Important Legislation

· The Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development Act 1976

· The Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act,1949

· The Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963

· The Gujarat Housing Board Act, 1961

· The Bombay Rents , Hotel And Lodging , House Rates Control Act 1947

· The Adoption of Employment of Manual Scavangers And Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibihition)Act,1993

· The Gujarat Municipal Finance Board Act, 1979

· The Gujarat Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1976

· The Gujarat Ownership Act,1973

· The Gujarat Regularization of Unauthorisation Development Act 2001

 

 IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF SELECTED ACTS

 

 The Gujarat Town Planning & Urban Development Act 1976

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In exercise of the powers conferred by the section 3 of the Gujarat State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) act, 1976, the President enacted The Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development ACT, 1976 to consolidate and amend the law relating to the making and execution of development plans and town planning schemes in the state of Gujarat, which came in to force from 1st February 1978.

 

In exercise of the powers conferred by the section 118 of the above Act, the Gujarat Government made Rules consistent with the provisions of this Act, namely, The Gujarat Town planning and Urban Development Rules, 1979.

 

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Text Box:

Sr.No.

Content

Section

1

Making and contents of T.P.Scheme

40

2

Consultation with Chief Town Planner

41(1)

3

Declaration of intention to prepare Scheme

41(1)

4

Publication & submission of a copy of plan

41(2)

5

Making and publication of draft scheme by appropriate authority

42(1)

6

Making and publication of draft scheme by the officer appointed by the State Govt.

42(2)

7

Lapsing of declaration of intention and incompetence of the authority to prepare scheme for a period of 3 years.

42(3)

8

Contents of draft scheme

44

9

Disputed ownership

46

10

Owners meeting

Rule 17

11

Objections to draft scheme to considered by authority

47

12

Submission of draft scheme by authority to State Govt.

48(1)

13

Power of State Govt. to sanction the draft scheme

48(2)

14

Vesting of lands for roads, lighting, water supply and sewage in appropriate authority after draft scheme

48 -A

15

Restrictions on use and development of land

49

16

Appointment of Town Planning Officer (TPO)