The Jammu and Kashmir Developmentact, 1970

Preamble

diaCode DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1970 (Act No. XIX of 1970) IndiaCode THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR DEVELOPMENTACT, 1970 (ACT NO. XIX OF 1970) CONTENTS. Section. CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ITS OBJECT 3. Declaration of local area and constitution of development Authority. 4. Members of Authority 5. Appointment of Staff. 6. Object of the Authority. CHAPTER III. MASTER PLAN AND ZONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS. 7. Civic Survey of, and master plan for the area. 8. Zonal Development Plans. 9 Submission of plans to the Government for approval. 10. Procedure to be followed in the preparation and approval of plans. 11. Date of operation of plan in contravention of plans. Section. CHAPTER IV MODIFICATIONS TO THE MASTER PLAN AND THE ZONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. 12. Modifications to Plan. 12-A Adoption of scheme sanctioned under the Town Planning Act as ndia a Development Plan CHAPTER V. DEVELOPMENT. 13. Permission to be taken for development, etc. 14. Application for permission. 15. User of land and buildings. 15-A Power of the Authority to undertake building operations. CHAPTER VI. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND. 16. Compulsory acquisition of land. 17. Disposal of land by the Authority. 18. Nazul Lands. 18-A. Reservation of land for housing to economically weaker sections and low income groups in scheme and projects developed by the Development Authority or private developer. Section. 18-B. Identification of eligible persons and determination 0f cost of land or houses. 18-C. Incentives to developers. 18-D. Non-residential development. 18-E. Utilization of shelter fee. CHAPTER VII. FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT. 19. Fund of the Authority. 20. Budget of the Authority. 21. Accounts and Audit. 22. Pension and provident Funds. CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTALAND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 23. Powers of entry. 24. Penalties. 25. Order of demolition of building. 26. Power to stop development. 27. Offences by companies. 28. Fines when realised to be paid to authority. 29. Composition of Offences. 30 Default powers of Authority. 31. Powers of Authority to require local authority to assume responsibility for amenities in certain cases. 32. Power of levy betterment charges. Section. 33. Assessment of betterment charges by Authority. 34. Settlement of betterment charges by arbitrators. 35. Payment of betterment charge. 36. Mode of recovery of moneys due to Authority. 37. Control by Government. 38. Return and information. 39. Services of notices, etc. 40 Public notice how to be made Public not 41. Notice etc. to fix reasonable time. 42. Authentication of orders and documents of Authority. 43. Members and officers to be public servants. 44. Sanction of prosecution. 45. Magistrate's power to impose enchanced penalties. 46. Protection of action taken in good faith. 47. Power to delegate. 48. Notice to be given of suits. 49 Savings. 50. Plans to stand modified in certain cases. 51 Power to make rules. 52. Power to make regulations. 53. Dissolution of the Authority. Section. 54. Cessation of the provisions of certain Acts. 55. Power to remove difficulty. Section. 56. Repeal and Saving. 57. Development of Housing Colonies outside local area. Amendments made by Act Nos .- 1. XVI of 1972. 2. VII of 1974. 3. XXVI of 1974 4. X of 1977. 5. IV of 2001. 6. XII of 2012. IndiaCode THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1970 (Act No. XIX of 1970) [Received the assent of the Governor on 31st of October, 1970 and published in Government Gazette dated 31st October, 1970 (Extra).] An Act to provide for the development of the State according to plan and for matters ancillary thereto. Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Twenty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY ment áCode

Sections

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1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Declaration of local area and constitution of Development Authority
4. 4Members of the Authority
5. 5Appointment of Staff
6. 6Objects of the Authority
7. 7Civic Survey of, and master plan for the area
8. 8Zonal Development Plans
9. 9Submission of plans to the Government for approval
10. 10Procedure to be followed in the preparation and approval of plans
11. 12Modifications to Plan
12. 13Permission to be taken for development, etc
13. 14Application for permission
14. 15User of land and buildings in contravention of plans
15. 16Compulsory acquisition of land
16. 17Disposal of land by the Authority
17. 18Nazul Lands
18. 19Fund of the Authority
19. 20Budget of the Authority
20. 21Accounts and Audit
21. 22Pension and provident funds
22. 23Powers of entry
23. 24Penalties
24. 25Order of demolition of building
25. 26Power to stop development
26. 27Offences by companies
27. 28Fines when realised to be paid to Authority
28. 29Composition of offences
29. 30Default powers of Authority
30. 31
31. 32Power of levy betterment charges
32. 33Assessment of betterment charges by Authority
33. 34Settlement of betterment charge by arbitrator
34. 35Payment of betterment charge
35. 36Mode of recovery of moneys due to Authority
36. 37Control by Government
37. 38Returns and information
38. 39Service of notice, etc
39. 40Public notice how be made known
40. 41
41. 42Authentication of orders and documents of the Authority
42. 43Members and officers to be public servants
43. 44Sanction of prosecution
44. 45Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties
45. 46Protection of action taken in good faith
46. 47Power to delegate
47. 48Notice to be given of suits
48. 49Saving
49. 50Plans to stand modified in certain cases
50. 51Power to make rules
51. 52Power to make regulations
52. 53Dissolution of the Authority
53. 54Cessation of the provisions of certain Acts
54. 55Power to remove difficulties
55. 56Repeal and saving