Power of Authority to require local authority to assume responsibility for amenities in certain cases
Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 deals with power of Authority to require local authority to assume responsibility for amenities in certain cases. Where any area has been developed by the Authority, the Authority may require the local authority within whose local limits the area so developed is situated, to assume responsibility for the maintenance of the amenities which have been provided in the area by the Authority and for the provision of The Act came into force on 30 Dec 1957.
Where any area has been developed by the Authority, the Authority may require the local authority within whose local limits the area so developed is situated, to assume responsibility for the maintenance of the amenities which have been provided in the area by the Authority and for the provision of the amenities which have not been provided by the Authority but which in its opinion should be provided in the area, on terms and conditions agreed upon between the Authority and that local authority; and where such terms and conditions cannot be agreed upon, on terms and conditions settled by the Central Government in consultation with the local authority on a reference of the matter to that Government by the Authority.
Section 36, The Delhi Development Act, 1957 (Act 61 of 1957).
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Questions about Section 36
What does Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act deal with?
Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act is headed "Power of Authority to require local authority to assume responsibility for amenities in certain cases". Where any area has been developed by the Authority, the Authority may require the local authority within whose local limits the area so developed is situated, to assume responsibility for the maintenance of the amenities which have been provided in the area by the Authority and for the provision of
How do I find court cases under Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Delhi Development Act 1957 36, section 36 Delhi Development Act 1957, section 36 of the Delhi Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Delhi Development Authority (Procedure for Reference to the Central Government) Rules, 1960 (1959).
When did Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act come into force?
Section 36 of the Delhi Development Act, cited as Delhi Development Act 1957 36, came into force on 30 Dec 1957, having been enacted on 27 Dec 1957. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 31. Power to stop development778 words
- 3. The Delhi Development Authority632 words
- 56. Power to make rules617 words
- 30. Order of demolition of building596 words
- 43. Service of notices, etc557 words
- 60. Repeal, etc., and savings462 words
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