Survey and Master Plan
Section 17 of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Act, 1985 deals with survey and Master Plan. The Authority shall, as soon as may be, carry out necessary surveys of, and prepare a Master Plan for Guwahati Metropolitan Area or for any area within the Guwahati Metropolitan Area , as it may deem necessary in the manner prescribed in Section : 16.
(1) The Authority shall, as soon as may be, carry out necessary surveys of, and prepare a Master Plan for Guwahati Metropolitan Area or for any area within the Guwahati Metropolitan Area , as it may deem necessary in the manner prescribed in Section : 16.
(2) The Master Plan shall- (a) define the various zones into which Guwahati Metropolitan Area may be divided for the purposes of development and indicate the manner in which the land in each zone is proposed to be used (whether by the carrying out thereon of development or otherwise) and the stages by which any such development shall be carried out; and (b) serve as a basic pattern of frame work within which detailed development schemes of the various zones may be prepared. Contents of the Master Plan.
Section 17, The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Act, 1985 (Act 20 of 1987).
Questions about Section 17
What does Section 17 of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Act deal with?
Section 17 of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Act is headed "Survey and Master Plan". The Authority shall, as soon as may be, carry out necessary surveys of, and prepare a Master Plan for Guwahati Metropolitan Area or for any area within the Guwahati Metropolitan Area , as it may deem necessary in the manner prescribed in Section : 16.
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When was the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Act enacted?
Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Act was enacted in 1987 as Act 20 of 1987. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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