Act 21 of 1975

Preamble

GOVERNMENT OF GOA, Law and Judiciary Department Notification LD/Bill/12/75 The following Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa and assented to by the President of India on 4/11/1975 is hereby published for general information. M. S. Borkar, Under Secretary (Law). Panaji, 15th November, 1975. The Goa, 1[omitted] Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act No. 21 of 1975) [4th November, 1975] AN ACT de to provide for planning the development and use of rural and urban land in the 2 [State of Goa]and for purposes connected therewith. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly o CHAN Goand urban land in the 2 [State " Pro Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows: - Preliminary

Sections

Type to filter. 146 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3
4. 4Constitution of Goa, 19[omitted] Town and Country Planning Board
5. 5Term of office, allowances, etc., of members of the Board
6. 6Resignation by a member
7. 7Meetings of Board
8. 8Functions and powers of Board
9. 9Power to direct preparation of regional plans
10. 10Preparation of regional plans
11. 11Contents of regional plan
12. 12Board to consider the regional plan
13. 13Public notice of the regional plan
14. 14Approval by Government
15. 15Publication of regional plan
16. 16
17. 17Revision of regional plan
18. 17BPenalty for contravention of section 17A
19. 17EContents of Zoning Plan
20. 18Declaration of planning areas, their amalgamation, sub-division, etc
21. 19Power to withdraw planning area from operation of the Act
22. 20Constitution of Planning and Development Authority
23. 21
24. 22Functions and powers of Planning and Development Authorities
25. 23Meetings of Planning and Development Authority
26. 24
27. 25Staff of Planning and Development Authority
28. 26Preparation of map and register showing present land use
29. 27Notice of preparation of map and register
30. 28
31. 29Preparation of Outline Development Plan
32. 30Contents of Outline Development Plan
33. 31Preparation of Comprehensive Development Plan
34. 32Contents of Comprehensive Development Plan
35. 33
36. 34Consent of Government to the publication of notice of preparation of Development Plan
37. 35Public notice of the preparation of the Development Plan
38. 36Approval by Government
39. 37Coming into operation of Development Plan
40. 38Appeal
41. 39Alteration of Development Plan and making of minor changes
42. 40Suspension of Development Plan in emergency by Government
43. 41Power to acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894
44. 41BAcquisition by way of accommodation reservation
45. 41CPreservation of natural reserves and resources for posterity
46. 42Land use to conform to Development Plan
47. 43Prohibition of Development without payment of development charges and without permission
48. 44Grant of permission
49. 45Appeal against orders passed or omitted to be passed under section 44
50. 46Validity of permission
51. 47
52. 48
53. 49
54. 50Power to revoke or modify permission to develop
55. 51Penalty for unauthorised Development, etc
56. 52Power to require removal of unauthorised development
57. 53Power to stop unauthorised development
58. 54Power to require removal of authorised development or use
59. 55Interim provision pending preparation of Development Plan
60. 56Making of town planning scheme and its scope
61. 57Land in respect of which a town planning scheme may be made
62. 58Consent of Government to the publication of draft scheme
63. 59Publication of draft scheme
64. 60Contents of draft schemes
65. 61Reconstituted plot
66. 62Inclusion of additional area in draft scheme
67. 63Power of Government to require Planning and Development Authority to make a scheme
68. 64Power of Government to suspend rule, bye-law, etc
69. 65Disputed ownership
70. 66Power to hand over possession of land in advance of town planning scheme
71. 67Withdrawal of scheme
72. 68Consideration of objections and submission of scheme to the Government for approval
73. 69Effect of final scheme
74. 70Determination of certain matters by the Planning and Development Authority
75. 71Appeal
76. 72Constitution of Tribunal of Appeal
77. 73Place where Tribunal may sit
78. 74Chairman to decide all questions of law and procedure
79. 75Powers of Tribunal to decide matter finally
80. 76Tribunal not to be court
81. 77Remuneration of assessors and payment of incidental expenses of Tribunal
82. 78Decision of Planning and Development Authority to be final in certain matters
83. 79Power to enforce scheme
84. 80Power of Planning and Development Authority to evict summarily
85. 81Power to vary scheme on ground of error, irregularity or informality
86. 82Power to vary or revoke Town Planning Scheme
87. 83Compensation when the final scheme is varied or revoked and apportionment of costs
88. 84Joint town planning scheme
89. 85Delegation of certain powers of Joint Town Planning Authority
90. 86Costs of a scheme
91. 87Calculation of increment
92. 88Contribution towards costs of scheme
93. 89Certain amount to be added or deducted from contribution leviable from a person
94. 90Transfer of right from original to reconstituted plot or extinction of such right
95. 91Compensation in respect of property or right injuriously affected by scheme
96. 92Exclusion or limitation of compensation in certain cases
97. 93Provision for cases in which amount payable to owner exceeds amount due from him
98. 94
99. 95Payment by adjustment of accounts
100. 96Payment of net amount due to Planning and Development Authority
101. 97Power of Planning and Development Authority to make agreements
102. 98Recovery of arrears
103. 99
104. 100Levy of Development Charge
105. 101Rates of development charge
106. 102Assessment of Development charge
107. 103Appeals against assessment
108. 104Development Charge to be a charge on land and to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue
109. 105Fund of Planning and Development Authority
110. 106Budget of the Planning Authority
111. 107Accounts and Audit
112. 108Annual Reports
113. 109Pension and Provident Funds
114. 110Power of entry
115. 111Service of notices, etc
116. 112Public notice how to be made known
117. 113
118. 114
119. 115
120. 116Mode of proof of records of Board and the Planning and Development Authority
121. 117
122. 118Right to appear by recognised agent
123. 119Power to compel attendance of witness etc
124. 120Jurisdiction of courts
125. 121Bar of legal proceedings
126. 122Offences by companies
127. 123Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark
128. 124
129. 125Composition of offence
130. 126Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties
131. 127Fine when realised to be paid to the Planning and Development Authority
132. 128Members and officers to be public servants
133. 129Finality of orders
134. 130Validation of acts and proceedings
135. 131Power to delegate
136. 132Control by the Government
137. 133Returns and information
138. 134Effect of other laws
139. 135
140. 136Vesting of property ceasing to have jurisdiction
141. 137Special provision in case of a dissolution or supersession of a local authority
142. 138Default in exercise of power or performance of duty by Planning and Development Authority
143. 139Dissolution of Planning and Development Authorities
144. 140Power to make rules
145. 141Power to make regulations
146. 142Repeal

Provenance. Read from the Government's own scanned gazette with Azure Document Intelligence, then split into sections by their numbering. India Code publishes no text for this Act. The scan itself is mirrored into our own storage and served at /scan/ec4c1210-3a17-446f-86ee-45dee04f32dc.pdf, so the reading here can be checked against the page it came from without depending on India Code's own copy staying where it is (it was at https://indiacode.gov.in/server/api/core/bitstreams/a5f0c998-fcb5-4e96-954d-5818a2c7d915/content).

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Every one of the 146 sections of this Act has its own page. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.