The Ajmer Development Authority Act, 2013

Preamble

Ajmer Development Authority Act, 2013

(Act No. 39 of 2013) 25th of September, 2013

An Act For forming Ajmer City and certain contiguous areas into Ajmer Region, to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the purposes of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the proper, orderly and rapid development of the Ajmer Region and of executing plans, projects and schemes for such development and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Whereas, Ajmer, Kishangarh and Pushkar City and areas contiguous to it are being progressively developed and populated, and the necessity is being increasingly felt for forming these areas into Ajmer Region and for setting up of an Authority for the purpose of planning, coordinating and supervising the proper, orderly and rapid development of these areas, in which several government departments, local authorities and other organisations are at present engaged within their own jurisdictions; to provide also that such Authority be enabled either itself or through other authority to formulate and execute plans, projects and schemes for the development of Ajmer Region so that housing, community facilities, civic amenities and other infrastructure are properly created for the population of Ajmer Region in the perspective of 2028 A.D. or thereafter including the intermediate stages, and to provide for matters connected with the purpose aforesaid; Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in Sixty fourth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:

Sections

Type to filter. 97 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Establishment of the Ajmer Development Authority
4. 4Composition of the Ajmer Development Authority
5. 5Meetings of the Authority
6. 6Cessation of membership
7. 7Constitution and powers of Executive Committee
8. 8Appointment of Ajmer Development Commissioner, Directors, Secretary, etc
9. 9Determination of strength of the Staff, etc
10. 10Constitution of Committees
11. 11Authentication of orders, etc
12. 12Provision for inviting Government and Local Authority Officers to assist for advice
13. 13Establishment of Ajmer Traffic Control Board
14. 14Constitution and powers of other Functional Boards
15. 15Meetings of the Functional Board
16. 16Functions of the Authority
17. 17No other authority or person to undertake certain development without permission of the Authority
18. 18Powers of the Authority to give directions
19. 19Power of the Authority to require local authority to assume responsibilities in certain cases
20. 20Power of the Authority to execute any plan
21. 21Civic Survey and preparation of Master Development Plan
22. 22Zonal Development Plan
23. 23Procedure to be followed in the preparation and sanction of Plan
24. 24Date of operation of Plan
25. 25Subsequent modification of Plans
26. 26Implementation of Plan
27. 27Plans prepared prior to this Act deemed to have been prepared under this Act
28. 28Review of Plan
29. 29Declaration of Development Areas
30. 30Power of revocation and modification of permission for development
31. 31Penalty for unauthorised development for use otherwise than in conformity with the Plan
32. 32Power to require removal of unauthorised development
33. 33Power to stop unauthorised development
34. 34Composition of unauthorised development
35. 35Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised temporary development summarily
36. 36Power to require removal of authorised development or use
37. 37Sanction for sub-division of plot or layout of private street
38. 38Recovery of expenses incurred
39. 39Making and contents of Projects and Schemes
40. 40Preparation of Projects and Schemes
41. 41Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration of a Scheme
42. 42Lapse of Scheme
43. 43Modification or withdrawal of Project or Scheme
44. 44Saving to any Project or Scheme
45. 45Power to purchase or lease by agreement
46. 46Power of State Government to acquire land
47. 47Possession to be made available to the Authority
48. 48Land to vest in the Authority and its disposal
49. 49Allotment, regularisation etc. of certain lands
50. 50Transfer to be on free hold or lease hold basis
51. 51Funds of the Authority
52. 52Loans Fund
53. 53Reserve and other Funds
54. 54Application of Funds, etc
55. 55Power of the Authority to borrow
56. 56Power of the Authority to finance Project and Schemes and impose conditions therefor
57. 57State guarantee to loans taken or given by the Authority
58. 58Accounts and Audit
59. 59Budget
60. 60Annual Report
61. 61Power to levy certain charges
62. 62Urban assessment (ground rent) to be credited to the fund of the Authority
63. 63Authority may charge fee for certain licences or permission
64. 64Penalty for unauthorised obstruction
65. 65Penalty for removing fence, etc. set up for the purpose of carrying out any work
66. 66Penalty for disobedience of requisition and furnishing false information, etc
67. 67Encroachment or obstruction upon public land
68. 68General provision for punishment of offences
69. 69Offence by companies
70. 70Cognizance of offences
71. 71Fine when realised to be paid to the Authority
72. 72Power of the Authority as to legal matters
73. 73Immunity to Authority
74. 74Notice of suit against Authority
75. 75Mode of proof of record
76. 76Restriction on the summoning of servants of Authority to produce documents
77. 77Constitution of Tribunal
78. 78Constitution of Settlement Committee
79. 79Recovery of moneys due to the Authority as arrears of land revenue
80. 80Power of entry
81. 81Service of notice under this Act
82. 82Officers and other employees of the Authority to be public servants
83. 83Lump sum contribution by the Authority in lieu of taxes levied by local authorities
84. 84Deduction from salary or wages to meet claims of the Authority in certain cases
85. 85Control by State Government
86. 86Power to transfer
87. 87Power of Authority to call for returns, reports, etc
88. 88Act to override other laws
89. 89Delegation of Powers
90. 90Local Authorities to continue to perform duties
91. 91Power to make rules
92. 92Power to make regulations
93. 93Power to remove difficulties
94. 94Dissolution of the Authority
95. 95Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
96. 96Dissolution of the Urban Improvement Trust, Ajmer and savings
97. 97Repeal and savings

Rules made under this Act

3 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.