Act20
Enacted 1963

The Jammu and Kashmir State Town Planning Act, 1963

In force 29 sections Ladakh

Act 20 of 1963

Preamble

diCode [STATE] TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1963 (Act No. XX of 1963) IndiaCode THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1963 (Act No. XX of 1963) CONTENTS SECTION. SECTION. CHAPTER I CHAPTER IV 1. Short title, extent and com- mencement. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II 3. Matters that may be dealt within a scheme. 4. Reconstituted plots. CHAPTER III 5. Power of Government to require the Board to make scheme. 6. Contents of draft scheme. 7. Procedure to be followed in the preparation and approval of scheme. 8. Sanctioning of scheme by the Government. 9. Variation or revocation of scheme. 10. Permission to be taken for construction, etc. after publication of notification. 11. Powers of entry. 12. Penalties. 13. Order of demolition of building. 14. Power building 15. Offences by companies. CHAPTER V 16. Power of Government to levy betterment charge. 17. Assessment of betterment charge. 18. Settlement of betterment charge by arbitrators. 19. Payment of betterment charge. 20. Service of notices, etc. 21. Public notice how to be made known. 22. Notices, etc. to fix reasonable time. 23. Sanction of prosecution. 24. Protection of action taken in good faith. 25. Power to delegate. SECTION. SECTION. CHAPTER VI 26. Modification of Land Acquisi- tion Act. 28. Sections 15, 23 and 24 of the Land Acquisition Act super- seded. 29. Power of Government to make rules. 27. Notification under section 5 to have effect as declaration under sections 4 and 6 of the Land 30. Repeal and saving. Acquisition Act. Amendments made by- 1. Act No. XVI of 1975. 2. Act No. XIII of 1976. 3. Act No. XXI of 1978. IndiaCode THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1963. (Act No. XX of 1963) [Received the assent of the Sadar-i-Riyasat on 30th March, 1963 and published in Government Gazette dated 30th March, 1963.] 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 Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I.

Sections

Type to filter. 29 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Matters that may be dealt with in a scheme
  4. 4Reconstituted plots
  5. 5Power of Government to require the Board to make scheme
  6. 6Contents of draft scheme
  7. 7Procedure to be followed in the preparation and approval of scheme
  8. 8Sanctioning of scheme by Government
  9. 9Variation or revocation of scheme
  10. 10
  11. 11Power of entry
  12. 12Penalties
  13. 14Power to stop building operations
  14. 15Offences by companies
  15. 16Power of Government to levy betterment charge
  16. 17Assessment of betterment charge
  17. 18Settlement of betterment charge by arbitrators
  18. 19Payment of betterment charge
  19. 20Service of notices, etc
  20. 21Public notice how to be made known
  21. 22
  22. 23Sanction of prosecution
  23. 24Protection of action taken in good faith
  24. 25Power to delegate
  25. 26Modification of Land Acquisition Act
  26. 27
  27. 28Sections 15, 23 and 24 of Land Acquisition Act superseded
  28. 29Power of Government to make rules
  29. 30Repeal and saving

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