The Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1974
The Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1974
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This Act establishes a Regional Development Authority to oversee planning and development activities within specific designated areas in Bihar. It applies to Development Areas where the Authority regulates building operations, engineering works, and land subdivision to ensure organized urban growth. The body, structured similarly to a corporation with legal powers, creates comprehensive plans like Master Plans, Zonal Plans, and Regional Plans. It matters because it fills a gap in municipal regulation by managing large-scale regional infrastructure, housing, and amenities, ensuring that development happens systematically and benefit distribution across areas is equitable rather than fragmented.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Constitution of Regional Development Authority
- 4. Functions of the Authority
- 5. Removal of the member.
- 6. Staff of the Authority.
- 7. Power of entry
- 8. Establishment of Regional and Development area and alteration of such Areas.
- 9. Constitution of Committees.
- 10. Members of the Authority not to take part in proceedings in which they are interested.
- 11. Objects of the Authority
- 12. Responsibility of the Authority for planning and execution of schemes relating to the development areas
- 13. Disqualification for office of members, etc.
- 14. Power of the Authority to implement schemes of other authorities, body corporate and a Department of Government in case of their failure to implement schemes
- 15. Matters to be provided in the Scheme
- 16. Preparation of the Regional Plan.
- 17. Master Plan.
- 18. Contents of Master Plan.
- 19. Preparation of Zonal Development Plan.
- 20. Submission of plan to the State Government for approval
- 21. Procedure to be followed in preparing and approving the plan
- 22. Publication of Plan and date of its operation
- 23. Restriction on change of use of land or development thereof
- 24. Amendment of Plan
- 30. No development of land without permission
- 31. Owner's obligation when dealing with land as building sites
- 32. Lay-out Plan
- 33. Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of Section 32
- 34. Power of Vice-Chairman to order work to be carried out or to carry out himself in default
- 35. Unauthorised construction; Demolition
- 36. Erection of buildings, etc.
- 37. Sanction or refusal of application for erection or addition or alteration thereto.
- 38. Sanction accorded under misrepresentation.
- 39. Order of stoppage of building in certain cases.
- 40. Power to require alteration of work
- 41. Use of land and building in contravention of plans
- 42. Pre-Act building permits
- 43. Duration of sanction
- 44. Fund of the Authority
- 45. Power to borrow money
- 46. Sinking fund
- 47. Budget of the Authority
- 48. Audit
- 49. Annual Report
- 50. Members and employees to be public servants
- 51. Exclusion of claim for loss or damage
- 52. Penalties
- 53. Prohibition of water supply and municipal authorities to give water connection to newly constructed buildings
- 54. Power to stop development and remove unauthorised development
- 55. Disqualification for office of member
- 56. Meetings of the Authority
- 57. Temporary association of persons with the Authority for particular purposes
- 58. Vacancy in authority etc., not to invalidate act or proceedings
- 59. Power of authority to require local authority to assume responsibility in certain cases
- 60. Power of the authority to levy betterment charges
- 61. Assessment of betterment charge by authority
- 62. Sanction of prosecution
- 63. Notices, etc. to fix reasonable time
- 64. Mode of recovery of money due to Authority by local authority for certain purposes
- 65. Control by State Government
- 66. Dissolution of Authority
- 67. Consequences of dissolution
- 70. Authentication of orders and documents of the Authority
- 71. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 72. Members and employees of Authority to be public servants
- 73. Bar of legal proceedings
- 74. Penalty for obstruction
- 75. Power to delegate
- 76. Effect of other laws
- 77. Restriction on power of a local authority to make rules, regulations or bye-laws in respect of certain matters
- 78. Notice to be given in suits
- 79. Act not to apply to works which affect only the interior of the building and do not materially affect its internal
- 80. Power of State Government to make rules
- 81. Power to make regulations
- 82. Damages payable after termination of tenancy
- 83. Damages payable by a trespasser
- 84. Effect of subletting against the terms of tenancy
- 85. In suits for recovery of land or building and for damages court shall decree damages up to the date of delivery of
- 86. Validation of acts and proceedings
- 87. Suits for injunction by Authority, ad interim order of injunction and issue show cause
- 88. Power to modify the Act
- 89. Constitution of Tribunal of Appeal
- 90. Removal of difficulties
- 91. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
- 92. Dissolution of the Authority
- 93. Repeal and savings
- 2. Date of operation of Master and Zonal Development Plan.-. Date of operation of Master and Zonal Development Plan
- 2C. Compulsory acquisition of land.-. Compulsory acquisition of land
- 5 (continuation). Disqualification for appointment of a member of the Authority.
- 20. Power to acquire land. Power to acquire land
- 21. Power to enter. Power to enter
- 22. Power to remove unauthorized development. Power to remove unauthorized development
- 23. Penalty for unauthorized development. Penalty for unauthorized development
- 24. Service of notice. Service of notice
- 25. Public notice. Public notice
- 26. Authentication of orders. Authentication of orders
- 27. Bar of legal proceedings. Bar of legal proceedings
- 27. Disposal of land by the Authority.-. Disposal of land by the Authority
- 28. Acquisition of properties by Authority.-. Acquisition of properties by Authority
- 28. Delegation of powers. Delegation of powers
- 29. Acquisition of land for purposes of this Act.-(1). Acquisition of land for purposes of this Act
- 29. Offences by companies. Offences by companies
- 30. Constitution of the Authority. Constitution of the Authority
- 31. Power to make rules. Power to make rules
- 32. Power to make regulations. Power to make regulations
- 33. Dissolution of Authority. Dissolution of Authority
- 34. Constitution of the Advisory Council. Constitution of the Advisory Council
- 35. Power to inspect. Power to inspect
- 36. Power to give directions. Power to give directions
- 54 (RDA). Directive regarding resumption of construction
- 54-P.R.D.A. Directive regarding construction and sanctioned plans
- 55. Offences by companies.—. Offences by companies
- 56. Fines when realised to be paid to Authority.—. Fines when realised to be paid to Authority
- 57. Composition of offences.—. Composition of offences
- 58. Direction to the owner or other persons to provide amenities failing which authority to provide amenities itself and recover cost.—. Direction to the owner or other persons to provide amenities failing which authority to provide amenities itself and recover cost
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