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Bare Act

The Bihar Regional Development Authority Act. 1982

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This Act establishes a Regional Development Authority in Bihar to oversee and regulate urban development within designated areas. It empowers the Authority to create master plans, zoning regulations, and development plans to ensure orderly growth. The law applies to specific regions and development zones, covering everything from building construction and infrastructure to public amenities like water supply and drainage. By centralizing planning and development control, the Act aims to manage land use efficiently, improve living standards, and coordinate infrastructure projects across the state, ensuring that urban expansion is systematic and beneficial for the community.

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  1. 1. Short tit;e and commcncement.
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 2C. Compulsory acquisition of land
  4. 3. Regional Development Authority
  5. 4. Incorporation of the Authority
  6. 5. Removal of the member.
  7. 6. Staff of the Authority.
  8. 7. Meetings of the Authority.
  9. 8. Establishment of Regional and Development area and alteration of such Areas.
  10. 9. Constitution of Committees.
  11. 10. Members of the Authority not to take part in proceedings in which they are personally interested.
  12. 11. Objects of the Authority
  13. 12. Responsibility of the Authority for planning and execution of schemes relating to the development areas
  14. 13. Authority may give directions to the local Authorities
  15. 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
  16. 15. Matters to be provided in the Scheme
  17. 16. Preparation of the Regional Plan
  18. 17. Master Plan
  19. 18. Contents of Master Plan
  20. 19. Preparation of Zonal Development Plan
  21. 20. Master Plan and Zonal Development Plan
  22. 21. Preparation of Master Plan
  23. 22. Incorporation of modifications in the Master Plan
  24. 23. Date of operation of Master Plan
  25. 24. Zonal Development Plan
  26. 25. Amendment of the Master Plan
  27. 26. Development for which permission is required
  28. 27. Disposal of land by the Authority
  29. 28. Obligation to acquire land
  30. 29. Acquisition of land for purposes of this Act
  31. 30. Power to stop and demolish unauthorized development
  32. 31. Power to require removal of unauthorized development
  33. 32. Power to make regulations
  34. 33. Power to make bye-laws
  35. 34. Power to enter and inspect
  36. 35. Unauthorised construction
  37. 36. Erection of buildings, etc.
  38. 37. Sanction or refusal of application for erection or addition or alteration thereto.
  39. 38. Sanction accorded under misrepresentation.
  40. 39. Order of stoppage of building in certain cases.
  41. 40. Power to require alteration of work
  42. 41. Use of land and building in contravention of plans
  43. 42. Lapse of building permits
  44. 43. Duration of sanction
  45. 44. Fund of the Authority
  46. 45. Continuance of proceedings
  47. 46. Penalties for contravention of rules
  48. 47. Adjudication of disputes
  49. 48. Recovery of dues
  50. 49. Service of notice
  51. 50. Delegation of powers
  52. 51. Power to remove officers
  53. 53. Power to remove unauthorised development
  54. 54. Directives regarding Demolition and Encroachment
  55. 55. Order of demolition
  56. 56. Penalty for unauthorised development
  57. 57. Power to stop use
  58. 59. Power of the authority to require local authority to assume responsibility in certain cases
  59. 60. Power of the authority to levy betterment charges
  60. 61. Assessment of betterment charge by authority
  61. 62. Settlement of betterment charges by the Tribunal
  62. 63. Notices, etc., to fix reasonable time
  63. 64. Mode of recovery of money due to Authority by local authority for special purposes
  64. 65. Power to evict person from Authority premises
  65. 66. Powers to recover rent or damages as arrears of land revenue
  66. 67. Power of the Authority to execute any improvement scheme
  67. 68. Offences by companies
  68. 69. Public notice to be in writing signed by the Secretary and sealed and widely published in the locality by airing copies
  69. 70. Authentication of orders and documents of the Authority
  70. 71. Members and officers to be public servants
  71. 72. Protection of action taken in good faith
