The provisions of this Act shall apply to such unauthorized developments which were in existence on or before the date notified by the State Government.

Powers of District Regularization authority 6. (1) The District Regularization Authority shall have the following powers :-

1. (i) On receipt of application under Section 5, it may call for any record or information regarding unauthorized developments in any planning area within the district. On the basis of such records and information, the Authority may either reject the application or take a decision for regularisation of unauthorized development in accordance with Section 7 of this Act.
2. (ii) In case, the Authority decides in favour of regularisation, it shall, after due consideration, impose penalty on the applicant for such development. The Authority may collect such penalty in suitable installments together with interest, in case the applicant makes a written request for payments in installments, within 14 days of the order by the Authority.
3. (iii) For the purpose of imposing penalty, the Authority shall evaluate an unauthorized development on the basis of prevailing market value of the land, construction etc. The Authority shall also evaluate its monthly rent.
4. (iv) The Authority shall determine penalty on the basis of such evaluation done and the cost of development of basic infrastructure in the vicinity, which may be required because of the unauthorized development.
5. (v) Upon compliance of the order issued by the Authority, and deposit of the regularisation penalty, such development would cease to be unauthorized and a certificate to that effect will be issued to the applicant, by the Authority in such proforma as may be prescribed.

1. (2) The Authority shall have the same powers as are conferred on the High-Rise Building Committee under the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973.
2. (3) The Authority may, if it consider necessary, take the services or opinion of any registered structural engineer, town planner or architect in deciding applications under Section 5.
3. (4) The Authority shall exercise such other powers as may be assigned to it by the Government for the purpose of regularisation of unauthorized development.