WEST BENGAL TOWN AND COUNTRY (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1979

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 State Town and Country Planning Advisory Board

S.4 Composition of the Board

S.5 Functions of the Board

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

S.7 Meeting of the Board

S.8 Quorum

S.9 Declaration of Planning Areas, their amalgamation, sub-division and inclusion of any area in Planning Area

S.10 Power to withdraw Planning Area from the operations of this Act

S.11 Constitution of Planning Authority and Development Authority

S.12 Term of office and terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and members of Planning Authority and Development Authority

S.13 Powers and functions of Planning Authority and Development Authority

S.13(a) Regulation of building operation with the Planning Area

S.14 Meeting of Planning Authorities and Development Authorities

S.15 Constitution of Advisory Council

S.16 [Kolkata] Metropolitan Area

S.17 [Kolkata] Metropolitan Development Authority

S.18 Powers and functions of the 1[Kolkata] Metropolitan Development Authority

S.19 Composition of the 1[Kolkata] Metropolitan Development Authority

S.20 Meeting of the 1[Kolkata] Metropolitan Development Authority

S.21 Power to appoint Officers and Secretary and other staff

S.22 Advisory Council

S.23 Constitution of committees

S.24 Power of the 1[Kolkata] Metropolitan Development Authority to give directions

S.25 Power of the 1[Kolkata] Metropolitan Development Authority to execute any plan

S.26 Delegation

S.27 Amendment of the 1[Kolkata] Improvement Act, 1911, the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956, and the 1[Kolkata] Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Authority Act, 1966

S.28 Preparation of present Land Use Map and Land Register

S.29 Notice of the preparation of the Map and the Register

S.30 Power of State Government in case of default of the Planning Authority or Development Authority to prepare the Map or the Register

S.31 2[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.32 1[32. * * *]

S.33 [Land Use and Development Control Plan] prepared prior to the application of this Act to be deemed 1[Land Use and Development Control Plan] under this Act

S.34 Power of State Government to direct preparation of 3[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.35 Approval of the State Government to the publication of notice of preparation of 5[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.36 Public notice of the preparation of the 1[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.37 Approval of the State Government

S.38 Coming into operation of the 2[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.39 Reference to High Court questioning the validity of the 5[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.40 Amendment of 2[Land Use and Development Control Plan.)

S.41 Changes in the 4[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.42 Annulment of the 6[Land Use and Development Control Plan)

S.42(a) Validation of plan prepared or adopted prior to the coming into force of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) (Amendment) Act, 1994

S.43 Power to acquire land under the land Acquisition Act, 1894

S.44 Use and development of land to be in conformity with 3[land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.45 Prohibition of development without payment of development charges and without permission

S.46 Permission for development

S.47 Appeal against grant of permission subject to conditions or refusal of permission

S.48 Lapse of permission

S.49 Obligation to acquire land on refusal of permission or on grant of permission In certain cases

S.50 Compensation for refusal of permission or grant of permission subject to conditions In certain cases

S.51 Power of revocation and modification of permission to develop

S.52 Penalty for unauthorised development or for use otherwise than in conformity with the 2[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.53 Notice regarding unauthorised development or use otherwise than in conformity with the 1[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.54 Power to stop unauthorised development

S.55 Power to require removal of unauthorised development or use

S.56 Interim provision pending preparation of 1[Land Use and Development Control Plan.]

S.57 Preparation of development schemes

S.58 Scope of the development scheme

S.59 Contents of the scheme

S.60 Reconstitution of plot scheme

S.61 Publication of the scheme

S.62 Power of the State Government to require the Development Authority to make scheme

S.63 Power of State Government to suspend rules, bye-law, etc.

S.64 Procedure in case of disputed claims to land

S.65 Restrictions on use and development of land after the publication of the scheme

S.66 Possession of land in advance of development scheme

S.67 Magistrate to enforce delivery of possession of land

S.68 Persons interested in land of which possession is taken entitled to interest

S.69 Consideration of objections and submission of scheme to the State Government

S.70 Public notice of the scheme

S.71 Withdrawal of scheme by the Development Authority

S.72 Effect of scheme

S.73 Determination of certain matters by the Development Authority

S.74 Appeal

S.75 Tribunal of appeal

S.76 Place where Tribunal may sit

S.77 Decision of questions of law and other questions

S.78 Powers of Tribunal to decide matter finally