GUJARAT TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1976

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Declaration of development area

S.4 Exclusion of whole or part of development area from operation of Act

S.5 Constitution of area development authority

S.6 Power to designate a local authority as area development authority

S.7 Powers and functions of area development authority

S.8 Expenses of area development authority

S.9 Development plan

S.10 Copy of draft development plan to be open for public inspection

S.11 Manner of preparation of draft development plan

S.12 Contents of draft development plan

S.13 Publication of draft development plan

S.14 Suggestions or objections to draft development plan to be considered

S.15 Modifications made after publication of draft development plan

S.16 Submission of draft development plan to the State Government for sanction

S.17 Power of State Government to sanction draft development plan

S.18 Extension or reduction of development plan

S.19 Variation of final development plan

S.20 Acquisition of land

S.21 Revision of development plan

S.22 Declaration of urban development area and constitution of urban development authority

S.23 Powers and function of urban development authority

S.23(A) Entrustment of powers and functions to Government company

S.24 Expenses of urban development authority

S.25 Application of certain provisions of Act applicable to urban development authority

S.26 Restriction on development after publication of draft development plan

S.27 Application of permission for development

S.28 Permission for retention or continuance of use of any building or work or any use of land

S.29 Grant refusal of permission

S.30 Supplementary provision as to grant of permission

S.31 Obligation to purchase land on refusal of permission or grant of permission in certain cases

S.32 Lapse of permission

S.33 Power of re-vocation and modification of permission to development

S.34 Sanction for sub-division of plot or lay-out of private street

S.35 Penalty for unauthorised development or use or continuance or retention of the use without permission

S.36 Power to require removal of unauthorised development or use

S.37 Removal of unauthorised temporary development summarily

S.38 Recovery of expenses incurred

S.39 Development undertaken on behalf of Government and appropriate authority

S.40 Making and contents of a town planning scheme

S.41 Power of appropriate authority to resolve on declaration of intention to make scheme

S.42 Making and publication of draft scheme

S.43 Power of State Government to require appropriate authority to make scheme

S.44 Contents of draft scheme

S.45 Reconstitution of plots

S.46 Disputed ownership

S.47 Objections to draft scheme to be considered

S.48 Power of State Government to sanction draft scheme

S.48(a) Vesting of land in appropriate authority

S.49 Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration of a scheme

S.50 Appointment of Town Planning Officer

S.51 Duties of Town Planning officer

S.52 Contents of preliminary and final scheme

S.53 Certain decision of Town Planning Officer to be final

S.54 Appeal

S.55 Constitution of Board of Appeal

S.56 Town Planning Officer to assist Board in advisory capcity and his remuneration

S.57 Place where Board may sit

S.58 Decision of questions of law and other questions

S.59 Powers of Board to decide matter finally

S.60 Board not to be court

S.61 Remuneration of assessors and payment of incidental expenses of Board to be added to costs of scheme

S.62 Decision of Town Planning Officer to be final in certain matters and variation of scheme in view of decision in appeal

S.63 Power of Town Planning Officer to split up draft scheme into separate sections

S.64 Submission of preliminary scheme and final scheme to Government

S.65 Power of Government to sanction or refuse to sanction the scheme and effect of sanction

S.66 Withdrawal of scheme

S.67 Effect of preliminary scheme

S.68 Power of appropriate authority to evict summarily

S.69 Power to enforce scheme

S.70 Power to vary scheme on ground of error, irregularity or informality

S.70(A) Variation of Town Planning Scheme for land allotted for public purpose

S.71 Variation of town planning scheme by another scheme

S.72 Amendment of regulations

S.73 Compensation when scheme varied

S.74 Apportionment of costs of scheme withdrawn not sanctioned

S.75 Right to appear by recognised agent

S.76 Powers of civil courts in respect of certain matters

S.77 Costs of scheme