr Authority and sliall be added 10 the c o s ~ of scheme.

81. (1) Whcn: no appeal h x k e n yrel'erred u d e r srction 74, the occisiun or

decision of thc Dcveloprncn~ Aulhority sliall be filial nlld binding un he clop- purlies. men1

nulhoriiy to (2) Where an nppcnl has bee11 prere~~ed under secliolt 74 and a copy final in o r [he decision i n appeal is reccivcd by rhc concertled Aulhorily, ii shall cumin

rnalrcrs. [hen. ~vhcrc necessary, make variations in Ihc scheme in accordance with such decision and may also reciiry suv11 errors or umissinns, i f any. as

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may havc beet1 brougl~r ro ils ilorice aricr publica~ion of ilolice of he scheme and shnll also forward such sche~ne or scllc~nes togethcr wirl~ a copy oC its decisions iind n copy or Ihe dccisiorls in appcal lo he Slvc Govenimznt.

82. (1) On and a r m tile day on which a schcme comes i n k rorce, any pcrson con~inuiuz Lo rxcupy any land which lie is nor elit irled [owcupy u~ider tbc scheme may, i n accordance with [he jlrrscribcd procedure, bc sumniarily cviclcd bylhe Devclopnlent Aulhorily nr any orils officers ~ L I ~ ~ O ~ J S C ~ ill lhal beh;lti.

(2) IT the Developrncnl Aulhority is opposed or obsrrucled in cvicling such ~rsonsoriaki~igpossessio~~olla~td ~rorn~uchperso~~s, ~hcComtnissioner of Police. I[Kolkera] or r he D i ~ r r i c ~ Magisrnrc, ~vilhin rvl~ose j urisdic~ion OIC land issiruald, shiill. on theapplici~tion of [he Auhorily. e~lrorce rhc e\~iction ofsuch persons orsecurc delivery ofpossessio~~ of rhc land losucl~ Aulhorily.

83. (1) On and after rhe day on wliich lhc ilorice of a s c h c ~ ~ ~ e 11as bccn published u~ldcr scclio1l70. lhc Developmenl Aurliori~y may, :dler giving I l ~e prcscrikd nolice,-

(3 rrrnorc. pull down, or allcr any b i~ i ld in~ ul- oilier work in [he urea i~tcludcd in [lie scl~emc which contfilvcnes the schcnie or in [he erec~ion ol'whicli oralrrying 0111 orwhich, any provision of [he scheme has not been complied wirh:

(b) exccurt: any work whicli il is tic duly of ally person to e.xecutc under Lhc scheme, in any c x e wberc ilnppears lo li~cconcemed Aulhorily that delay in thc execulion of [he work would p ~ j u d i c e Ihc cmcienr opcr;i~ion of [he scheme.

(2) Any expenscs incumd by thc Developrncnl AuOtority under this sec~ioit may be recovcred from [llc pcrsnn i tl derauli or from [he owner of the exisring plot in (he manner providcd for the recovcry of sums due ro [he Authority under the provisions or this Act.

(3) Ilnny action proposcd ra helake11 undcrsub-sec~ion (])of thisseclion by the Develaprncnt Aullloriry is ques~ioned. thc ma!ler shall k referrcd to [he Slnre Government or any orfiliccr iluillclrised by the Slate Covcrnn~en~ in this behall; wd [he decision of the Slutc Go\~ernmenl or of the officcr, a the case may bc, shall k final and binding on all persons.

84. (1) If nlicr [he schcmc has comc inlo force thc UeveIopmcn\ Aulhority cotlsidcrs ~har rhc scheme is dcfcclive on nccoulll of an error, i rregl~lariry or inlim~ity orchal the sclleine nuds variation or modification of a minor nalure, the Devcloprncnr Aurhorily shall prepare and pi~blish by norifiv;~tion a dnf t of such vwiillion.

(2) The draf~ v;lrin~ion published under sub-sectio~l (I) SIKIIISI~~~C cvcry amendmeol proposcd to hc made in llle sclleme, and i i a n y sucl~ amendrnz~~t relales 10 a mnllcr spccificd in :illy of ~ h c clauscs orsub-sec~ion (2) oTsec~ion 58. ~ I i c dran va~-iialiou shihl also conrein such olhcr parliculnls as may be prescribed.

(3) The dral'r vnria~ion sl~ali be opcrl Lo irwpcaion or thc public ar [lie officc or t11c Dcvcloprncnr Aiitl~orily during [lie office 11our.s.

(4) Nur 1;itcr alic ri~onlli of the dale ol' publication or [he draft variation. any brson :~fTcclcd thcrcby mily con~niu~~icate in wri~ing his objectior~ 10 [he Dzvelopn~cnl Aulhority.

( 5 ) Afrer rcczivi~ig thc objections undcr sub-section (4) the concerned Aiirl~ority shall. arle'r making such enquiry ;I$ i r may think fil, publisli the v a r i a ~ i o ~ ~ wit11 or wiiholli l~iodificn~ion by 11otific:ition.

(6) From tt lr dn~c or~hr: pirblic;~rion of ~ h c vnriation, such varia~ion shall rake elrec~ 3s if 11 were i ~ l c ~ r p o r i ~ l ~ d in Ihc SCIICI~C.

85. A dcvclnpme~l~ sclie~ne may. ;r~ any lime. be varied by a subscqucnr h n . v r Vi lT) ' scheme niade and publislled in accordal~ce with this Act: I dcvclr~pmcnt schcmc.

I I

Providcd tti:~r, whwl :I schcnic i s so varied, lhe ~ro\,isions or this ACI. i

shall. xx FJ~ as may bc, apply to such variation and ~naking or subsctl~lcn~ I i

scheme: and the dntc or puhlicarinn of [he varied scheme shall. Tor the purposes of skclions 63. 65, 87. 88 and 90 bc dccnlcd to be rhe date of publication o f rhe scheme referred ro in those sections.

116. In Ihe evcnlolildcvclopmenr scheme being withdrawtl the cos~s or Appuniun- mcnl urullal lIie sclielne sllall be bon~e by thc Dcvclopmcnt Au~hor i~y or lx paid lo such ,c,,l,,,,,,

Aulhoriry by rheownersconcenled. insuch proporlion xshcS~alc Governnien~ ~~'i lhdn\un.

m:ly in each C~LW dclernline.

87. (1) The cost or n dcvclopmcn~ schcnle shall inclirde- COSL of dcvc.lopnieni

(a) all sums payable by lhc Dcvclopment Aurhoriry which are not ,,~,,,,,, specifically excluded from 111e cosl or h e scheme:

(b) all sums spcnl nr esrimated to be spent by llle Developmcnr Aulhoriry in ~ h c making nnd in lIie execurio~~ ofllle scheme, [he esrimntcs for works included in [lie sclizrne beiog made OII [he dale the no~icc of rhc schcmc ih plihlislled under seclio~l 70;

(c) a11 sums puyablc 11% ctimpc~isalion Tor larid reserved or allotled for nny public purposc or purposes of lhe Develop~nenl Authorily wlticll is solely beneficial lo (Ilc owncrsor residenls within [he area of the sclieiac:

Tllc CVesf B ~ t f g a i Tnlvrl ~ I I I ~ Curo~rry (Plcrn~~i~lji o11d Dcvulop~~rr.rr~J Acr, I Y 79.

(c) no such coatribu~ion shall hc lcvicd on ii plo! used, allo~ted or reserved. for a public purpose ur purposes oilhe Devclcrpmcnl Aullinriiy. such plol b c i n ~ solely Tor the benefit vr ~ h c unrncrs or rc5idcnts wilhin rhe area of [he schcmc:

(d) lhc conrribu ti011 levied on a plot used. allo~ted or resenled for a piiblic purpose or pu~poscs uf thc Dcvelopmenr Aulhorily. which is beneficial partly lo the ojvnrrs or residenrs wirhin ~ h c area of [he schcmc and pnr~ly to [lie general public, shall bc calculillcd in the proponio~i of tlie bench cslirniucd 10 accrue to rhc gcnenl public from sucli usc, allo~mcnl or reservaliou.

(2) The ownerorench plot included iu ;I scheme shall be primarily Iiablc Tor the payment or thc coniriburion leviable in respec1 ol' such plat.

90. Theamount by which ~ h c to1;11 vnl~ic ~Trecousii~utzd plots iucludcd in a scheme wirh all Lhc buildings nitd works thel.ro11 allottcd LO rhc pcrson falls short or or cxcccds the tolnl value of h e exisling plo~s with 311 the buildings and works thereon oFsuc11 person sliall hc dcduc~rd Tro~n or added to, as thecuc may k. lhccoa~ribut ion leviable froin sucl~ pcnan each olsuch plots being estimatcd nt its n~nrker value 011 t l ~c dale of public;llion o f the scherneundcrsection61 and rvitbou~ referencc~o improvcrne~lkcontemplaled in thcschcme olher hni i in1provzn1e11~5 ducto thc ul~enlion orils boundaries.

Ccnai n amrrunc 14) hc ltldcd lo or dcd i~c~cd fro u 1

utln~rihulion lcvinblc from pcnnn.

91. Any righr in anexisting p l a ~ which. in ~hcopinionoltl~eDevelopment Tnnsfcr of nghls rrnm

Authority. is capahlcof being [ransfcrrcd wholly or in pan, witlioutprejudice lo to the l~laking or a dcvclopmenr scheme to a reconsliluted plot shall bc so rcconsri~ilrcd

p I o ~ or [ransferred and any right in an exisling plot which. in thc opinion or h e ,,,inction ,,f Developmcn~ Authoriry is nor capable of being so rmnsrerred shall be suchrighu.

cxlinguishcd:

Provided that an agricultunl lease shall noi be [rnnsrcn-cd lrom an exisring plot to a reconstituted plot ivithour thc conscn~ ofnl l Ihe parties lo such lcasc.

92. Tlic owncr or any properly or right which is injuriousIy nrfcctcd Dun"c in rcspcct oC

hy thc making or a develop~nenl scheme shall. subjcct 10 provisions or pmpcny or cct iun 9 1, i T he makes a claim before ihc Dcvclopnicnl Aulliority wi~h in

$~tiously sixty days of the receipt of rhc nolicc rrom such Developmenl Aurhorily, be nr(cclcd by eniilled tooblain an an~ountin rcsFct thcrcorrrorn the said Authorily or from "hem

any perso11 bellefiled 01- partly horn such Authoriry and parlly from such person as the said Aulhority may in cach case de~enni~~e.

93. (1) NO ,unouar shall be payable in ofnny propcrry o f private Exclusinn righr or m y ran which is alleged lo be iiijuriously urfcctcd by reason orany ~~~~~~~~ provisions contained in r11e developmenr schcmc, i T under any other law for in ccnaill

the lime being in force applicable to rhc ilrca Ibr which such scl~eme is made, no amount is payable Tor such injurious nlrec~ion.

Pn>vision Tor cxcs in wl~ich valor: a( dcvclgp- mcnr plois is I ~ s h lhan ~ l l c anlounl pdy;rhlc hy OIVflCI,

Pnynlcnk of ncl alnounl due lu Wanriiny Aiifhorily ur Dcvdop- mcnl Auihuri~y.

( 2 ) Plopeny or a privare right of any snn shidl 1101 bc dee~licll ro be injul-iously iirfccted by rcasori o f ally provision co~i~ai~ ied i r ~ a devclopmcnr scheme, which rv ih a view to securing [lie nmcniry of tlie nrce incl~~dcd in such scheme or any pan [hereof. imposes any co~ldirions iind reslriclions ill regard lo any or thc matlcrs spscificd in clau~e (b) af secliun 59.

91. I f thc oivller ul' a plor i l t lnclrd by ;l scherile is no1 prr)vidrd i v i ~ l i

imoihcr ploi in thc sclltnlc or if ihc c o ~ i ~ r i b ~ ~ i o t i 10 hc levied from him 1111dcr section 90 is lcss lhan the total nmnitnl In I,e dcrlucred ~hcrefrom under any of ihc prnvisions of [his ACI. rhc nct anounl of his loss shall k piiyable to 11jm by lhr Dcvelopm:n~ hutbori~y in c;ah or in such other way as n ; ~ y be iigrced upon by [he par1 ies.

