R.1 Short title and commencement

       (1) These Rules may be called the Delhi Development (Master Plan and Zonal Development Plan) Rules, 1959.
       (2) They shall come into force on such22. See Govt. of India Ministry of Health notification No. F.8-26/59 L.S.G. (i) dated the 1st January, 1960. date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
       

R.2 Definition

       In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires
       (i) "Act" means the Delhi Development Act 1957;
       (ii) "Authority" means the Delhi Development Authority constituted under section 3 of the Act; and
       (iii) "Advisory Council" means the Council constituted under section 5 of the Act.

R.3 Civic Survey

       The civil survey to be carried out by the Authority may include survey and analysis of the physical, economic and sociological features of Delhi, with reference to natural resources, distribution of population, industry, communications, housing requirements and such other matters in the opinion of the Authority as may relate to development of Delhi.
       

R.4 Form and contents of Master Plan

       (1) The draft Master Plan shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Act, consists or such maps, diagrams, charts, reports and other written matter of an explanatory or descriptive nature as pertaining to the development of the whole or any part of Delhi.
       (2) The written matter forming part of the draft Master Plan shall include such summary of the main proposals and such descriptive matter as the Authority may consider necessary to illustrate or explain the proposals indicated by maps, charts diagrams and other documents.
       (3) The draft master plan may include all or any of the following:
       (a) reports of the survey and analysis of the socio-economic features of Delhi with special reference to the trends, growth of population, industries, business, commerce and such

R.5 Public Notice regarding preparation of Master Plan

       (1) As soon as may be after the draft master plan has been prepared, the Authority shall publish a public notice stating that:
       (a) The draft Master Plan has been prepared and may be inspected by any person at such time and place as may be specified in that notice:
       (b) Suggestions and objections in writing, if any, in respect of the draft Master Plan may be filed by any person with the secretary of the Authority within 90 days from the date of first publication of the notice.
       (2) This notice may be in Form A appended to these rules without notification or with such modification as may be necessary.

R.6 Mode of Publication of Public Notice

       The Authority shall cause the said notice to be published in the manner prescribed by section 44 of the Act and may also cause it to be published in the Official Gazette.
       

R.7 Notice to and representation from local Authorities

       The Authority shall cause a copy of the notice referred to in Rule 6 to be sent to every local authority within whose limits any land touched by the plan is situate, and such local authority may, within a period of 90 days from the date of the notice may make any representation with respect to the plan to the Authority.

R.8 Appointment of Board for enquiry and hearing

       The Authority shall, for hearing and considering any representation, objection and suggestion to the draft master plan, appoint a Board consisting of not less than 3 and not more than 5 members of the Authority.
       Provided that such Board shall have power to co-opt not more than 2 members from amongst the members of the Advisory Council.
       11. Ins. vide Govt. of India, Ministry of Health notification No. 8-26/59 L.S.G. (ii) dated 1st January, 1960. [(2) No business of the Board shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least three members are present from the beginning to the end of the hearing.]

R.9 Enquiry and hearing

       The Secretary shall, after the expiry of the period allowed under these rules for making objection, representations and suggestion fix a date or dates for hearing by the Board or any person, or local authority in connection with any objection, representation or suggestion made by such person or local authority in respect of the draft Master Plan and shall serve on the local authority or any person who may be allowed a personal hearing in connection with such representation, objection or suggestion to the draft Master Plan, a notice intimating the time, date and place of the hearing.
       Provided that the Board may disallow personal hearing to any rjerson, if it is of the opinion that the objection or suggestion made by such person is inconsequential, trivial or irrelevant
       

R.10 Report of Enquiry

       The Board shall after the conclusion of its enquiry, submit to the Authority a report of its recommendations.

R.11 Preparation of final draft Master Plan and its submission to Central Government

       The Authority shall, after considering the report of the Board and any other matter it thinks fit, finally prepare the master plan and submit it to the Central Government for its approval.

R.12 Amendment of Master Plan

       The Authority may amend the whole or any part of the Master Plan, if necessary, at the expiry of every five years in accordance with the Procedure prescribed by the Act and these rules as if the proposed amendment were a new Master Plan. Provided that if the Authority is of opinion that having regard to the circumstances prevailing at any particular time it is necessary so to do, it may amend the Master Plan or any part thereof at any time prior to the expiry of the said period, in accordance with the aforesaid procedure.
       Provided further that the Authority may, without following the aforesaid procedure, but with the prior approval of the Central Government, permit on receipt of an application in this behalf, any change in the size of public parks and recreation grounds not exceeding ten per cent either way of the approved size.
       

R.13 Approval of Central Government for amendment of master plan

       (1) Amendment of the Master Plan shall not take effect unless approved by the Central Government
       (2) Immediately after an amendment has been approved by the Central Government the Authority shall publish in such manner as may be prescribed by regulation a notice that the amendment has been approved and naming a place where a copy of the amendment may be inspected at all reasonable hours and upon the date of the first publication of the aforesaid notice the amendment shall come into operation.

R.14 Contents of Zonal Development Plans Section 56(2)(a)

       A zonal development plan may also include any of the contents that form part of the Master Plan.
       

R.15 .

The provisions of Rules 5 to 13 relating to the Master Plan shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Zonal development plan.

APPENDIX.1 FORM

       FORM
       FORM A
       Notice under section 10(1) of the Delhi Development Act. 1957 (No. 61 of 1957 read with rule 5 of the Delhi Development (Master Plan and Zonal Development Plan) Rules, 1959, of the preparation and publication of the draft of the Master Plan for
       the Union Territory of Delhi.
       Notice is hereby given that
       (a) a draft of a Master Plan for the Union Territory of Delhi has been prepared; and
       (b) a copy thereof will be available for inspection of the office of the Delhi Development
        Authority, New Delhi between hours of 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. on all
       working days except Sat