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The Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act 1974

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This law regulates urban and regional land planning, land use classification, and organized development within the territory. It applies to landowners, developers, local municipal bodies, and government planning authorities. The Act mandates the creation of official land use maps, outline plans, and comprehensive development schemes to guide residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural zoning. It establishes Planning and Development Authorities responsible for drafting and enforcing these development plans while allowing public objections and judicial review. This legislation matters because it prevents uncontrolled construction, preserves open spaces and infrastructure corridors, and promotes sustainable environmental and economic growth for local communities.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. The Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act No. 21 of
  3. 2. The Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1977
  4. 3. The Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1985
  5. 4. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. 1 of
  6. 5. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1992 (Act No. 14 of
  7. 6. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1995 (Act No. 19 of
  8. 7. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Act No. 22 of
  9. 8. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Act No. 5 of
  10. 9. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 31 of
  11. 10. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2007 (Act No. 8 of
  12. 11. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act No. 10 of
  13. 12. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act No. 18 of
  14. 13. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. 3 of
  15. 14. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act No. 6 of
  16. 15. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 17 of
  17. 16. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 3 of
  18. 17. The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act No. 9 of
  19. 18. Declaration of planning areas, their amalgamation, sub-division, etc.— (1) The
  20. 19. Power to withdraw planning area from operation of the Act.— (1) The
  21. 20. Constitution of Planning and Development Authority
  22. 21. Term of office and conditions of service of the Chairman and members of
  23. 22. Functions and powers of Planning and Development Authorities
  24. 23. Meetings of Planning and Development Authority
  25. 24. Temporary association of persons with the Planning and Development
  26. 25. Staff of Planning and Development Authority
  27. 26. Preparation of map and register showing present land use
  28. 27. Notice of preparation of map and register
  29. 28. register have been duly prepared and adopted.
  30. 29. Preparation of Outline Development Plan
  31. 30. Contents of Outline Development Plan
  32. 31. Preparation of Comprehensive Development Plan
  33. 32. Contents of Comprehensive Development Plan
  34. 33. that plan.
  35. 34. Consent of Government to the publication of notice of preparation of
  36. 35. Public notice of the preparation of the Development Plan.
  37. 36. Approval by Government
  38. 37. Coming into operation of Development Plan
  39. 38. Appeal.— (1) Within one month of the coming into operation of any Development
  40. 39. Alteration of Development Plan and making of minor changes.
  41. 40. Suspension of Development Plan in emergency by Government.— If the
  42. 41. Power to make regulations.
  43. 42. Repeal.

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