TAMIL NADU TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Appointment of Director of Town and Country Planning and other officers

S.4 The Town and Country Planning Authorities

S.5 Constitution of the Board

S.6 Functions and powers of the Board

S.7 Appointment of committees by the Board

S.8 Incorporation of Town and Country Planning Authorities

S.9 Appointment of officers and servants of the planning authorities

S.9(a) Establishment of the [Chennai)Metropolitan Development Authority

S.9(b) Incorporation of the Metropolitan Development Authority

S.9(c) Functions and powers of the Metropolitan Development Authority

S.9(d) Provisions of this Act shall apply to the Metropolitan Development Authority subject to certain modifications

S.9(e) [Chennai] Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board

S.10 Declaration of regional planning areas, local planning areas and their amalgamation and sub-division and inclusion from other regions and local areas

S.11 Constitution of town and country planning authorities

S.12 Functions and powers of the appropriate planning authorities

S.13 Cessation of powers of local authorities in the designated area

S.14 Temporary association of persons with the appropriate planning authority for particular purposes

S.15 Regional plans

S.16 Preparation of present land and building use map

S.17 Master plans

S.18 The new town development plan

S.19 Declaration of intention to make or adopt a detailed development plan

S.20 Contents of detailed development plan

S.21 Preparation and submission of the detailed development plan

S.22 Powers of Government to require a regional planning authority or a local planning authority or a new town development authority to prepare a regional plan or a master plan or a new town development plan in respect of any area

S.23 Powers of Director to require local planning authority to prepare detailed development plan in respect of any area

S.24 Consent of Government to the publication of notice of preparation of plans

S.25 Consent of the Director to the publication of notice of preparation of the detailed development plan

S.26 Notice of the preparation of the regional plan, the master plan or the new town development plan

S.27 Notice of the preparation of the detailed development plan

S.28 Approval by Government

S.29 Approval by the Director

S.30 Coming into operation of regional plan, master plan and new town development plan

S.31 Coming into operation of the detailed development plan

S.32 Variation, revocation and modification of regional plans, master plans and new town development plan

S.33 Variation and revocation of detailed development plan

S.34 Detailed town planning schemes prepared under the Tamil Nadu Town Planning Act, 1920, deemed to be detailed development plans under this Act

S.34(a) Special provision for sanction of building plan in certain cases

S.35 Special provision in respect of development plan

S.36 Power to acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act

S.37 Power to purchase or acquire lands specified in the development plan

S.38 Release of land

S.39 Right to compensation

S.40 Disposal of land by new town development authority

S.41 Power to make agreement for provision of services

S.42 Contributions by new town development authority towards expenditure of local authority and statutory body

S.43 Advances and payments by Government to the new town development authority

S.44 Power of the new town development authority to borrow and lend

S.45 Transfer of undertaking of new town development authority

S.46 Combination and transfer of functions of new town development authority

S.47 Use and development of land to be in conformity with development plan

S.48 Restrictions on buildings and lands in the area of the planning authority

S.49 Application for permission

S.50 Duration of permission

S.51 Exemption for works in progress

S.52 Obligation to acquire land or building on refusal of permission or on grant of permission in certain cases

S.53 Compensation for refusal of permission or grant of permission subject to conditions in certain cases

S.54 Power of revocation and modification of permission to development

S.55 Bar of claim to compensation in certain cases

S.56 Power to require removal funauthorised development

S.58 Development undertaken on behalf of any State Government or Central Government or local authority

S.59 Levy of development charges

S.60 Rates of development charges

S.61 Assessment of development charges

S.62 Power of local authority to collect development charges

S.63 Recovery of development charges

S.63(a) Apportionment of development charges in certain cases

S.64 State Town and Country Planning and Development Fund

S.65 Funds

S.66 Subventions and loans to the Board and the planning authorities

S.67 Utilisation of Funds

S.68 Budget of the planning authority

S.69 Accounts and Audit

S.70 Annual reports

S.71 Constitution of Tribunal

S.72 Officers and servants of Tribunal

S.73 Inquiry into claims and award of compensation

S.74 Method of awarding compensation