95. ( 1 ) I F Tor wiy causc Ihe rutlh nmounr nrl~ich ivould be diiz to tlie Dcvelop~l~cnt Authority rronl [ l ie owner or n plol lo be illcluded irl the sclleine cxceeds \he v ~ h l c of such plol esiin~aled on lhe assurnpiiol~ h a t Ihe s c h c ~ ~ i e l ~ a ~ bcc~~conlptcretl, rhc sa~d Aulhurity sliall dirrctthar owncr ofsuch plot lo malc payment o l s ~ ~ c h exess ilniount lo i ~ .

(2) If such o\vlier T:~ils ro nwke such 1,aymcnt ivithin I f ~c p rcsx ikd period. he said A~ithoilry sh;ill acrjuirc the plot ~I'such dehultcr by paying tIic value ursucll plot estimntcd at its lnarkct vdue on the dale orpiiblicariw of thc scl~elnc u~ider sccliali 61 311d \vi[Iioti~ relcrence to irnprovcrnen~s co~i~einpln~ed in ~ h c scliernc, and apporlion Ihe con~pcnsnlion among [he owner and oilier pcrsons interes~etl in the plot, and thereupon ~ h c plot includcd in h c scl~ernesldl vesi absolu\cly in tllc said Aulhorily frcc from all encumbrances, but subject lo 111c provisionx of [his ACI:

P ro i~ i dd lhar thc payurn1 rndz by M\CI\ AuljloTi~y 011 xcouni or i h ~ : value of the exisring ploi slinll 1101 he includcd in 1116 cos~s or the schcn~e.

96. All paymcnts duc to be n>:ide to any person bj n Dcvelopmenr Aulhorily shall. as farah possiblc, be ~uadc hy all adjustment in such pcrson's accaunl with such Autlioriiy in respect of1Iie rcco~islitutcd plot concenicd (11-

01 any orher plar in wl~ich hc lias iiii inlerest i~nd hi l ing such iidjus~mcnt. I1.e shall bcpaidincnsli or in such o~l icr way ihs may be agreed upon by thc pirlies.

97. (1) Tlie nct a~noui~t payable under the provisions o f this Act by [lie o i v~~e r c ~ f a plnl i~lcfridcd in a scheme may a1 r l lc option of tlic cor~tribulor be

paid ala lime or in a111l11al inslal~nerls nor uxceedi~tg tcn. 11 11ie clwncr elecls lo 11ay Ihc alnounL by ilistal~nen~s, meresr al six per c ~ w . per crllrllrl)r slinll Ee charged on [lie nct rrrnounr payablc. I f 111e owner oCa piat fails 10 clcc~ [be oprio11 011 or bcrol-e rhc dale specified In a iiolicc issued lo hirn ill thar behalf by (Ile Develop~uenr Authorily, he slinll he dezrllcd lo t iavc eleclcd the

T f ~ e We.71 Burrgo1 Tow11 rrrrcl Cu1u111y ( P l ~ ~ ~ r ~ r i r r g rrrld Ucveluptt~c~lt) Acr, 1979.

option of payiilg conlriburion by ins~aln~en~s and ~ h c irlteres~ in rlle c o n ~ r i b ~ ~ ~ i o n shall be calculared from the dare speuihcd in the nolice, being ~ h e dale bclorc wllicli he was rcquired 10 make an clcctton as aroresaid:

Provided thal where an OLVIICI- clccls to pay [lie ainounL at a lime bur fails to do so inrcrzst at S~XPL'TCL'HI. per I I ~ ~ I I I ~ I I I s11a11 t)C payable by him lo rhc said Aurliority. from [tie dare spccilird in llic nnlicc to h e dale olpaymcnl.

(2) Where two or more plols includcd in n scheme hclong to [he same owner, the nelan>outl[ payable by such owncrunder~heprovisious of [his Acl shnll be distribuled over his scvcnl reco~ls!itured plots in proportion ID rhc increrncnl whicl~ is estima~cd LO accrue in rcspcct or each consli luted plui uiiless ~ h c owner and rhc s:iid Aulhorily agrcc to a differenr m c M or distribuliou.

98. (1) A Devclopmen[ Autl inri~y shall compelen! to makc any agree- men! with any person in respeclorany mnlter~vli icl~ i s to bc provided for in the develnpmcnt scheme subjecl ro lhc power of rhe Slate Governineiir to modify or disallowo such agrccmcnt ntlrl unless i r is othenvise espressly provided therein. such agrccmenl shnll take clrccccr on and after the day on which r l~e development scheme comcs inro Ibrce.

(2) Such m~ agrccrncnt sliall 1101 in ally way arfecr 111e de~enninntion or thc matters at standing in secrion 73 or lhc ~ighls or~hird panics, but i t shall be bindiiig on rhc parties ro [he a, vccrncn~:

Provided that i f any agreemen1 cunlains any provi~inns which are inconsisrenl with the scheme published by Ilie Developrncnl Authorily uuder scclion 61, stich an agrecmcnt shall be void:

Providcd runher ~lral. i f rhe agreement i s modified by [he Slale Govcmmcnr, eillier pafly sliall hi~ve the option nT avuidir~g i t if jl so elecrs.

99. Any sum due lonDcvclopment Au~ l io~ i t y under lhe provision oilhis Act or any rule or any regulation madc [hereunder siiall bc a Iirst charge on the plot 011 which i r is due. subject 10 IIIC prior payment or hc l;md revenue, if any, duc lo thc Slare Coveninlent thcrzon and i f i t is nor paid on demand on thc day on which il becomes ducoron llle day fixed by thc said Aulhorily, il shall be recoverable by such Autliorily as arrears of land revenue.

100. Where alrer complering and meet i ~ i g all the costs o f a suhcmu as provided in h is ACI, any amoun! f m ~ n [he sums p;dd to the Development Autho~ity I-eniaius as surplus. such Aulhorily shell. in co~~sullal int~ will1 ihc owners of the plots, spcnd the same amounl Tor providing iurrher amenilics wilhin he area of rhc schcrne.

Disposal uT surplus aliiounl.

Lcvy ur dcvclopnlcnl ch:~rgc.

[West Ben. Acl

101. ( I ) Thc Devcloplncnl Aulhorily shall cumplele all ~hr: works provided in a schc~ne rvi~hiii I ~ C period prcscribcd:

l'rovidcd thnr. in exceplional circums~onces on appliuation by the said Aulhorily. [he Swlc Govcmme~kt may. by order in writing s ~ c i f y i a g [hcse circums~a~~ccs, granr lo such A~rrhorily rltrlher extcnsion or lilnc as it may thillk E l .

(2) Irlhe Devclopmcil~ At11 hnrity r~rils lo complele I he work wilhin [he prescribed pcriod or within ltie pcriod exlcnded under thc proviso lo sub- seclion (1) Lhe Stale Government may appoint any of itsofficers locomplete such works at he cosr of the said Authori~y.

CHAPTER 1X

Lcvy, Asscssmcnl and Recovcry or Dcvcloptncnt Charge.

102. (1) In accordance with the provisinr~s of this ACI. and 111c rules made [hereunder and with \he prtviaus sanction o i tllz S I ~ L Z Govcrr~~ncn~. evcry Planning Aurhoriry or Dcvclopmcnl ~itlliorily shall. by no~ificadon published in Lhe Oflc.irrl Gt~zlvrr, levy n chargc (liereinal'~er called the dcvelopmen~ charge) on rile carrying out or any devclopmcnt or change of usc of land, For which penn i~~ion is rcquired under Chaptcr VU, in tile whole or any part of !hc Planning h a , ar rdres not exceeding [hose spxified in section 103:

Providcdthal thentcs may be difrcrcnt Tordifrerenrparrs of he Plmnniug h a .

(2) Thc chargc shaIl be leviableon any person who under~akcsorcilrries out such devclaprncn~ or changes any such use.

(3) N o t ~ ~ i t h ~ l i i ~ i d i ~ ~ g anyrhing conrained ill sub-secrions ( I ) and (2) no devcloprncntchargc sllall bc levied on devclopmcn~. or chmlge or use, of any land vesled in or undcr thc control or posscssiou or die Cenlral Cauemrncn~. [lie Skate Govcrnmcnt or any IocaI aurhority.

(4) ThcSraleGovernrnenr may, by rules, provide for lheexemprion from rI~e Lcvy oldcvelopmen~ chmge of any dcvelopmcnl or change or any usc of ally [and specified in Ihe rules.

103. The development charge shall not exceed- (a) for [he insrirurion of use-

(i) far residence Rs. 10.00 per sq. oie~re {ii) for industry Rs. 50.00 per sq. merrc

(iii) for commercc I&. 200.00 per sq. merre:

XIII ur 1979.1

(b) for chimgc of 11s~- ( i ) from iigricullurz lo

rcsirlei~cc (ii) fro111 a~ric1111i11'~ LO

indusrl-y (iii) from agricul~urc LO

coiIiilicrcc (iv) from rcside11c.e lo indust~y (v) fro111 resi(le~lcz 10

COl~ l l l lC l%C

(vi) i r m l industry LO rcside~ice (vii) fronl industry to colnnlercz

(c) fur c:~rryiilg 0111 clevelopmenl by crcc~ioo or T~-~ ITCI~OI I OF any building or works

1 15-00 pcr st!. niclrc

Rs. 55.00 per sq. Inelre

Rs. 21)540 per sq. melre l l s . 40m00 pcr srl. mc~rc

Rs. 190.00 per sq. metre Rs. 40.00 F r sq, metre Rs. 150.00 per sq, melre; I t s . 5 pcrc~thic mcrre of thc con~cli l or such building r)r works.

Jl14. ( 1 ) Any pcrson ~vbo irilcnrls lo carry 0111 ;illy devzlopmenl or lo Asscsamt~lt

change iuiy iisc of ilny I;md rclr which per~nission untlzr Ch;rp~cr VII i s ofdc'cIop- ~r~crjr chnrgc.

necessary, whcthcr hc 112s applied lor such [~em~issiofi ur nor, r)r who h a commcnccd r l lecilrqi~lg ot~r oI';lny such developmcnl r)r has ci~rricd ou~such dcvclclpmcnr or change of any such usc. shilll :ipply lo lllc Plarlnii~g Au~l~or i ly or the Develol~n~eiit Aulhoriry Tor thc usscssmcnl oTdevelopmwl~ ctlnrge payable ill Izspect lhercoi:

(2) The said Aurhoriry shall. on such iippliu;ilio~~ k i n g madc or, i T no such applica~ioii is niadc, al'lcr scrvii~g 3 lol lice on llie person liable Tor developmenr charge, dclcm~inc whcthcr or ilat. ;ind irso. whn~ rlevelop~nenl cllnrge is leviable in rzs[xcr of tha~ clevr lopmenl or usc or changc in use.

(3) The said Au t l i o~ i~y sh:111 afrcr giving :I rcson:tblc opponunily of hearing to rlic pcrson who has lnadc iln applic:~~ion under sub-szclion (I) or who h x 11,ren scrvcd w i ~ h i lo~icc unrlcr sub-section (3) assess the ;l~nollrll or dcvclopmcn~ charge:

Provided tlln~- (a) where ~xrn~ission unclel- Cliaptcr VII h:ls nor hceil granred for

cnrryingoul thesaid developn~enl, ~ l i c Planning Au~hor i~y orthe Developnie~lr Aurhoriry 111ny poslpone [he ~?scssrnent of Ihe developme111 charge;

(b) wl~erz [he applicalion rclarcs Lo rhc c:nrying out of any developmenr, ~ l i c si~id Aulhori~y may rcri~sc LO i~sscss ~ h c devclop~ne~~r charge payzlblz ill lespect rlieleol unless i l is snlisfied t11at the ilpplica~il has all inreresl ill the laud sufficient to er~able Iiim to carry our such developmeol. or riial rhe npplicnnr is able lo ob ta i~~ such inreresr and [ l~ut [lie applicu~~r wilr C i l v 0111 IIIZ (Ic\~clop~~ieiit \virIiill SUCII pel - id as the said Aulhorily cousiders appropriale:

Ds~clop- nlcni chnrgc lo bc cli;~rgcd on 1:irld and 10 bl: rccvivcnblc a< ;lnt;lrs or land rcvcnuc.

