Levy of development charges

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and rules made there under, the Authority shall levy a charge, hereinafter called development charge on, - (a) the change of use of land or building or both; (b) the carrying out of development of any land or building or both; (2) The rates of development charges, their manner of assessment and recovery shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section(1) no development charges shall be levied, in case of operational construction undertaken by the Central Government Departments and the State Government Departments.