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Bare Act

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Housing Board Act, 1968

Infrastructure1968119 sections

This Act establishes the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Housing Board to regulate residential land administration and housing schemes across these two Union territories. The Board, considered a local authority, can acquire, hold, and manage property while collecting rents and betterment charges from occupants. It applies to government-owned lands, buildings, and not only to public servants but potentially to any residents sharing government properties. The Act ensures systematic housing development across the territories by standardizing property management procedures, rent collection, and land use regulation, serving as the legal framework for the government's housing activities in the region.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment and incorporation of Board
  4. 4. Constitution of Board
  5. 5. Term of office of Chairman and other members
  6. 6. Section 6
  7. 7. Removal of Chairman and other members.
  8. 8. Vacancy to be filled as early as practicable.
  9. 9. Proceedings presumed to be good and valid.
  10. 10. Temporary absence of members.
  11. 11. Leave of absence for Chairman.
  12. 12. Officers and other employees of Board.
  13. 13. Conditions of service of officers and other employees of Board.
  14. 14. Promotions and punishments of Officers and other employees of Board.
  15. 15. Service regulations.
  16. 16. Control and delegation by Chairman.
  17. 17. Meetings of Boards.
  18. 18. Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes.
  19. 19. Appointment and functions of Committees.
  20. 20. Members of Board or Committees or persons associated with Board not to take part in proceedings in which they are personally all interested.
  21. 21. Powers of Board and Chairman to incur expenditure
  22. 22. Powers of Board and Chairman to approve estimates
  23. 23. Emergency powers of Chairman
  24. 24. Power to make contracts
  25. 25. Agreements and security deposits
  26. 26. Further provisions as to execution of contracts and agreements
  27. 27. Delegation of powers of Board to sanction contracts
  28. 28. Power of the Board to undertake housing, improvement or building schemes and incur expenditure
  29. 29. Matters to be provided for in housing, improvement or building schemes
  30. 30. Types of housing, improvement or building schemes
  31. 31. Housing accommodation scheme
  32. 32. Rebuilding scheme
  33. 33. Rehousing or rehabilitation Scheme
  34. 34. City, town or village expansion schemes.
  35. 35. Street Scheme.
  36. 36. Deferred street scheme.
  37. 37. Land development scheme.
  38. 38. General improvement scheme.
  39. 39. Preparation, publication and transmission of notice as to housing, improvement or building schemes.
  40. 40. Transmission to Board of representation by the concerned local authority as to housing, improvement or building scheme.
  41. 41. Abandonment, modification or sanction of a housing, improvement or building scheme.
  42. 42. Publication of sanction of housing, improvement of building schemes.
  43. 43. Board to execute housing, improvement or building scheme soon after sanction.
  44. 44. Variation of housing, improvement or building schemes.
  45. 45. Transfer to Board for purposes of housing, improvement or building scheme of building, or land vested in local authority.
  46. 46. Power to close public street
  47. 47. Transferring streets laid out or altered and open spaces provided by Board under a housing, improvement or building scheme.
  48. 48. Prevention or restriction of traffic in street vested in Board, during progress of work.
  49. 49. Provision of facilities when work is executed by Board in public streets vested in it.
  50. 50. Other duties of Board.
  51. 51. Power of Government to call for the records of Board and to modify housing, improvement or building schemes.
  52. 52. Power to exempt.
  53. 53. Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
  54. 54. Betterment charges.
  55. 55. Notice to persons liable for betterment charges.
  56. 56. Agreement for payment of betterment charges.
  57. 57. Recovery of betterment charges.
  58. 58. Power to dispose of land.
  59. 59. Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots.
  60. 60. Appointment of competent authorities.
  61. 71. Power to discontinue payments into sinking fund.
  62. 72. Investment of sinking fund.
  63. 73. Annual examination of sinking fund.
  64. 74. Estimates of income and expenditure to be laid annually before Board.
  65. 75. Sanction of Board to estimates.
  66. 76. Approval of Government to estimates.
  67. 77. Supplementary estimate.
  68. 78. Adherence to estimate and maintenance of closing balance.
  69. 79. Definition of cost of management.
  70. 80. Capital account and revenue account.
  71. 81. Credits to capital account.
  72. 82. Application of capital account.
  73. 83. Credits to revenue account.
  74. 84. Application of revenue account.
  75. 85. Power to direct sale of securities in which any surplus of the revenue accounts is invested.
  76. 86. Advance from revenue account to capital account.
  77. 87. Advance from capital account to revenue account.
  78. 88. Submission of abstracts of accounts to Government.
  79. 89. Audit of accounts.
  80. 90. Section 90
  81. 91. Remuneration of auditor.
  82. 92. Reports and information to be furnished by auditor to Board.
  83. 93. Auditor’s report to be sent to each member and considered by Board.
  84. 94. Board to remedy defects pointed out by auditor.
  85. 95. Statements of accounts and audit report to be forwarded to Government.
  86. 96. Valuation of assets and liabilities of Board.
  87. 97. Penalty for removing bar, chain or post.
  88. 98. Penalty for building within street alignment or building line without permission.
  89. 99. Penalty for failure to comply with requisition made by auditor.
  90. 100. Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark.
  91. 101. Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act.
  92. 102. Compensation to be paid by offenders.
  93. 103. Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, with Board.
  94. 104. Cognizance and trial of offences.
  95. 105. Duty of Police Officers.
  96. 106. Arrest of offenders.
  97. 107. Powers of Secretary as to institution and composition of legal proceedings.
  98. 108. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  99. 109. Notice of suit against Board.
  100. 110. Proof of consent of Board or Chairman or officer or other employee of Board
  101. 111. Power of Secretary to direct removal of unauthorised erection, within street alignment
  102. 112. Power of Board to pay compensation
  103. 113. Public notices how to be made known
  104. 114. Stamping signature on notices or bills
  105. 115. Service how to be effected
  106. 116. Power to make surveys, or contribute towards their cost
  107. 117. Power of entry
  108. 118. Powers of Board for facilitating movement of the population
  109. 119. Members, officers and other employees of Board and committees deemed to be public servants
  110. 120. Contributions towards leave, allowances and pensions of employees of the Central Government or a State Government
  111. 121. Board and Secretary to exercise powers and functions of local authority
  112. 122. Supply of documents and information to Government
  113. 123. Submission of administration report to Government
  114. 124. Power of Government to give directions to Board and local authorities
  115. 125. Supersession of Board
  116. 126. Dissolution of Board
  117. 127. Power to remove difficulties
  118. 128. Power to make rules
  119. 129. Power to make regulations

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