Ixvy or civic a~iicnily c ~ L T ~ L . .

[West Ben. Act

(c) whcre rlle application rcln~cs to thcchange or any usc. the said

i\~rlIiul-iiy [nay rcrusc to assess r l ~ c ~IIIIOUIII of dcvclnp~rien~ chi~rgc iu resptcr thcrcor u~~ less i I is sa~isCicd Ihnr lbc c h ~ n g e of use wi l l hc effecled wilhin such pried as [lie said Authority considers npproprintr:

(d) the Planning Aulbor i~y 01, Lhe Dzvelopmciil Autl~ori ly shall deliver or servc a copy of cacti order on thc applicant or rhc persori col~ccrrlcd; and

(e) st~cl i order or assessmcnr, subjec~ 10 thc prt~visions o f scction 105 shal l be final and sl~;lll no1 be qucs~iuncd in any Courr.

105. (1) Any pcrson liable ror such r lcvelop~ne~~t chilrgc dissatisfied wilh thc ordcrofassessrl~cnr nlny wilhiu r l ~ i r i y d:iys H o ~ n 111c datc ofrlll: order appeal to ~ h c Slate Go\.ernnicnt.

(2) On an eppe.al m n d c ~i i ider sub-section ( 1 ) . an officer or !he Slare Govrrnmcn~appoin~ed ia thistxhal fsliall.a~tergivingarenso~~ableoppr~uni~y of hexing to suc l~ ~~el-sol i and lhc I'lanning Author i~y or Devcloprne~~t Au~hori[y conccmed, pass such ordcr as he deems lit.

106. ( I ) 1I ally devclopmenr or land is coni~tirticed or carried out or any usc is changed withour paylneol o f thc ;imouiil o f the dcvclopmenr chargc, such developmcnr charge shall, subjcct lo prior paymcnl of the land rcvcllue, i f any, be n lirst charge upon thc land involved and ihso i n any othcr I i m d in w l i i c l~ such pcrson )I= any imcrcs!.

(2) Thc dcvc lop~ne~~t chnrgc shall be recoveritbIc us arrears or land revenue.

l ln6A. ( 1 ) Norwithslandiag anylhing contained i o the rorcgoing provisio~~saftl~isc~~ap~cr,cvc'y Planl l i~~g Authoriry or Developmen1 Aulhoriry may, in accordn~~ce with thc provisions or this Acr and [lie nlles made thcrcundcr and with ~ h c prcvious snnctioa of ~ h c Sri~te Goven~menl, by nolificution levy a charge (hcrcinaller called ~ b c civic zli~icnily cllarge) for extending such civic nmeaiLy to ~ h c whole or any par! o r r l ~ c Planni~lg Aren a ~ i d at sucli ri11c m may be prescribed.

(2) The civic :uneiiily charge shall bc recoverable as nrrcars af land rcvcnue.

E~~~lrrt~rrfiurl.-For he purposcs or ~ h i s section. "civic irmcriily" shall havc ~ h c same rncnning as in the i i rcsl Bcngat Governmenl Townsli ips

ACI XLII of (Exlension c ~ f civic Amcnilies) Aa, 1975. 1975.

'Sctlion 13GA was inqcrlcd by s.? of ~hc Wusl Rr.ng;~l 'I'uwn and Couounlq (Pl~lnnin~ and Dcvtlop~i~c~i~) (Arr~cndrncnl) Acf. 1W3 1 Wcrt Rtn. Act VI1 n i 1993).

The WCSI Be11gl11 Tubr11 ( I I I ~ Corrtitry (P1u)urirrg ~ 1 1 1 1 Dri~cln~~rrretzr) Acr, 1979.

CHAPTER X

Fiuat~cc, Accou11t.s and Andil.

107. ( I) Eve~y Planning Aulhnriry or Develop~ncnl Aurho~-ity (olher Fund or ihc 1h;nl tllc ' 1 Kol kala] MeLropolir ail Dcvelopmen~ Atr ~ l~or i l y ) sl1:dl have and pl~nning

Aulhon~y ur ~naii~ri l in ;I.; own ilirld to i t ~ l ~ i c t ~ shill\ hc crediled- ~ ) C ~ . C ~ D P -

(a) 311 moneys receivcd by ihc said Aurl~orily rrom the Srale rncni

Goueo~mcnt by way nf grants. Ion~is. edvnnccs or o~lienuisc; "U'll"r"y.

(h) all develop~~izr~~cher~csororIiercl~;lrges orrccsreceived by h c said Aurliortly undcr his ACI or nrles or rcgulatio~~s made thereunder: and

(c) all nloneys ~.eceivetl by lllc suid Aulllorrly irom any orher SOIIKCC.

(2) Evcry wcIi Auliorily ~ i lay keep in cu~rent accourit in any hrauch or i I ie Slate Bank uflndi:~, or any ollier Bank iipprovcd by [lie Slntc Govcrninrlll ill [his hehalr, such portiun or its fund as may bc prcwl-ikd and any money in cxccss or the said sum shill1 bc iiivesred ill sucl~ m;inncr:~5 may be npprovcd by the Slalc Gnvernmenl.

1011. ( 1 ) There s11aII bc a I'uiid Tot 1l1e '[Kolkntaj Mr~rapol i rml I ' u n d ~ ~ T r l ~ c

Developrncnl Aurhorily lo rvllich sli:~II be crttlited- ' 1 Kolkalal hlclrupoliian

(a) such moneys as rllajl bc paid lo ii by 111c Slate Gove~n~nca D C Y C I O ~ -

W ~ S I Dcn. undcr ~hcTuxes on Entry orGoods inlo '~Kcllkalu] Metropoli~nn mclll Act V of Arca Act, 1972; hutl~ori ly. 1977.

(b) ;ill moneys borrowed by it; (c) such othcr moneys as may hc rcceived by i t from r l~e Srate

Govcrnmeiit or f o ~ n any othcr 3uiIiorily or source. (2) 'The '[Kolkelal MetropoIilan Dcvclr~pmc~it Aulhorily shnll maintain

a sinking fund for the rcp~ymeii l of money burro\rsed by it. rind shall every yenr dcposil inlo [lie snid Tnnd such moneys as may he paid 10 i r by the Slntz Governmen1 undcr ihcTaxes on EntryuTCclods inro '[Kolkntal Me~ropoli~an Arm Acr, 1972.

(3) The rlloncy paid into the siukiiig lurid slinll be invcstcd ill sucll Inanncr and ill s~tch securirics a< 11iay be prcscl-il~ed.

(4) The sinking fund or any part lherco~sli;~ll he applied in, or ~oivartts, [ l ie dischiuse ol'lhe loan or par1 thereof for wbich such fund was crcalerl. and uuli I such loarl or pen thereor is wIiolly rlisch:ll,ged, r l~e ~noncy aranding to ~ l i c credil or t lu fund sh:dl be applied ror no orher purpose.

109. The S~arcGovcm~nent may milkc such grauls. advances and loii~i?, lo Gnnw and . . ., . . .

any Planning A111bority or Developrnen~ Aulhori~y (includi~lg the '[KolLa~aI 3d''"nw"y - . S1;llc

Mzlropoti~an Devrlopmcn~ Aulhorily) ;IS il may deem necessary Tor ~ h c G ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , , ptrl'ormnncc of ltle f~lnc~ions uiirlrr lhis ACI and all such gr;ui~s, l on~~s and advances aiadcshall beon such ierti~sand conrlilio~isas ille Si;ktc Gaver~umen~ m:ly derennine.

Accclr~nrs mid Audit.

[\Vesl Ben. Act

cvcry yc:ir, ill such Ibnn ;md mrilhi~i sucll lirnr: as ]nay be i l [ ~ p r ~ ~ c d by l I ie Slnlr Govemmcnr, a budgel in rcxpccl of Ihe nexl l ina~lc~al year, showi~ig tltt: es~imitlcd rcceipls and cspcnrlirure of such Au~hroly.

11 1. ( 1 ) Evcry Planning Autl~oriiy or Ilevelop~ncnt Aii~horily sl1311 awinlain proper ilccounrs and otl~zr rclcv:lul records i111d prcpnlr an annual stntcmcnl of accouliis i~~cl i id io= the bi~l;tncc sllcet ill such ~UIIII ;IS 111ay bc approved by the Stale Governinci~~.

(2) The audir ol'rhc :~ccou~ils of tllc P l o l ~ ~ i ~ i g Aul hority or Developnlcnr Aull iori~y ~f i311 IX 11Iild~ by suclt ptrson as may bz appoin~cd hy tliz State Governmcul.

(3) The nudil shal! he mntle in such nxlliner ns m:Iy be prescribed.

(4) Tlte nudi~or ditlll submil his rcpon lo ~ l l c co11cc1-1led Aurllorily and

shntl Forward a copy rhcreof lo ~h:: Srale Govern~uenr.

112. As soon as may be afrer lhc closc of;\ year, t11c Planning Aurhorily or lhc 13evelop1neal AulIio1.11y sliall prcparc a rcporl arirs activilies d~rring ~ h c prcczding year i111J s1111ntil ir ro Ihc Sril~c Gouemrneur in such form and on or. bcfore sucll darc ;IS may be przscribcd.

113. (I) Every Plimning Aulllor'ity ar Dcvelopme~t~ A~rtliuriry shall conslilute. lor the heiizl i~ of i ts nfhole-time paid mcrnbers. orlicers and ollier employees. in such 111an11er a ~ d sul~jcc~ ro sucli uo~~dilions as miiy be . . , . . , prcscribcd. such providcnr F1111tls as i r may deem Lt.

( 2 ) Wlizre any such providcnr ~ L I I I ~ lias heen consinuled, [lie Sraic Covcrnmc~~l 111;ly dcclilrc lhat llie proviaiuns 01' [lie Providc~~! I'u~ids Acl, 19 or 19?5. 1925, shall apply !r, sucli r i~tld ;IS i T i r were a Govemmcnr l'rovidrnt Fulld.

1 14. An Aulllority cons~iluled or dccnlcd 10 have bccn consriruted undur this Acl, may. rroril rime to lin~e, borrow nl such raie or it~ccrcsr and for such period i1ndup011 such rcnns. [lie Slnie Govcmmenr ~nny appruvcd. ally sum of money rctlui~ed For carrying our Ihe p~iposcs or~his Acr or servicing any loan oblained by i l .

T f ~ e lVesr U c ~ ~ g c r i l'olvt; cttirl Curaitr~! (Plrrtl11irrg mrrrl Del,ulol~rtrerll) Acr. 979.

X l l I or L979.1

Supplurncnt:~I and llIisccllancous Provisions.

115. (1) Any officer 01' Ihe P1:miiing Al~ lhor i~y 01' the Developmcn t Power or

AUI~OI-il): sutl~oriscd in ~h isk l~a l r rnay cn~cr in~ooriipon:u~y land 01. hitilding """ ~ i 1 1 i or tvi~hnui assisii~ncc or work~ner~ for rlic pu~posz or-

(a) mnki ng ;my enquiry. inspcclioii. mensurzmcnt or. survey or laking lzvrls orsucl~ land or building;

(b) sciling oul bot~nd;u-ics :uid i~lrenrltrl liiics or works:

(c) specifying sitcl~ levcls, houiitlaries and l i~lcs by placing nurks and cuuir~g rrcnchcs;

(d) cxerni~~itig worksundcr construc~io~i :~ndasce~-tainiog !hecourse or scwcl-s ant1 drains;

(c) digging or boring inlo thc sub-soil;

(fj ascertaining wl idher any la11d is beill? ur l i : ~ beer1 dcvclnped ill coniravenrion ofany provision ofthis Aciorn~les orregulil~ions madc rliercu~tda; and

(g) doias tuiy orher ~ l ~ i i ~ g ncccssary lor ~ h c c i f i c ie~ l~ adminisrnrion or this Acr:

Providcd thal-

(i) in ~ l ic cxseorany building used as adwelli~~g housc, orupon any encloscd pad or giltden a~inclled to suc11 a br~ilding, no such enlry shilll be made wirhout giving die ccci\picr ar leas1 twenly-bur hours' uorict: in wriling of ~ h c inie~uion to emer, unless such occupier ngrccs:

(ii) s u f i c i c ~ ~ i opporlu~iiiy shall he givcn to cnnbk womcn (if ally) ro wilhrlrilw I'rom stlch I;md or building;

( i i i ) due regard shall always be had, so hvns may beconlpa~ihle rv i l l~ rhc c.ui2etlcies or he purposc lor entry. 10 the social a i~d rcIigious usages or [lie occiip;mts of [he Iimd or building.