  72. 73. Sanction of prosecution
  73. 74. Power to make regulations
  74. 75. Power to delegate
  75. 76. Effect of other laws
  76. 77. Restriction on power of a local authority to make rules, regulations or bye-laws in respect of certain matters
  77. 78. Notice to be given to suits
  78. 79. Act not to apply to works which affect only the interior of the building and does not materially affect its internal
  79. 80. Staff regulations
  80. 81. Power of the Authority to borrow
  81. 82. Budget of the Authority
  82. 83. Accounts and Audit
  83. 84. Annual Report
  84. 85. Transitional provisions
  85. 85A. Validation of acts and proceedings
  86. 86. Power to remove difficulties
  87. 87. Ad interim suits for injunction by the Authority, court fees, ad interim order of injunction and issue show cause
  88. 88. Power of Vice-Chairman to the institution, composition etc. of legal proceedings and obtaining legal advice
  89. 89. Constitution of Tribunal of Appeal
  90. 90. The Tribunal to have powers of a Civil Court
  91. 91. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts
  92. 92. Repeal and saving
  93. unnumbered-1. Disqualification for appointment of a member of the Authority
  94. 10(2). Conflict of Interest / Disclosure
  95. 10(3). Conflict of Interest / Disclosure
  96. Section 10(1) (implied start). Conflict of Interest / Disclosure
  97. 20. Submission of plan to the State Government for approval. Submission of plan to the State Government for approval.
  98. 21. Procedure to be followed in preparing and approving the Plan. Procedure to be followed in preparing and approving the Plan.
  99. 22. Publication of Plan and date of its operation. Publication of Plan and date of its operation.
  100. 23. Restriction on change of use of land or development thereof. Restriction on change of use of land or development thereof.
  101. 24. Modification of Plan. Modification of Plan.
  102. 30. No development of land without permission. No development of land without permission.
  103. 31. Owner's obligation when dealing with land as building sites. Owner's obligation when dealing with land as building sites.
  104. 32. Lay-out Plan. Lay-out Plan.
  105. 33. Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of Section 32. Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of Section 32.
  106. 34. Power of Vice-Chairman to order work to be carried out or to carry out himself in default. Power of Vice-Chairman to order work to be carried out or to carry out himself in default.
  107. 45. Power to borrow money. Power to borrow money.
  108. 46. Sinking fund. Sinking fund.
  109. 47. Budget of the authority. Budget of the authority.
  110. 48. Audit. Audit.
  111. 49. Annual Report. Annual Report.
  112. 51. Exclusion of claim for loss compensated for injury. Exclusion of claim for loss compensated for injury.
  113. 52. Penalties. Penalties.
  114. 53. Prohibition of water supply and municipal authorities to give water connection to newly constructed buildings. Prohibition of water supply and municipal authorities to give water connection to newly constructed buildings.
  115. 54. Order of demolition of building. Order of demolition of building.
  116. 55. Offences by companies.—. Offences by companies
  117. 56. Fines when realised to be paid to Authority.—. Fines when realised to be paid to Authority
  118. 57. Composition of offences.—. Composition of offences
  119. 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
  120. 80. Power of State Government to make rules. Power of State Government to make rules.
  121. 81. Power to make regulations. Power to make regulations.
  122. 82. Damage payable after termination of tenancy. Damage payable after termination of tenancy.
  123. 83. Damage payable by a trespasser. Damage payable by a trespasser.
  124. 84. Effect of subletting against the terms of tenancy. Effect of subletting against the terms of tenancy.
  125. 85. In suits for recovery of land or building and for damages court shall award damages up to the date of delivery of possession to the Authority in the manner laid down in Order 20, Rule 12 of Civil Procedure Code. In suits for recovery of land or building and for damages court shall award damages up to the date of delivery of
  126. 92. Dissolution of the Authority. Dissolution of the Authority
  127. 93. Repeal and savings. Repeal and savings

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