Kota Development Authority Act, 2023

Preamble

THE KOTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BILL, 2023

An Act

Whereas, Kota City, Kaithoon and Keshavraipatan and areas contiguous to it are being progressively developed and populated, and the necessity is being increasingly felt for forming these areas into Kota Region and for setting up of an Authority for the purpose of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the proper, orderly and rapid development of these areas, in which several government departments, local authorities and other organizations are at present engaged within their own jurisdictions; to provide also that such Authority be enabled either itself or through other authority to formulate and execute plans, projects and schemes for the development of Kota Region so that housing, community facilities, civic amenities and other infrastructure are properly created for the population of Kota Region in the perspective of 2040 A.D. or thereafter including the intermediate stages, and to provide for matters connected with the purpose aforesaid.

Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State legislature in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

Sections

Type to filter. 100 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Establishment of the Kota Development Authority
4. 4Composition of the Kota Development Authority
5. 5Meetings of the Authority
6. 6Cessation of membership
7. 7Constitution and powers of Executive Committee
8. 8Appointment of Kota Development Commissioner, Directors, Secretary, etc
9. 9Determination of strength of the Staff, etc
10. 10Constitution of Committees
11. 11Authentication of orders, etc
12. 12Provision for inviting Government and Local Authority Officers to assist for advice
13. 13Establishment of Kota Traffic Control Board
14. 14Constitution and powers of other Functional Boards
15. 15Meetings of the Functional Board
16. 16Functions of the Authority
17. 17No other authority or person to undertake certain development without permission of the Authority
18. 18Powers of the Authority to give directions
19. 19Power of the Authority to require local authority to assume responsibilities in certain cases
20. 20Power of the Authority to execute any plan
21. 21Civic Survey and preparation of Master Development Plan
22. 22Zonal Development Plan
23. 23Procedure to be followed in the preparation and sanction of Plan
24. 24Date of operation of Plan
25. 25Subsequent modification of Plans
26. 26Implementation of Plan
27. 27Plans prepared prior to this Act deemed to have been prepared under this Act
28. 28Review of Plan
29. 29Declaration of Development Areas
30. 30Power of revocation and modification of permission for development
31. 31Penalty for unauthorised development for use otherwise than in conformity with the Plan
32. 32Power to require removal of unauthorised development
33. 33Power to stop unauthorised development
34. 34Composition of unauthorised development
35. 35Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised temporary development summarily
36. 36Power to seal unauthorised Development
37. 37Power to require removal of authorised development or use
38. 38Sanction for sub-division of plot or layout of private street
39. 39Recovery of expenses incurred
40. 40Making and contents of Projects and Schemes
41. 41Preparation of Projects and Schemes
42. 42Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration of a Scheme
43. 43Lapse of Scheme
44. 44Modification or withdrawal of Project or Scheme
45. 45Saving to any Project or Scheme
46. 46Power to purchase or lease by agreement
47. 47Power of State Government to acquire land
48. 48Possession to be made available to the Authority
49. 49Land to vest in the Authority and its disposal
50. 50Allotment, regularisation etc. of certain lands
51. 51Transfer to be on free hold or lease hold basis
52. 52Revocation of allotment and cancellation of lease deed
53. 53Acceptance of surrender of rights in certain lands and issue of free hold patta
54. 54Funds of the Authority
55. 55Loans Fund
56. 56Reserve and other Funds
57. 57Application of Funds, etc
58. 58Power of the Authority to borrow
59. 59Power of the Authority to finance Project and Schemes and impose conditions therefor
60. 60State guarantee to loans taken or given by the Authority
61. 61Accounts and Audit
62. 62Budget
63. 63Annual Report
64. 64Power to levy certain charges
65. 65Urban assessment (ground rent) to be credited to the fund of the Authority
66. 66Authority may charge fee for certain licences or permission
67. 67Penalty for unauthorised obstruction
68. 68Penalty for removing fence, etc. set up for the purpose of carrying out any work
69. 69Penalty for information, etc
70. 70Encroachment or obstruction upon public land
71. 71General provision for punishment of offences
72. 72Offence by companies
73. 73Cognizance of offences
74. 74Fine when realised to be paid to the Authority
75. 75Power of the Authority as to legal matters
76. 76Immunity to Authority
77. 77Notice of suit against Authority
78. 78Mode of proof of record
79. 79Restriction on the summoning of servants of Authority to produce documents
80. 80Constitution of Tribunal
81. 81Constitution of Settlement Committee
82. 82Recovery of moneys due to the Authority as arrears of land revenue
83. 83Power of entry
84. 84Service of notice under this Act
85. 85Officers and other employees of the Authority to be public servants
86. 86Lump sum contribution by the Authority in lieu of taxes levied by local authorities
87. 87Deduction from salary or wages to meet claims of the Authority in certain cases
88. 88Control by State Government
89. 89Power to transfer
90. 90Power of Authority to call for returns, reports, etc
91. 91Act to override other laws
92. 92Delegation of Powers
93. 93Power to call for records
94. 94Local Authorities to continue to perform duties
95. 95Power to make rules
96. 96Power to make regulations
97. 97Power to remove difficulties
98. 98Dissolution of the Authority
99. 99Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
100. 100Dissolution of the Urban Improvement Trust, Kota and savings

Rules made under this Act

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