(2) The powcrorrhe ol'ficcrunderstib-scclion ( 1) sltnll cxte~tdor~ly lo [he I'lnnniog AI-eaoTrhe concenicd Auiliori~y and such oilier nrca ~v l~ i ch ~hcSra~e Governrne~~r ]nay have direclcd m he ilicludcd in 1112 dcvcloplnem plan.

(3) Ally pets011 wlio obs~~uc~s rlic cniry of n pcrson ell~powcred or aurlioriscd ur~der- this secliun IU curer inlo 01- upon ally Iillld or bui!di~ig or molcsrs such persail afrcr s u c l ~ enlry slinll be p~uiisliablz will1 imprisonnlent Ibr a rerln which may cxlelid [o six rno~~dl s or with filir: rvhich may extend 10

o~ ic rhousand rupees. or wirh boih.

I'uhlic no~icc l~ow lo bc lriadc known.

Tfzc WCSI B~vzg(11 T O ~ I J I I (1t1d C01~11fty (1'1aiii1111g c~i~d D c i ~ t l u p ~ ~ ~ c ~ ~ r ) Act, 1979.

[IVesl Bcn. Act

116. Al l docunien~s including hills. noliccs and or(lcrs i.cqi~irerl by t l ~ i s

Acr or any rule or rcgi~laiio~i ~liadz tlierzulidcr to bescrved upon ol-issued or presenred lo any persou shall, save as o~licnvisc provided in this ACI or rule or ~~cgularion, be cffccred-

(a) by givillg or ~eudcrin: the xiid dtxunle~ll to such person: or

(b) ifsuch pels011 is IIO~ fou~id, by leaving such documcnr a1 his lasr k11own place or abodc or by ~ i v i n g or ~ c l ~ d c l - i ~ ~ g [he snrne lo some arlull rnclnbcr or scrvunl or his hmily; or

(c) irhisadd1~cs~elsc\1~t1e~ i s known, by ~onvnrtliiigsucl~dw~i[neru ro hi111 by regisrered posl undcr a covcr bc;wing the sarul: address: or

(d) i f nollr: cil'lIie means as nroresaid is available. by c;~usi tig n copy ufsucli docun~etlr lo be ilrfixcd 011 some conspicuous par1 or thc Innd or building. if any. m which the dmi11ncnL rtl:acs.

117. Evcry pu blic tloticzgivcn nndcr this Act or lules orregularions mndc rhel-eu~der shall be in writing ovcr the signalure of such oriicer who m:Iy be nurhorisrd in Illis bchalrhy atjy PIan~~ilig Autl~orily or Dcvclopinent Autboriry i ~nd shall bc widely made known ill rhc lucality ro be affected [hereby, by ;!I fixing copics rhcrenf in conspicuoi~s pi~hlic pl~iccs within the said localily, or by proclaimill=, rlv silme by bc:a or dm111 or by adizenisemen~ in ;I local ncwspaper and by sucb othcrnicans which the concerned auhorily thinks fit.

118. Where nuy noricc, orderornlherd~ulue~lt issued or made under (his Acr or ;illy rulc or regula~ion made tliereiinder. rccluires anything to be donc for t11c doing o l which 110 lime is lixcd. lhe no!ice. order or olher docurncnt sIiaIl speciry n ~asonablc [imc For doing llie same.

119. All permissions.ordrr,dccisions, nolices and orher documeii~s or 111e Plunnitlg Authvri~y or ~ h c UeveInli~nenL Au~boriry shidl bcaurlien~ica~etl. by lIie signnturc nlrhc Secretary urd~zconccrncd aulliorily orsucli o~l icr olficcr as may be u~lloriscrl by he Plan~tiag ~\tirhoriLy orlhe Uevelopme~~~ Auil~oriLy i l l this bchnlr.

120. A cupy o f any receipt, i~pplic:i~ion, plan. iwdce, ordcr, ratry ill n rcgihcr, or orl~er documcnr in [ l ie possession u l ;my Plnnr~ing Authori~y or Developmcnr Plurhoriry, ifduly nu~l~en~icn~cd by the person aurlloriscd by rhc coucenlcd llurhoriry, shall be receivcd and adnilled as evidencc of Lhc malrcts a11d lrar~saclions thcrein recorded lo I l~e same cxtrnl, ia he original enlry or doculncnr would, i f produced. hi~vc bccn admissible to provc such I l l i l f ICTS.

'I'itc Ilr~*rf Bu~gnl TOIL~II rrr~d Corrrrt~y ( P ~ ~ I I I ~ I ~ I I , ~ U I I ~ Develol~~rrertl) Act, 1979.

121. No officer or cmpIvycc any PIaii~iing Au11io1-ily or Dcvclopmcr~r Aulhority sl1aI1, in any Ir_~;rl procccdingq to \vllicIi such Aulhorily is nor a

pnlly, be required to prorlrlue ;lay rcgislcr or docunicnl LIieconlenls orwhich cnn bc provcd under rhe przcztling section by i t ccrtificd copy. or lo appear as wi~ncss lo prove [tic li~allers and Iral~sac~ions recorded thcrci~i. uiilcss by order o f the Court nlndc ror spcci. ,I I C~LISC,

122. ( 1) Ifthc [ ~ r s o n cornlnilring an orfence undcr [his Act is a company. every person. who. :it thc timc [he offelice was commiucd. ~ v d s in charge of. and was responsible to, ~ h c company for [lie conducl ori ls busincss well ;IS be cotnpnny. shall bcdeelned 10 be guilly o f thcoKcncc and shall be liable ro be proceeded ngirinn ii11d punished accordil~gly:

l'rovided Ilia1 norhing von~aincd in h is sub-sec1io11 shall rcndcr any

such person liable to any punisl~menr provided in [his Acr, il'he pmvcs the1 he offence was commit~cd wi~hout his k~~owlrt lgz or tha~ hc exercised all due diligence ro przvenl ils commission.

(2) Norwilhstanding any~hing cunlaincd in sub-secrioti ( 1 ) whcrc nn orfcncc under his Acl has bcencon~mil ted by ncolnpany and il is proved that ~ h c oricncc hxs bebe commi~kd w i ~ h thc coarenl or connivance or, or is alltibulabIe ro any ncglccl on [lie part orany director. manager, secrelary or nlher oflicer or h e company, such director. managcr. sccrc~~ry or other ofliccrs shall be liable lo he proceeded against and punished nccordir~gly.

E~~~larro/ior~.-For h e purposc o f this seclion- (3) "cornpa~~y" means n body corporrrleand iucIudesa [iml or o~her

wsocia~ion o f individuals; and

(b) "direclor" i t 1 relalion to a firm rncrrns a pxiner in thc lirm.

123. IF any pcrson- (a) obstn~cls. or molests any person engngd or employed by any

Planning Aulborily or Dcvcloprnent Ault~orily. or any person wilh whom any such Aulhrxiry hificii~ered inlo aconlran, in [he perlonnnnce or execulion by such persm af his duly or of anylhing which he is e~l~powerrd or r-cquired to do under lhis Acl. or

(b) renlovcs any mark ser up Tor ~ l l e purpose of it~dicaling ally level or dircclion necessaly lo !he excculion of works au[horiscd under lhis Act,

Pcn;~l~y Tor ohskruc~ion or rc~nov~ng nark.

hc shall be punishable wirh Iitle which nluy exlend to [wo hundred rupees or with imprisonnlcn~ Tor a lerm which may cx~end to two ~nonlhs.

Jurisdic~ion oicouns.

T11t lUc,v/ Uot~go i To\\.11 ~ I I I ~ C L J L ~ I I I I ; Y (/'l(~r!t~;t/g fittcl D ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l n p ~ t i i ~ ~ r t ) Acr, 197%

124. No prosccurion for ring orfcncc puiiisl~:~hle ulicler ihis Act shall hc i l i s ~ i ~ u ~ r d eaccpt will1 [lie previous S;~I~CI~OII ~ r l l l c 1-'1:11iiiin=, AuIIiorily or I ~ C

Vevelop~neo~ Au~horiry cti~imr.nedorany olticerauthclriscd by sucll niiiliorily in this txtialr.

125. ( 1 ) TlrcPl;ir~11iog~\iirlioli~yorrlieDev~'lop1nc1~~Ai11110ri1yco1icz1'1~cd or any persol) ;~~rtlioriscc! in lhis heh;ill' may. eiilicr bcru~c cjr idler [Ire i ~ i s ~ i ~ ~ i r i o n of iIla proceedings. c t ) l~ ip ru~ id ;illy ol'l'e~lce n~adc puiiixli;~hIz by 01-

undcr lIiis Acl.

( 2 ) Tllc coniposi~ion or i111 uircnce un~dcr sub-szc~ion (1) shall h a ~ v I l ~ e erf icl oT;~n order oTncq~~i r~a l .

126. Every perly \r, Liny prnceeding before rlic Trihun:ll consriritrcd undcr itiis Aci, slinll be eoiir I t J \o appear ci~l icl- in person or by his agcllt ni1i1iorisc.d in writing in ~ l r a l bellair.

117. For ~ l i z purposc or 11iis Aci. ally Authorily o r run ofiiccr appoinlcd under ~h-, provisiolis o r this ACL lo rlischor2r: thc r~ l i i c~ ion of ihe Au~llori ty or tlic 1'1-ibuanl luny sum~non :uid cliforce the ni~cndance of wii~icsscs including he p:lriirs iluercslcd or ;my o i l l ienl compcl l h e ~ n 10 give evidel~oe ;lad ctln~pel ille produc~ion or documenrs by tht: sainc means :uid as l'ar as possiblc in rlie snriiz ltlnollcr ;IS i s ~ l rnvidr t l i r i t l ~ c cnsc or Civi l Coun by rhe Codc of Civi l I'rocedu1.e. 19OS. 5 ur 190s.

128. No courl ir~rcrior 11) Itrat O F tl Me1ropalil:m Magisirale or n J~\dici:~l M u ~ i s ~ r ~ \ e of [lie iirsi class shnll lry irn oft'ericc punishnblc under lhis Aci.

129. Al l lilies rc;iliscd ill conlleclion u.ir11 prosccurion under [his ALL shall bc pilid rc) [lie Plnnniog huihclriry orrhe develop ma^^ Autlinriiy conccnrd.

131). Every ~nembcr and evely ollicer or olhcl-cinployie o l e P1:inning Aur hori ty or ~eveloprncnt hurhoriry sli;tll be dccrncd lo be a public sc1~;1111 within 111c ~nc:lning ol 'szci io~~ 21 or l t ie Indian Paoal Codc. 45 L I ~ lsot~.

131. No suir, p ~ ~ o s r u u ~ i o ~ i or olller leg;)] p i ~ r c t i i i i g shall lie i i g i i ~ i s l any pcrson l i ~ r anyl i i i l~g which i s iu gnotl l 'ai~l l dolrc o r il~rended ro bc dune under tlds Act 01-any rule or rcgi~l;lrion i~tnde llirrcundcr.

132. Snve ns othcr\visc expl.cssly providcd in this Acl. every order pnssctl or rlirrclion isrurd by ~ h c Stale G o v c ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ i z i i ~ or order p : ~ s s d or ~ iodce issued hy any P1;uming Au~lioriry or Dcvclol)rneur Authority s l~al l be linal and shall no1 be queslioncd i n aay suir ar o11lc1- I q a l proceeding.

133. ( 1 ) No azl donc or procccdiuy i~tkcn i~r~ t le r rllis Ac l sliall be rlitcslionetl on ~ h c grouild ~ncrcly of-

(a) l t i ~ existence of any vacancy. inirinl or subscqnenl, in or ally defecl ill llie consliiution of any I'lanning Ai i l l~or i ry or Developlticn~ Au~horily;

(b) any pcrson I~n\,ilig ceascd to bz a member: (c) ttie failtire to serve n nolice on ;my person. where nns~tbs~anrial

iriusiice hns lesulled Trnm such railurc: or

Id) ally 0rnissiu11, ~ C ~ C C L or i r rcgi~l i l r i~y no1 ailccliog lhe nlet-iis o r the case.

