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The Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act, 1958

Section 2

In force Act 27 of 1958 As on 16 Oct 2026

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Act 27 of 1958

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Section 2 of the Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act, 1958. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Defini- subject or context, -- tiong.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Defini- subject or context, -- tiong.

(a) "amenity" includes roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public parks, conservancy or any other convenience which the State Government may, by notification, specify to be an amenity for the purposes of this Act;

(b) "building" means any structure or erection intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes, whether in actual use or not; *Price- Indian, 12 nP .; English, 3d, The Durgapur ( Development and Control of Building Operations) Act, 1958. [West Ben. Act (Sections 3, 4.) (c) "development" means the carrying out of building, engineering, or other operations in, on, over or under land or the making of any material change in any building or land but does not include underground mining operations ;

(d) "Durgapur" or "Durgapur area" means the area comprised within the police-stations of Kanksa, Faridpur and Ondal in the district of Burdwan and such other contiguous area, if any, as the State Government may from time to time, by notification, specify and includes, for the purpose of section 9, any other land in West Bengal referred to in the said section;

(e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; .

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act. Constitu. tion of Durgapur Develop. ment Authority.

Section 2, The Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act, 1958 (Act 27 of 1958).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 3
  2. s. 4
  3. s. 9

Questions about Section 2

How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) 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: Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act 2, section 2 Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act, section 2 of the Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) 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 2 of the Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3, section 4, section 9, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act enacted?

Durgapur ( Development And Control Of Building Operations ) Act was enacted in 1958 as Act 27 of 1958. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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