KERALA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 2016

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Preamble Act No. 09 of 2016

S.1 Short title and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Constitution of the State Town and Country Planning Board

S.4 Powers and functions of the Board

S.5 Committees to be constituted by the Board

S.6 Term of office and conditions of service of the non-official members of the Board

S.7 Meetings of the Board

S.8 Matters that may be dealt with in the Perspective Plan for the State

S.9 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Perspective Plan for the State

S.10 Officers and Staff of the Department of Town and Country Planning

S.11 Functions of the Chief Town Planner

S.12 District Planning Area

S.13 District Planning Committee and Plans for the District

S.14 Powers and functions of District Planning Committee

S.15 Perspective Plan for the district and matters that may be dealt with in the Perspective Plan

S.16 Execution Plan for the district and matters that may be dealt within the Execution Plan

S.17 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Perspective Plan for the district

S.18 Procedure for preparation and sanctioning of Execution Plan for the district

S.19 District Planning Committee to issue guidelines for preparation of five year and annual plans of Local Self Government Institutions

S.20 Declaration of Metropolitan Area

S.21 Metropolitan Planning Committee and Plans for Metropolitan Area

S.22 Powers and functions of Metropolitan Planning Committee in respect of spatial planning

S.23 Metropolitan Planning Committees, Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area and matters that may be dealt with in the Perspective Plan

S.24 Execution Plan for the Metropolitan Area and matters that may be dealt with in the Execution Plan

S.25 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area

S.26 Procedure for preparation and sanctioning of Execution Plan for the Metropolitan Area

S.27 Metropolitan Planning Committee to issue guidelines for preparation of five year and annual plans of Local Self Government Institutions

S.28 Local Planning Area

S.29 Variations in the Local Planning Area

S.30 Powers and functions of the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils etc. in relation to spatial planning

S.31 Delegation of powers; to the Standing Committees

S.32 Appointment of Special Committees and Working Groups

S.33 The Department of Town and Country Planning and the Plans under this Act

S.34 Matters that may be dealt with in the Master Plan

S.35 Matters that may be dealt with in the Execution Plan

S.36 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Master Plan

S.37 Procedure for preparation and sanctioning of Execution Plan

S.38 Master Plans that are published but not sanctioned within the time limit prescribed

S.39 Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat to necessarily make Master Plans in certain cases

S.40 Joint Planning Area

S.41 Joint Planning Committee and Master Plan for the Joint Planning Area

S.42 Powers and functions of Joint Planning Committee

S.43 Functions of the constituent units of the Joint Planning Committee

S.44 Power of the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, etc. to take up Detailed Town Planning Schemes

S.45 Matters that may be dealt within a Detailed Town Planning Scheme

S.46 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Detailed Town Planning Scheme

S.47 Power to engage consultants and to set-up special function agencies

S.48 Detailed Town Planning Schemes that are published but not sanctioned within the time limit prescribed

S.49 Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat to necessarily make Detailed Town Planning Scheme in certain cases

S.50 Review, revision, variation and revocation of Plans prepared under the Act

S.51 Constitution of Development Authority

S.52 Chairman of Development Authority

S.53 Composition of Development Authority

S.54 The General Council

S.55 The Executive Committee

S.56 Powers and functions of Development Authority

S.57 Functions of Member Secretary

S.58 Staff of Development Authority

S.59 Transfer of staff, assets and liabilities of the Development Authority

S.60 Power of Government to make rules to prescribe functions and powers of General Council, Executive Committee etc

S.61 Use and development of land to be in conformity with Master Plans and Detailed Town Planning Schemes under this Act

S.62 The date of coming into operation of the Plan

S.63 Interim Development Orders and the restrictions after notifying the intention to prepare Plans

S.64 Land Development Permit

S.65 Application for Land Development Permit

S.66 Power of revocation or modification of Development Permit

S.67 Obligation to acquire land in certain cases

S.68 Power to require stoppage or removal of unauthorised development, imposition of penalty etc

S.69 Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised development of temporary nature

S.70 Applicability of the provisions to a Joint Planning Committee

S.71 Power of the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils etc. to prepare Land Pooling Schemes

S.72 Contents of Land Pooling Scheme

S.73 Reconstitution of original plots into final plots

S.74 Preparation, publication and sanction of Land Pooling Scheme

S.75 Local Self Government Institutions to implement projects through Annual Plans and Five Year Plans

S.76 Government Departments and other authorities to take into account Plans prepared under this Act while drawing up projects

S.77 Power to acquire land, under the Land Acquisition Act, in force

S.78 Acquisition of property for implementation of Plans

S.79 Transfer of Government land to the Local Self Government Institutions