(7) Every ~ n e e ~ i ~ ~ g oI'nny Planning Aurliol-ily or Dcvclopmcnl Aulhorily shall be plrsi i~ncd 10 havc hccn duly convcilcd and to bc lice from all dcfecls iuirl irrcgularilies.

134. Any Pl i tn i l in~ i \ i i~hor i~y orDevelopn~e~~rt~ii~l~ori~y lnny. by resol ulion, d i rcc~ [bar ally po\rper cxercisnble by i~ under diis ACL or lules or reguIa[ions made rl~ereultder '[(excepl the power lo makz regula~ions)] may also be exercised by ally Imnl ;m~hor.i~y or any ol l iucraf t l~c Slarc Govcmmcnr with previous consenl or 11ic SI~IC G o v ~ n l r n c ~ i ~ , Or any officer of thc Plullning Aurhoriry, Dcvclopmcn~ Aul l~or i ly or local i~uliiority as may be rnel~~ioned [herein, in such cnscs ruid subjecl lo such conditions, i T any. ~LF may hc specified die rein.

135. (1) Evcv I'lnnning Au~horiry orDcvc1r)pmciit Authority shalt cillry our such dircc~ions ns may bc issucrl from timc LO timc by ihc Slate Governrnenl Tor rlle efficienl arl~niuisrmrion of lliis Acr.

(2) ITiu. or ill corlncction wilh, 111c cxcrcisc or ils powers imd discti;irgc o r irs ri~nctions by ally Plnnrling Au~l ior i ly or Devzlop~nent Aulhoriry, any dispute arises be~ween [he I'lanniug Aulhority, develop men^ Au~horily. [he local au!lioriry and rheSta~eGovcmniciir, thcdccisinn o f lIicSta~cGovcnlmcnr o ~ i such dispu~e shall bc lin:tl.

136. Evcry P1:unnirlgAu~hori~y orDzvzlop~ncnrAi~ll~orily sl~nll I'urnishLo lbe Sralc Govcmmen~ such reporls. rerums and olbzr iororruntion ns thc Govenimenl may horn l i ~ l l e to lime rcquirt.

137. (1) The ~~rovis ions 01' ~ l i i s Act and rllc rules and rcgulalions lnadc lheruudcr shall havc c l rcu~ no~~v i rhaand i~~g anylliing i ~ l u o ~ ~ s i s l c i i ~ rhcrcwi~h conlained in :my olIicr I:ILV.

'Tlic rvords :~nd br;~clis~s rvi~hin IIIC squnrc br;~vkc~s wcrc s~~bs~i~urcd Tor ~hc rvonls and bnckuls "(uaccpl rhc p w c r to prcpilrc ally dcvvlopmc~~~ pln!~ or dcvclopnic~~i sclicnic or lo m;kc rc:ulaiio~~s)" by s.3ol-1lic\Vcst Rcn:alT<lwrlandCt>u~~~rv(Pl;~nninc;~nd Dc~clonmcnl)

Rctums and infurmalion.

IAI~I~I~&II~I~I) ACI. [!I83 (Wcs~ Ucn. ~ c r ' \ ~ l [ of 1993).

[Wcst Ucn. Acl

(2) Notwiths~i\nding nny~l~ing contained in any orher hv- (:I) when pcrmissiol~ Tor developmen1 in rcspecl ally land Iaas bccn

obtained under rllis ACI. such clcvelopmcn~ shall not bcdeerncd lobe ~lnla~vrully undcdnke~l or carried OUI by reasofl only oTlhc fad thzl pernlission, approval or snnc~ion req11i1-cd undcr any orher1;lw iorstich dcvelopmcn~ has no1 been obtained; ~h i s shilll not, howcver, be cons~rued ns cxempdon la applic:~rion Tor permission ;old oFpnymcnll; ol'such fees and cbarges :a rcquired by such orl~rr law.

(b) when pcrmissio~~ for such dcvclopmenl has 1101 becn obaincd under lhis ACI, 5 1 ~ h developmcn~ sllall [lo[ be decrncd lo bc IawFully ~rndei~aken orcarried o u ~ by reason only ol-111c facr that pcnnission. npproval or sailclion rcquired under such olher law for such devctopment hiw beell obtained.

(3) Norwirlw!iinding l l lc provisions of sub-sccrions ( I ) and (21, I he provisions or the Wesl BellgaI Slum h e n s (Impro~cmenl and Clcarancc) \!'chi Htn.

Act, 1g72, i f in conflic~ wilh ~ h c provisions af this ACI, shall prcvail. ACI x 1972.

Powcr ro makc nrlvs, 138. (1) The Sa le Governniert~ may, by no~ificalion, make nllcs Ibr

carrying out itle purposes o r ~ h i s Acr. (2) I n pu-iiculnr and ~vilhoul prejuilicc lo the zcncrillj~y orrhc foregoing

powcr. such rules may provide for :ill or ;my of the folIowing mnrlers, namely:-

(a) [lie runctious and powcrs of l l~e Plaiinin~ Au[liorily and Develapment Authority:

(b) [he ienn orgffice and condilions of service of the mcinbers of the Planning Aurhority and Dcvclopmenr Authori~y;

(c) the qualifications and disqualifications Tor being chosen as. and Ibr being. members of the Plimning and Developinen1 Aulhorities:

(d) the murlers in which ,u~d rhc purposc Ibr which any Planning or Devclopnieal Authoriiy may associate wid) irself any pcrso~~ utlder [he provisions or lbib Acl;

(c) the conrrol restrichon in rcI;~tion ro thc nppoimrncnr of orfirers and o~hcremployecsofPlanningai~dDcvelopmen~Au~horities;

(r) the form aud conrcnr of thc '[land Usc and Dcvelopmcnl Con~rol PI:ln] ?* * * and l l~e Dcvelopmcnr Schernc and [he procedure 10 be follo~vcd i n coniieclion wilh rhc prepamtion, submission and approval or such plans. scl~eo~es and rhc font1 and the manncrofp~~blicnlio~i ~Trlicnoiice r c l ~ i n g lo such plno nod schcrne:

- -- 'The words wilhin thc square b n c l ~ a ~vcrc subs~i~ulcd Tor ~ h c tr.ords "Ou~linc Dcvclop-

rnclll Plan." bys. 13(a)Ii)olthc Wen Bcng:~l'l'oiwi 3ndCoi11l11y (Plilnningnr~d Dcvclopmcnt) (tilncndnlcnl) Act. I Y Y J IWcsl Bcn. ACI XXVI uT 199.1).

yIl~c \r*clrds " Dclailcd Dcvc lu j>~~~cn l Phn" icrc orni~rcd by s, 13(a)(ii), ihitl.

(g) the periodical an~cndrncm o r '[Land Usc and Develop~nel~r Conuol Plans,] [he l l c~ iod on lIle expirarion or whicll sucl~ an arnendnie~~t may h heillicn up, prwcdurc ro be followed in making such a~uedmeii~;

(11) thc Ibml in whichany applicnl io~~ iorpernli>sion fordevelopmenl shall be made, ~ h c pijr~irularr; lohe lilrnisllcd in w~ch application and docuincnts and plans which shall accolnpany such applicalion:

(i) be forni ol'rcgisrntior~ ni'npplic:aio~i and [lie pafliculars to be conraincd i n sucll rzgisicr;

(i) ~ h c rnnnneroFfi[ing, and thl: fees to be paid lor and ~lleprocedure lo bc fulIou~ed in, appeals;

(k) thc nlnnrler i n which an acquisition nolice i s lo bc servcd. and claini Tor compnsation is to be madc, rhc lime itdilhin which such clailn is ro bc made and the proccdurc 10 be Ioltowed Ior ilsscssrneill or compensation;

(I) procedure For the levy o f dcvelop~nent chargcs and cxempliou rrom i~ 011 any dcvclopmcul or changc or any use or m y land;

(in) the rilanncr, in which applica~ion roc the assessment or dcvr!opnlenl cliargc is to be made;

(n) the suln of nlolicy th;~L [nay be kept in cu~mtnt accounl; (0) ~I~e~arn~o~~hcbudgetofPlan~~iiigandDcvclopn~ztuAurl~nrilics.

the date on or bclore ivliich i t shell bc p r c p a d . the manner or preparing i t and ~ h c number orcopies l h a ~ hilvc to bc sen1 ro the Srale Governrncnt:

(p) the fom) o f lhe :tnnunl slalenlenr u l n c c o ~ ~ n k and balance sheel; (q) the form of the anaual repon of thc Planning and Development

Authorities md datc on or berare which it shall bc submil!ed to [he Stale Govcmment:

(r) the manner ~ r l d the col~stiturian o f providen~ ru~lds for [lie ~vholelimc paid ~rlzrnbers and orficcrs and oher employees of Planningand 13cvcloprn~n~AulIioriti~~and tllcconditiorissubjec~ lo which such runds may be conslilurcd;

( s ) Ihc documents o f which copies may be granred and [lie f e ~ 5 for such copies; and

(I) any othcr rnntter which has lo bc or may bc prescribed by n~les.

139. Ally Planning Au~hor i ty or Develupmcnt Aulhorily may. with the power to

previous approval o f the Srille Governmen[, made regulariuns consistem 111"~

wid1 Illis AFI and the rules made rhereunder. lo carry out 1 hc purposes o r t l ~ i s rcgl'l"io"".

Act and withaur prcjudicc to tile generaliry or !his poivcr such regulations may providc for,--

(a) the lime and place or holdirlg and proccdurc to bc follotved i u meetings or thc Planning Aurhority, Devclopmcnl Au~hority and Advisory Commit~ee. and [he nurnbero~mcmbcrs Ilecessary lo [arm a quorum lhcrcin:

'The \~unls wirhin ~ h c squaw h c k c i s tvcrc subsriri~!ed ror rhe words "dcvclopnjcnl pln~~s." by s. 13(h) or ~hc Wcs~ U c n p l Tuwn and Counlry (Plannin~ and Dc~~cloprncnt) (i\mc~lJ~nc~~i) ACI, 1994 (IVcsr Ocn. Acl X X V I 01 1984).

IZcpcnl and Savings.

(b) 1I1e powers ;!rid dulizs or LIie ofliccrs ;irld cmplnyccs 01' t l ~c PIa~l l~ i l lg i lu t l~n l - i~y slid Ilevclopmeli~ ~ \u thor i~y :

(c) IIIC salaries, nllo\va\~czs and condilic~~ls or service ol' ils ol'ficcr and ell~ployccs:

(d) thc rerms and cal~ditions Ibr IIIC cun~inuancc of usc oT:uly I a ~ i d user1 alhcl-rvise thi~a ill corli'urn~ity t v i~h a c l e v e l u ~ ~ r n c ~ ~ ~ pl;u~; and

(2) ally 011ic1- nxlrler wliicll I~as lo bc or may he prescrihetl by rules.

140. Al l rulcs nindc under this Acl shall 'nc laid fur no1 less [hall [hifly days. heroic the S1;itc Lcgislatitl-e, as soon 3s nlny bc, a1'izr [lizy ;irz ~ni ldc and sliall I,e subjcc~ 10511~h ~ i io~ l i l i ca~ ious as rl~c Legisla~urc may make during [he session in which lllcy are so laid or r l ~ c scssior~ imn~ediarcly following.

141. (1) Where rhc Slate C o v r n ~ ~ n r n l is sa~islicd rhai 1I1e purposes for tv l~ ich nny Plamliliy Au11101,ity or Devetoprnciir Authr,~iiy was cs~nblishcd under his Act h;~vc bee11 subsral~~i i~ l ly nchizvcd so as LO rer~dcl- 1 1 i t continued cxisrence of huclt aurliorily i1nnccess:Iry. il may. by nor ifica~ion, declare [hat 1\12 authoriiy i nqucstion sh;ill be dissolved with ef fect r~-r,n~ such dnic LS may bc specilicd in [lie ~ ~ u ~ i l i c a ~ i o n . and r lie co~~czl-ned ni1111ori~y shall s1a11t1 dissolved accordingly.

