The Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977

In force 86 sections Himachal Pradesh

Act 12 of 1977

Preamble

THE HIMACHALPRADESHTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1977 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING 3. Director and other officers. CHAPTER III REGIONAL PLANNING 4. Establishment of regions. 5. Director to prepare regional plans. 6. Survey. 7. Contents of regional plan. 8. Preparation of regional plan. 9. Finalization of regional plan. 10. Restriction on use of land and development thereof. 11. Exclusion from claims of amount in certain cases. 12. Review of regional plan. CHAPTER IV PLANNING AREA AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS 13. Planning area. 14. Director to prepare development plan. 15. Existing land use maps. 15-A freezing of land use pending preparation of existing land use map under section 15. 16. Freezing of land use. 17. Interim development plan. 18. Development plan. 19. Publication of draft development plans. 2 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1977 20. Sanction of development plans. CHAPTER V SECTORAL PLAN 21. Director to prepare sectoral plan. 22. Contents of sectoral plan. 23. Provisions of sections 19 and 20 to apply to sectoral plan. 24. Review of development plan and sectoral plan. CHAPTER VI CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LAND 25. Director to control land use. je 26. Conformity with development plan. 27. Prohibition of development without permission. 28. Development undertaken on behalf of Union or State Government. 29 Development by local authority or by any authority constituted under this Act. 30 Application for permission for development by others. 30-A. Construction of farm-houses. 30-B. Exemption in respect of development of certain lands or buildings. 31. Grant or refusal of permission. 31-A. Structural Stability Certificate. 32. Appeal. 33. Revision. 34. Lapse of permission. 35. Obligation to acquire land. 36. Deletion of reservation of designated land from draft or final development plan. 37. Power of revocation and modification or permission to development. 38. Penalty for unauthorized development or for use otherwise than in conformity with development plan. 39. Power to require removal of unauthorized development. 39-A. Power to stop development. 39-B. Power to seal unauthorized development. 39-C. Power to compound offences. CHAPTER VII TOWN AND COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 40. Establishment of Town and Country Development Authority. 41. Incorporation of Town and Country Development Authority. 42. Constitution of Town and Country Development Authority. 42-A. Constitution of Town and Country Development Authority for the capital town of Himachal Pradesh. 43. Term of office of Chairman and other members. 44. Resignation of members and filling of casual vacancy. 45. Salary and allowances. 46. Leave of absence and appointment, etc. of acting Chairman. 47. Meeting of Town and Country Development Authority. 48. Chief Administrator. 49. Other officers and servants. 50. Conditions of Service of Chief Administrator and other officers and servants. 51. Town development scheme. 52. Preparation of town development scheme. 53. Power to revise the development scheme. 54. Power of State Government to give directions. 55. Restriction on land use and development. 56. Lapse of scheme. 57. Town Development scheme a public purpose. 58. Acquisition of land for Town and Country Development Authority. 59 Developments. 60. Disposal of land, buildings and other development works. 61. Development charges. 62. Mode of levy. 4 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1977 63. Fund of Town and Country Development Authority. 64. Annual budget. 65. Power to borrow money. CHAPTER VIII SPECIAL AREAS 66. Constitution of special areas. 67. Special Area Development Authority. 68. Incorporation of Special Area Development Authority. 69. Staff. 70. Functions. jaCod 71. Powers. 72. Funds of Special Area Development Authority. 73. Annual estimates. CHAPTER IX CONTROL 74. Power of Stat

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