GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 1985

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Preamble .

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Declaration of Guwahati Metropolitan Area

S.4 Constitution of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority

S.5 Composition of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority

S.6 Functions and powers of the authority

S.7 Meeting of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority

S.8 Power to appoint officers and Secretary and other staff

S.9 Delegation

S.10 Power of the authority to co-opt member for particular pur#31;pose

S.11 Advisory Council

S.12 Constitution of committees

S.13 Supply of documents and information to the State Government

S.14 Power of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority to give directions

S.15 Power of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority to execute any plan

S.16 Preparation of Master Plan

S.17 Survey and Master Plan

S.18 Contents of the Master Plan

S.19 Submission of plans to the State Government for approval

S.20 Procedure to be followed in the preparation and approval of plan

S.21 Date of operation of plans and Zoning Regulations

S.22 Modification to the Master Plan and the Zoning Regulations

S.23 Restriction of use of land and buildings thereon after publication of the Master Plan

S.24 Prohibition of development without permission

S.25 Permission for development

S.26 Appeal against grant of permission subject to conditions of refusal of permission

S.27 Lapse of permission

S.28 Subdivision of private land

S.29 Plans accompanying notice

S.30 Sanction with or without modification or refusal

S.31 Layout not according to plan

S.32 Prohibition of registration in certain cases

S.33 Power of revocation and modification of permission to develop

S.34 Penalty for violation

S.35 Declaration of development areas and preparation of development schemes

S.36 Scope of the development scheme

S.37 Contents of the scheme

S.38 Reconstitution of plot scheme

S.39 Publication of the development scheme

S.40 Effect of scheme

S.41 Implementation of the development scheme

S.42 Amendments and alteration of the development scheme

S.43 Power to revoke the development scheme

S.44 Power of the authority to impose restrictions

S.45 Possession of land in advance of development scheme

S.46 Magistrate to enforce delivery to possession of land

S.47 Compensation and payment of interest

S.48 Power of the authority to evict summarily

S.49 Power to enforce scheme

S.50 Power of authority to require local authority to assume respons#31;ibility for amenities in certain cases

S.51 Width of public streets

S.52 Power to prescribe street line

S.53 Setting back building to the prescribed street line

S.54 Acquisition of land within the line of street

S.55 Acquisition of the remaining part of building and land after their portion within a prescribed line of the street are acquired

S.56 Power of State Government to acquire land

S.57 Proceeding for acquisition of land

S.58 Disposing of land

S.59 Provisions of private negotiation before compulsory acquisition

S.60 Payment to owner by adjustment

S.61 Sarkari land

S.62 Power of the authority to develop land in non-development area

S.63 Right to compensation

S.64 No right to compensation

S.65 Power of Government to exclude compensation in certain cases

S.66 Right of owner to require authority to acquire or purchase land

S.67 Levy of betterment fee

S.68 Appeal

S.69 Leavy of development charge

S.70 Resumption of land of building

S.71 Appointment of appellate authority

S.72 Duties of the appellate authority

S.73 Procedure of working of the appellate authority

S.74 Place where appellate authority may sit

S.75 Right to appear by recognised agent

S.76 Protection of action taken under this Act

S.77 Fond of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority

S.78 Grants, advance and loans by State Government

S.79 Power to borrow money