(2) W i ~ h cl'rcct h r n ~ h c datc specibed in sub-scclion (I) -- (a) al l propenics. Fu~rls ;~lid di~es nlhicli arc ves!ed in. or rei~lisab!e

by, ~ h c Plnrlning or ~ h c Developmenr ~ i i i ~ l i o r i t y sh:\Il vesl in or bc reaIisablc by lllc Stale Govcl-nmcnt;

(b) 1111 liabilities which arc cniorce;~ble agninsl [he concemcd ;ulthori(y shall beenrorcrablcngainsl thc S~ateGoven~rnw~; mid

(c) Tor rile purpose of realising properlies, fullds and ducs reierrcd 10 in clausc (a), ~ i i c functions of llle PI:h~~ning or Devc lopme~l~ Au lbot i~y shnll br d i ~ c l ~ i ~ ~ ~ c d by il ic Slale Cuven~menr.

. . . .

142. ( I ) Thc '[Kolbaraj Mel~-opolil:~n Dcvelopmc~~r Authoriry Aci, 1072, u ~ d the '[Koll;;\ta] Mclrupolkan I'l;l!~nil~g Area (Use and Dcvziopmcni o r Land) Control ACI, 1965 sbnll slaod rcpealetl with elTcct Tmn ihe datc on which the '[KolkataJ Mc!ropoli~;in l ' la~~~ i ing Aren :LK referred to ill section 16 of [his Acl is dcclarrd lo be n Planltiag Area under sub-scclion (1) of secdon (3 01 this Act.

(2) Thc Uurgnpur (DzvcIol~lnenl:i~~d Conrrol or Building Openlions) Act, 1058 shall stand ~ p e a l c d with c f l t c l rroln IBC dare OII ~ v l ~ i c h ~ l i c Durgnpur m-en nsdcfirvd in rlini Acr is dtcl;ircd to bc n Planni~lg Aren under silh-sec\iol~ (1) of scciion 9 ol' Iliis Ac[.

\'r'v.h\ ncn. Acr X I o l 1972. Wcsl Rcn. Ac: XIV r i C 1Yh5.

(3) No l iv i~ l~s~and iog repeal or he Acrs rererrcd in sub-seclions ( I ) and (2). nnyrl i i~ig done or any acrion r:;kell ~~n r le r I ~ L : provisiol~s of ~ l i c said Acrs or rules or regulaions o~atlc tllereunder. s11alI hz tleerncd ro 11;ivc bccn doneor luke:~ underrl~c provisions oFrhis11cl; and a11 SLIL!! rules 01-i~gularions shall. i f not inco~~sislcnt with ~ h c provisions o r l l ~ i s ACI, ronrinul: in forcc kill rules w rcnula~ions ~ r c nintlz under h i s Acr.

FIRST SCHEDULE

"LIKolketn] Mctrnpolilan I'la~i~iiu: Area" comprises ~ h c :Ii-ca inclurled ~ v i t l ~ i n tlic bounrlarics of rlic ' 1 Kolkala] ivlz1:-opolitan Arcs spccilied hzlow excrpr t h i i ~ il docs nor comr)rise an j1 area i~lclirrled in il cimronmcnl declared

2 ,,f 192-1. ns s u c l ~ undcr scc t i o~~ 3 ol'!he Canron~ne~i~s Acr. 1924.

Tlie '[Kolkarn] Mt~ropo l iwn A r t u is rhc ;i~,cn co~l i l~r ised or land situ;l\ed on lhc ~ V C S L and b:inks of'llie river Iloughly. tic lrspeclivz bou~ularius ~ ) f i t ~ l ~ i c h arc :is follows, namely:-

A. Wcrt-hank or the river Hnoglily

1. Nl)rlhurn I~oundary

In Dis~rict Hoogl~ly:

A line s~at-ting l l o ~ n r l ~ c poi11r whcrc a srraighl line drawl\ c i l ~ t ~ ~ ~ r c l along thc oo~lttenl b o u ~ ~ d n ~ y 01 1nouza J n ~ ~ ~ s u d i (J. I,. No. 30) mects thc casic1.n boundary-line or rhc Hoogllly Ilisr l-icl i n [lie river 1,Iocrghl y and proceeding ~r~cslward alo~lg (he nor~hcin hound:ir'ies of Inowns J;\tr;ls~idi (1.1-, No. 30). Rcf~ i rpur (J.1,. No. 29). Banipur (J.L. Nn, 341, 11ortl1-rvesrcrn boundary of mou./~Tribeni Haikunlhapur (J. L. No. 36). ;~nd ~ ~ o ~ i t ~ e n ~ bou~~dary ormcluza A~nodgh;\ta (J.L. No. 40) nril lt in P.S. Ma2r;i.

Tlic aforesaid line rllerl k n d h sourl~w:ird and ruIls aloug thc weslerll boundarics or 11ie said mouzn Alnorlgha~a {J.L. No, 40) and mouza A l i khoja (J.L. No. 43) i i i lh i i i P.S, M a p .

Tl lrrraltcr il rollows ~ h c iveslern bourldnry or rno~i;.;~ Hosanak~d (J.L. Nu. 118), ~iorth-western oTmouz:l Jhanpa (J.L. No. 150)- wcsrem ol'mouzas, Tacibihal-i (J.L. No. 151). Nilndipur (1.1,. No. 155). P:mchXtkhi (J.L. No. 154). Amill-pur ().I,. No. 176)- suu~ll-wcs;c~-11 o f mouzn Mnhcspur(J.L. No. 178). wd wcslcrn nf Irloilzn Bhi~shilnaril (1.1,. No. 19') \v i t l~ in P.S. Polbn;

Therraftcr ~ I i c same line Iolloivs lllc wcs~el-n boundarics or inouzas ECh:~lishnni (J.L. Nn. I ) , Relkuli (J.L. No. 2). I3cjra (J.L. No. 4), ~ lo r~ l i c rn nnd \wslern of mou;.;1Gurzi (J.L. No. 6). wchrcni zll~d soutl~em oTmou7.a Highnti (J.L. No. 14) will i in 1',S. Bh;lrlrt$w;~r:

Tl1c11 1112 said l i ~ l c follows rhr \ibcsIcl-n bou~idary of Baidyabati M u ~ ~ i v i p ~ l i ~ y :

'Srr rinji-nnlc 1 I:n n:lcc I 10. rrrrrr'.

Tlrc 1V~'sr Berrgrrl 'li/n,rr r~ttd Coirtrrry ( P I I I I H ~ ~ I I S cl11Cl D ~ ~ I ~ C ~ U ~ ) J I I L ' I I I ) Acr. 1979.

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IL lhcn 1'oIlows the wcslcm boundaries orulouzas I'iwapur (J.L.. No, 7). Bet l~n~ i I k i (J.L, No. 11). Mndpul- (1.1,. No. 20)- Bangil ia~i (J.L. No. 211, Jngi~nnillIlp~lr (J.L. No. 26). Baniunary (J.L. NO. 25). and nonk-wcs~c~-n .boundary o f rnou~:~ Uliadua (J.L. No. 23) wir l~ in P.S. Scri~~rnpur;

Then Ihc linc follows [lie 11orth-wcslern bountlary or ulouzii Chakundi (J.L. No. 941, rlor~h-weslern n ~ d tvcstcrn bou~ldaries o f rnouzn Da~lkun i [J.L. No. 93). westcnl ol'nlouza Mor~oharpur (J,I,. No. 98). and wesrem imd sou~hcm of mouzn Mrigala (J.L. No. 102) up to [he p o i n ~ whcrc il llicrls rhc ~ i o r ~ l i c r n hou~ldnry linc orDis11. i~~ I-Iorvl-i~ wilti in P.S. Clin~idirill;i;

In Disrricl Hownh: The snlnz linc rhco Iblloivs thc nordicrn and ivcslcm hou~~dnry-linc of

rnou73 Rnigachl~i (J.L. No. 1). iveacro and southern of Ji\gclislipur (J.L. No. 2) anrl wenem of Chumrail (J.L. No. 5) witliiu P.S. Bully;

Then i t nlns srlulh-weslward along ltie nurth-wcarc~n hotindary oTniou7;! Pakuria (J.L. No. 54), no~I l~-wcs lc r~ i ant1 wesrcni o l' mouzas Tcnlul kuli (1.1,. No. 531, Kuntlia (J.L. No. 50):md Ankurl~nl i (J.L. No. 30) and cxslcrn, norhem and wesrclil boundnrics or n1ou7~ Ripra N:~opnra (J.L. No. 27) wittl in P.S. Do~ll jur;

Then il nlns along thc iiorthern bnundary o l m o u r n langalpur (J.L No. 22) and Algari (J.L. No. 27) ivi l t i i r~ P.S. Sankrnil:

Thcn it runs along thc norltienl boirndnry o f 1nouz:L Simkharidaha (J.L. No. 28) and ~ r g a r i (J.L. No. 27) witliin P.S. Sfinkrail:

Thercef~cr it FolIo\vs lhc nort l ien~ i ~ n d westerr1 boundaries o f lnouza A n i x a (J.L. No, 28) and ivcslern of I~IOLIX~LS Salgllilria (J.L. NO. 27) i~nd Belkulia (J.L. No. 3 1 ) wilhin P.S. Pnnchla;

11 t hcn rullows the nor~licrn, Iveslern imd snu~li-western hnundnrics (.IT mourn Raghudcbpur (J.L. No. 99), wesrern or m o u 7 ~ s Balarimpora (J.L. No. 103) a!~d D~cbliaga (J.L. NO. I &I), nodh-wcsrer~i o f mount Chengrril (I.L. No. 105). northcni aind weslcm ol'mouzn Jfigi~ip~r (J.L. No. 9 3 , n.esIer11 orlnouzas Ko~alghnril (J.1,. No. 167), Fuleswnr (J.L. No. log), Lnlibpur (J.L. No. 106) a ~ i d Bahir Gnnganmpur (J.L. No. 85) wilhin P.S. Ul~~bcrin.

The albresaid l i t ~ e [hen r;tkcs a sliarp bend loiv~rrls ll le ens1 f o l l o ~ v i ~ ~ g I l ~ c soiirhcnl boundiu-ies ol'llle said mouzn Ba l~ i r Gang;a;ltnpur (J.L. No. 85) and mourn Uluberin (J.L. No. 109) within P.S. Uluberia: and tlicr~aI'rer i t procecds f i i~ther c:\sl\vart-l i n a s ~ ~ ~ i g l i ~ litle ai?d rncets lhe ensrcm hnu~ldary- line o f H o w n l ~ Dislrici ill tllr rivcr Hoogl~y.

Tlierearter the same l i ~ ~ e pmcrrtls, nortl~wnrd lclllowing [he ezleru boundary-lint: or D i s ~ r i c ~ Howr;h :uid Hcxlgfily in the rivzr Hooghly and m e e ~ the starling poinl or tIic no~~hcrn boundnry.

