Restriction on use of land or its development

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person, authority, department of Government or any other person shall, on or after the date of publication of the draft regional plan, without the prior approval of the Director or any such officer authorized by the Director, not being lower than the rank of Deputy Director, change the use of any land for any purpose other than agriculture or carry out any development in relation to any land, which is contrary to the provisions of the draft plan. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, permission referred to in sub-section (1) shall be given only in conformity with the provisions of the draft plan or final plan and not otherwise, and any permission, if given, shall not be deemed to confer any legal right on the person to whom such permission has been sought. (3) If any work is carried out in violation of the provisions of this section, Municipal Corporation or Municipal Council within its local area and the Collector outside such local areas, may remove or demolish such work at the expense of the person in default, which expense shall be recovered from him in the same manner as arrears of land revenue: Provided that no action under this sub-section shall be taken unless the concerned person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard, and has not been required by notice to remove or demolish such work within the time specified in the notice. (4) Any person aggrieved by such order of the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Collector, as the case may be, by which the removal or demolition of the work has been required, may appeal to the Director within 15 days from the receipt of the notice under sub-section (3) and the order of the Director in such appeal shall be final.