B. East-hank ol tbc rivcr Hoogltly

I n Dislricr Nadia:

A Iinc htaning from [lie poi111 where a nnigl l r l i ~ i e drawn rvcslrvarcl along ~ l i c uonlieni boulidary of mouzaM;?ihcrCh;a[J.L. No, 54) rnee~r l lz western hnund~ry-li11e of [lie Nadia Dislrict in rhc rivcr Hooghly and proceeding ensrlvnrd nlonp thc 11or111cn1 boundaries of niouzas blajlier Char (J.L. No. 54). Gusli:~ (J.L. No. 61), Jadnhhrrti (J.L. No. 65), Chak Mnnikkanda [J. L. No. 66), nort lie~nnnd north-enstzmo~mou~~Matl~u~~abali (I.L.No. 68), norlhcrn of riiouza Dakshiii Rliabanipur (J.L. No. 691, northern atid norlh- easlenl of m o u ~ ? GopaIpur(J.L. NO. 75). wchtcni, ~inrl l lem nrld nonh-e:is~cm of rnouza Raghunarhpur (J.L. No. 82). 11o11h-wes~etn~~ild nor! hen1 of nlouza Degachhia (J.L. No. 88) within P.S. Chakdal~n;

2. E;~stcrn boundary

In Districl Nadia:

Thesaid line [he11 bends southward and luns along tl~eeaskcm boundaries

of Ihc s i id rnouza Dognchhia (J.L. No. 88) end rnouza Gayespur (I.L. No. 87), south-caatcn~ boundary of mouzn Kanpur (J.L. No. $6) a~~c-l southern boundal-ics o f Illouzas Gokulpur (J.L. No. 73) and Salrapm (J.L. No. 71) wilhin P.S. Chakdaha;

Tlierrafter tlic snmc Iinl:roIlows d~esou~ti-ealenlanc-lsou~hcrn boundaries of rnoura Palladaha (1.L. No. 5); [hen it sharply bends souttiw;lrd ro!lowing the r r ~ s l c r ~ ~ bou l~d~uy line or h e Kallchr;\pa~'i~ Mu~iicipaliiy ntld thcn i t runs along [he northcni. cmlem ruid sou~l ien~ bau~~daries oTmouzn S~.oiri bali (J.L. No. 30), enslern imd soutlicm of mouza Chandua (I.L. No. 18), sourhem of nlouza Jclia (J.1,. No. 16). soulh cilstcrn o f mouza Manna (J.L. No. 15) and casrern of mouza latIunatlihnti (J.L. NI). 13) witlrin P.S. Bijpur:

Then thc samc line proceeds along the tnstcm and souihern bout~dxiries of rnouzn Rn jend~~pur (J.L. No. 10). south-castcrn u l mouza Nailiari (J.L. No. 3) imd eastern or~noum DcuIpord (1.1,. No. 5 ) willl in P.S. Nailva~i;

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Tlierearlel. i t follows ikc: casrcl-n and soiitl~-enstcm boundaries o r n l o u u Mad[-:liI (J.L. No. ?), ens!em bou~itlericsnf Inouzns h';~r;ly:ltipur (J.1,. No.4). Mi~nd~ lpada (J.L. No. 10), Virlyad\:ar]~ii~- (1.1,. No. 17), sourh-eilstzni mid snuthern of inouza Rnhura (J.1,. No. 2 2 ) , ~3StCnl nloilza M111jor (J.L. No. 17). north-e;isien~. eilstcm :uid sourlizm bouiiilarics or mouza Gurdnti:~ (J.L. Nn. 2 1 ) alicl easiem 01' ~ ~ i c ~ u z n C;u~Iall;l (J.L. No. 2 I ) i~lld easlcm of lnouza P i l I ~ i i pa~ .~~ (J.1,. NO. 25) withi11 tl.S, Jaga~liIal:

Then i r runs along !hc castcril boundary of nln11za Ri~baupur (J.I.. No. 1 ) i~nd the11 proceeds eas~werd along the 11urlhe111 l~nuntlaries or niouzf i Jalarpur (J.1,. No. 9). Mo!~anpur (J .Id. No. 3) ;irvl Tulinipala (J.L. Nu. 10) and again bends sout11w;ll.d along l l ~ e caslcm houiidary or lhe s;iitl niouza Tnlinipnra (J.L. No. 10) alid iiortll-eilskrn ulmouza Nilgal ia (J.L. No. 13) within P,S. Titagnrli:

ThcrcaTter l l ~ e same linc prt~cccds l i l idler e;istw:u.d along the northcrn boiuitlarics of niouzns SalurheL (1.1.. No. 13). Ra~lgapur (J.L. No. 12). Koknpi~r (J.L. Na. 1 1). B;trb:aie (J .L. No. 8). Cl~atiirin (J.L. No, 31). Nnpir ;~ (J.L. No. X3), Palpakurin (J.L. No. X7)a Nnlinknr (I.L. No. 100). M u n l i (J.L No. 9'3, Walldalyu~ti (J.t.. No. 98). tllcrl iL h n d s ~ o ~ ~ l I i \ v a r d fullowin=, [he ellqrcnl boundaries oTrnuuz:ls Si kdesl~ukhiiri;~ (J.L. No. 9.5). R;m (I.L. No. 1 13). Sarbarie (1.1,. No. 1 12). Ku hcrpur (J.L. No. 10s)- Ch:indignri (I.L. No. 109). Knyenlba (J.I., No. 171). Dn:ha~ld S:iibarin (J.L. No. 172) and so~rth-t:utcol o f mouz:~ Krislln~ipur M a d a r ~ p ~ r (J.L. No. I $ ) , l l ie~r i! sharply be~ldsnor~h-wesnvald fo'ollowingrlicsou~lir~~i atld ~wrthcm nfcslem boundiirics o f rbe said moi17.a Krisluiapur M:~CIa~lpur (S.L. NO. IR!). snulllern orrnuuxt

Bngberin (J.L. No. 68). ensrcm o r iiiouzn Kactl i~z (J.L. No. 66). ensrcm xiurhcrn and westem o l n ~ r ~ u z a Si~iglinpnra (J.L. No. 6.5). westcnlor tlic said mou/.;t K:mclius (J.L. No. 68). souill-enstcm :uid soull~ern bounJ;~rics of' t nouu Digberia (J,L. No. 74). stiurlieni boulldary olnlouza AbtIalpur (J.L. No. 53). thcn h e line ngnin hciids soutli\vard alo11: the sourli-a~slcrn bound:~ry of mouza Ch;u~dua:ar (J.L. No. 44). cxlern and sou111-c~~sreln o f lnouza Deliaria (1.L. No. 453, soulli-ens~en~ or mouza Gonnagar (J.L. No, 49). norlb-castelm o l ' n ~ o i i ~ n Donnngar (J.L. No. 45) w i t l i i ~ l P.S. Dernsar;

fllznjr lollo\%~s thc enslenl bou~id;ir).c~I'tilouzn Gand (J.L. No. 1 ), ensieni, sourll-cw~cru a ~ i d soull ic~n of ~nouzn Gopillpur (J.1,. No. 2). soiitli-aatcm of nlouzas Argliarn (I.L. No. IO), l r ~ d Teghari (J.L. No. 16). eastern ormouzas Krishn:lpur (J.L. No. 17). 311{l Mn l~ is t~ba~ l lun (J.1,. No. 18) within P.S.

Rnjarhat:

Then i t follows [lie norrll-c;~stcni ant1 eas1el-n houndarics of n1ou.m Dh:~p;l Manpur (J.L. No. I ) ivi t l i in P.S. B hanfar:

ThercaTrcr rhc same line runs along the sou~hcnl hor~ndinics of mouzas Dhapa (J.L. No. 2) and Cl~oubnga (J ,1.,. No. 3). c;~stum boundarics of mouziw Nonadange (J.L. No. 1 (I), Madurdaha (J.L. No. 12). Ka1ik;ipur (J.L. No. 20)- Rar~khola (J.1,. No. 2 1 ), norlh-cas~crn imd caslc~nof mot~z;lCl~aGaniagacl~l~i (J.L. No. 24) illid C:ISLCIII IllOllZil Cliak Gmia (J.L. No. 26) witl~iii P.S. Tollyguiigc;

Tlien i t l-uns ulniig thcilor111c1-n rid cnslem bou~~dnries of mouzn Dhelun (J.L. No. 431, nonll-ces~cn~ or moule Teiitulbnrin (J.L. No. 44). ~lorrhern ;~nd cnstern of mouza Kalnrdbnd (J.L. No. 41) enslern or mouza Gorkhnn (J.1,. Nn. 23)- c:wlcm iuid sou~llenl oTrnou~1 Soonarl~ur (J.1,. No. 39). 111er-z- afrcr i t proceeds sourllrvnrd alo~lg he e:L5tcrn l>ou~lda~y-linc or Rajpur Municipnli~y. and l11e11 along the eastem boundaries of mouzas Chak I.lari~inbhi (J.L. No. 33) and Rniigi:idhal-pur (1.L. No. 3.4) \vi~hiil P.S. Sonnrpur;

The11 it proceeds soii~l~wrd along the enstern boundary-lii~e nf Ilajpur M~u~icipaliry and tliercal'ie~. i r follows ~ h c ciis~c~ii holmdal-im of nlouzas Mallikpur (J.E. No. 10). Gancspur (J.L. No. 12)- Sul~anpiir (J.L. Nu. 16). 13al-illia (J.L. No. 17), Kapindiipur (J.L. No. IS). Bnruipur (J.L. No. 3 1) imd 13clinglie1fi (J.L. No. 67) williin P.S. Baruipur:

The aforesnid line thcn ~ a k c s fi [urn ~o~varrls lllc w c s ~ folloiving tl~csouthcnl I~oundary oT~licsaid wcsr inouzaBcIingl~iitn(J.L. No. 67), southcm boundariw U~~~OUZ:ISS~L%:III (J.L. NO. 66). P:~sctiirnMndl~nbpi~r(J.L. No. 5 1)- Sanpukurie (J.L. No. 50), sou~l lcrn aiid weslern or iilouzn Nil~arn (J.L. No. 49). wcslcm of niouza Mitdhya Kilyiti~pt~r (J.L. No. 41). south-wcsrcm of mouza Dllopagact~hi (J.L. No. 43) within P.S. Baruipur;

Thcn i r fullows ~hcso~~dlcm:rnrl wcsrcrn boundwicsof rnouza Baragachhia (J.L. No. XG), then it runs northward rollowitiy rlle western boundarics of mouzas Srihishnapur (J.L. No. 85). 8;iragacliliin (J.L. No. 83), Banrli (J.L. Nn. 831, Raghu~~nrlipur(J.L. No. 68) , 1Iie11 it iakcs aturn towards the wes~ilnd TolIows ihe southcm boundary of mouza Jayanpiir (J.L. No. 66). c:L%rcm, snulliern and wesrem or mouzn Hognlkuria (1.L. No. 67). souih-~vcsrcrn r)f mouzes Ban Hugli (J.L. No. 65) and Dangn (J.L. No. M) within P.S. Sona~pur;

Thcl-carter tlieli~iefollows tl~esoutl~em bou~ldnricsof mouz:isMxgurkhnli (J.L. No. 35)- Ranijibanpur(J.1,. No. 3J), Sa~nakr ia (J.L.No. 33), Copalnqar (1.1,. NO. 37). Kdua (J.1,. No. 23). Hanspukuria (J,I,. No. 20) within P.S. 13eliala;

182 Tire IVc.rt Betlgrrl TUIVII clrrd Cortirlqv (Plmrtling nlld Ucveloptlrer~r) ACI, 1979.

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(Sccor~ci Sclrerlrrle.) . ,

Ir rhcr~ procecds along the sou~hcnt bouridnries of rnouzas Kalagnclihia (J.L. No. 40), Senkhatipola(J.L. No, 36), Naoilbitd (J.L. Na. 3 3 , Kl~nnbcrin (J.L. No. 33).Chandigar(.f.L. No. 3 1 ),Sihhugli (J.L. No.2 L);md Ramcswarpur (J.L. No. 20) wi~hin P.S. Malicstoln;

Tl~crs;~ficr the sanle line Collows the sourhem boundaries or nlouzas Beii tah~~i Rajarnmputm (J.I.. No. 26). Snnloslipur (1.1,. No. 25). Utlar Raipur (J.L. No. 15). Be~ijiin Saria Chnrinl (J.L. No. 131, castem iuid soulhen1 of niouza Niscllint;lpur (J.L. No. 35) and southcrn of mouzas Uttar Ra!~~cl~:i~~dri~pur (J.L. No. 37). Kaghunatllpur (J.L. No. 40). Rajljarampur (J.L. No. JI), Achliipur (I.L. No. 44) within P.S. Budge Budge: and tlien il proceeds rurlller wes1w:lrd in a straight line and rnrers the western boundary-line of Dis~rict 24-Pargarlas in rlie river klaoghly.

4. Wcslcrn boundary

ThereaRer [lie salne line prncceds northrvnrd rollowil~g the western bound~y-line of Disrrict 24-Pnrg;u1rrs. '[KalkataJ, Disirict-24 Parganas and Nadia in l l ~ c river Hnoglily and rncels ihc starting p i n t af the norhem boundary.

Ex~~1crrrario~r.-Tlic expression "'(Kolkaln]" rncans \he area comprised williin the local lirnirs for 1Rc time bcing of [lie ordinary original civil jurisdiction oTtlie High Courl a1 '[Kolkata].

SECOND SCHEDULE

A. Amendmenls to Ihc '[Knlkata] Imprnvemcnt Acl, 1911 (Bcn. AcL V of'1311).

I. In sub-section (3) orsection 17, [or clause (it). lhe followingclausc sllnll be substi~uted, ~la~nely:-

"(a) the Cbairnian-sucli period no~cxccedi~ig three ycars as may be fixed by rhe Stale Governmenl:

Providcd tliar the Slate Governmenr may, if it thinks f i t , cxrcnd or reduce the period rrom Lirnc to lime.".

2. For sectiorl 177, rhc rollowilig scc~ions shall bc substilured, namely:- "Po\crrod S I ~ I C 177. (1) Irin ~I~eopir~ion 0 1 t h ~ SlateGovenirnenl i t is Govcmmcnl m s,,pcrscdc ,hc Ilccessary so lo do with ;I vicrv lo beller co-orditlation and Un;~rd. speedier execu~ion nfdeveloplnenl work and main~enancc lhereof Ihc Stare Gouerntnenr may. by an order published in llic Oncia1 Gf~zc.l!e and mentiorting therein the reason for heo order, supcrscde I he Boxd for such pcriad as ]nay bc specified in the ordcr.

(2) For h e removal of doub~s it is hcreby declnrcd rhat no notice whatsacvcr is required ro bc given to thc Board for submission of ally represen~a~ion before nlnking any such odc r of supersession undcr sub- section (1).

(3) The Stale Governmcnl may, if i i considers necusar). so lo do, by order, exrend or modify from rime ro lime ~ h c pcriod or supcrsession.

Conscqucnccs 01 177A. ( 1 ) Wlwn an order of supcrsession ha.? been suFkcssion. made undcr sccrion 177. thcn wilh efrccl from Ihe dare of the order-

(a) Truslces or the Bourd and all mambers or olher pzrsons cons~iruting committeu shall vacale h c i r respeclivc offices:

(b) all propenies. runds and dues which are veslctl in or realisable by 1heBoard and thc Chaimian. respccrively. shall vescin and be rcalisnblc by the '[Kol kala] Me~rupolilnn Dcvclopmcn~ Aulhorily:

(c) all conrracrs and liabilities which arc enrorccahlc by or againsr the Board sfiall be enlbrceable by ar againsr Ihc '[Kolkil~a] Merropli~nn Developrncn~ Autliorily; -

(d) all the powers and dulies whicl~ m:ly, uiider rhc provisions of this or any olller Act or any nrle. rcgulalion, bye-law. ordcr or ~lotjljcaLjon made thcrcunder, lx exercised or performed by the Board, cornmilee or lhc Chairman shall be exercised or performed by lhc l[Kolknra] Melropolilan Developrnen~ Auhority;

(e) all legal proceedjng instiluled by or agairlsl [he Board may be con~inucdorenforccd by or against the '1KoIkaraI Meuopoli~m Developmen[ Authority;

(0 all officers and olher employees OC lhc ~ d a r d conrinuitlg in office irnmediarcIy before thc date of the order shall bc deemed lo bc eniployed by I he '[Kolkala] Me~ropoli tan Developmeal Authority on such terms and coiiditions not being less advanlagcous rhan whal hey wcrc enritlcd lo i~nmcdialely bcforc ihe said dale.

(2) The Slme Governmcnt shall. belorc [lie ex pi ratio^ I of thc period or superscssio~~, rcconsritu~e the Board in accordance wilh [he provisions or this Acl.

(3) The Stale Govcrnrnerlt may inake such incidenul or con.~tqucnrial orders may appearto i t to be necessary for giving cffect to h c order madc under sub-seclion (1) or (3) or section 177 or under sub-secrion (2) of h i s scclion.".

I!. An~cnrln~cnt Lr) thc FIowm11 I~ r~p rovcn ie l~ l Acl, 1956 (LVcsl Dctl. Act X1V or 1936).

F{\r secrion : 6-1. \lie ~ ~ l l o \ l ; i i ~ ~ ,wclio~is rilall be subs I~ILIIC~, 11;11uc1y:-

"Porrrrr or S1:i:c ISJ. ( I ) I T in 1 1 i ~ o ~ i ~ i i o ~ 1 ~FrheSrn~c Gclvci'11n1~111 i t i s Cjauccrtmcr~~ ro supcrscdc ll,c ~ ieccssi i~ '~ so 10 rlo \villi a view lo beller co-orclir~ii~iu~l ;~nd 11u:ird. spccrlicr cxrcurinn oidcvclop~i~ct:t irrork ant? n~ninrc~i;incc tlicreoF [he Srnrc Govcrnr i~c~i~ may, by an ou1cr P ~ ~ b ! i ~ l i ~ ' ~ l i l l tllr 0Jicit11 Grr:u~rt:;i~trl rncnt~oning [litrein ~ l i c ref ion Tor the order, supcrscde hi: l3uarJ Tor such pcriotl :IS may k rp~cificcl in thc onlcl-.

( 2 ) For the removal ol- doubls il is hereby decl;~rrt! r!i:i~ 130 ~lulicc wlialsocver is I-squil-ed ro br given to tlic 13oa1-d J'or submissio:~ a[ :111y rcprcszntarion before making any such rlrdcr of s~~pclscssiun ~ ~ i d ~ t sub- scclion (, I ).

(7) T l ~ c S ~ a t e Covcrnrllcn\ w y , if' ii colisi Jtm neucssilly so to do, bp order. extcailo~. ~ntldily Iinm [irw ra ~ i l l w the period ol-e\pcrjcssi~n. Co'ulircqucuccs 134A. (I) W~ICII i111 order oC supcrsessin~~ I~ils bcen or supcrscssiun. nlndc unrtcr scctina 184, :he11 i v i ~ h cfftcl 11-orn he darc of IIIC orher-

(a) ill1 l'nnrecs uf \[I< Bo:\rd nrld all mcmbcrs nr ulhcr persons cu~lsrir ur irlg cornmilkes sluxl l uacuc iltcir respccrlvz orficc\;

(b) all pnjpcrtizs. runds and ducs which arc VCSW! in cw rznlisnhle by [lit: Hoard and Ihc Cliaimia~~.r~spzc~ivcl y, ~ I ~ i t l vest iu dndk realisable by [he '[Kolk:)~:~] Mdl-opolitnn P z v e l u ~ ~ m e n r Aull~nrily:

(c ) nll contc~crs and liabilirics whicl~ arc cnkurccnble hy ol- ngniiisl ~ 1 1 ~ Board shall bc enforcei~l>lc by or againsr rhc I[Kolkntaj Melropnli tan Dcvelupmenl Au~horily:

(d) all the poir'crs :11111 ~ I I I ~ U S ivliich may, undur [he provis~ons or ibis or any n~hcr ALL or any mlc. rcgr~latio~~, byc-law. order or norific;lrios\ nladr. ~Iicrt~~lldcr. he excxihed or pcrlorrned by the h a r d . coslmirrcz or the Chairman shilll hc cnr-rciscd ur pwfur~netl by the ' (Kolka~:~l hlclropolilan De\.elopmen! ~ l u ~ l ~ o r i l y :

(e) a l l legill proceeilil~gs inslilil[cd by or ngainsl rlic Board Inny be con~inurdorcnfo~ced by of;~gl?i~isL t l~u '[KolknraJ Mzrropr)Iilo~l De~rlo()mrn! Aulliorily:

(0 all orhczrs nnrl nrher cnlployees or llic Board con t i~~u i~ ig i n office jmmetE:~(cly beiole 1t:c dalc 01 lltc urder ahall bcdcemetl \O I>(: emplnycd by the '1 Kulkiita] Mcrropoliran Dcvclopmcnl Aiirllwiry o n si~cli Lernls altcl cn~rliliu~ls. )lot bt i l is less ;idvarun~c_eoiis rhnn wha~ \hcy were cncitlet! to imlncciio~ely helbrc [ l i e said di~re.

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(2) The Siale Gover~~inenr shall, Ixforc rhe expiration of Ille period of su~~crscs~ion, r c c o ~ ~ s l i ~ u ~ c ~ h c Uoard in accordiinuc ~vilh thc provisions or ihis Acr.

(3) TIE Stiirc C;ovcrnmcn! niiiy makc such ii~cidcot;ll or conscrluc~ltial orders 21s may appcar LO i t lo bc ilcccssary Tor givirlg effecl to Ihe order ~nadz undcr sub-scc~ion (1) or (3) oTsec1io11 184 or tinder sub-sec~io~~ (2) of Illis seclion.",

C. Amendmcot lo tlie '[Kolkala] ivlctropolilan Wa tcr and Sanitation Autl~urily Act, 1966 (M'csl N a i . Acl XI11 011966).

Al'lcr scciioi~ 190, ~ h c lollowing sccrions shill1 bc inscned. narncly:-

"Po\v~.r S L ~ ~ C 9OA, ( I ) I F ill [lie opioinn of [he Srale Gowrnme~il il G u v c r n ~ ~ l c n ~ r t l

suofrscdc imcccssary SO LO do wilh ;I vicw LU bc~~crco-ordinarion :~nd riu~l~ori~y. spccdicr cxccudon oTdcvclopment work and niainrcnilr~cc thcrtor thc Sr;hle Govemmerl[ may, by an order publisher1 irl (he Oflcinl Grrxf~e and menlio~ling tlvrein [he reasoil for rl~e order. supersede [he Aurhorily for such pe~iod as may be spzci lied i n the order,

(2) Fur thc rcn~oval or douba il is Iicrcby dcclorcd LII:IL 11o nnlicc ~vl~nisoever is required to be given lo Ihe Authori~y Tor submission or any represenla[ion before making ally such order of supersession under sub- seclion ( I ).

(3) The Stale Governn~ent may, il' il considers necessaly so lo do, by ordcr, exlend or inodify from lime lo lime rlie period of supersession.

Conscqucnccs 90B. (1) When an order or supersessiou bas been or s u ~ ~ c r ~ ~ ~ i a o . made under seclion 9OA, Iben will1 effecr from rile dare or [lie order-

(a) id1 Dirccrors a id mcnlbers of rhc Aulhori~y st~all vacate their 0rficcs;

(b) all proper~ies, I'u~~tls and dues which are vested in or realisable by Ihe Aulhori~y shall v a t iu and k realisable by dlz '[Kolkn!a] Mclropolitml Dcvclopnlcnl AuLIiorily;

(c) 311 contracts and linhilirics which arc cnforuenhle by or againsl rhc Board ~11311 bc c11Iur~c;~blc by or againsl the '[Kolkaraj Mclropoliran Dcvclopmcnr Authorily;

(d) a11 Lhc powcrs :~slrl rl11lic.s whiuli may, undcr llic provisions of illis or any r)thcr Acl 01- any rulc. rcguln~ioii, bye-law, order or nolifici~lion m:~dc rlicrcundcr, be exercised or perrormed by !l~eAuthori~yshi~ll bccxcrciscd or pcrlonncd by thc '1 Kolka~a] Mcrropoli~an Uevclopme~ll Aurhoriry;

'Sw 1001-nulc T un p;lgc 11U. flrrrtu.

Tftc Wc..rr Rc~r,yrrl Tu\vn n~rd Cv~it~rry (Plnatiittg rind L)c~~clul~ttrcrtr) Acr. 1979.

[West Bcn. Act XIKI of 1979.1

(c) all legal proceedings insritu~cd by or agrti~ist thc Authariry may k cu~~tiaued ar enrorced by or ngnitrsi ilic ' (Kolki~~~] Mctropoli~an Development Authority:

(I) all officers and oilier c~nployezsof the Authorily continuing in orfice imnvdia~cly bervrc the dale u r d ~ c ordcr slull bc dcenlcd tu be employed by the 'IKalkntal Metropolitan Developmelrt Aurhority on such terms and conditio~~s not being less i~dvanti~gcous than whar llicy were elililled lo immediately before [lie said dare.

(2) Thc State Govcmmeni shall, &fore the expiration of the period of supersession, re-establish tllc Authority in accordance with ihe provisions or rhis Acl.

(3) Thc Srare Govcrnlnenl may ni;~kc such incidrn~al or consequcn~ial orders as may appear to il lo br: r~eccssary forgiving erfecl lo rheorder madc under sub-sccdon ( I f or (3) of section 90A or under sub-srclion (2) of lh is sectian.".