Application and utility of the geo-spatial data

(1) The Government shall, with the consultation of the company, formulate the various geo-spatial applications to use the geo-spatial data and geo-spatial map in accordance with the scheme of this Act and the rules and regulations framed thereunder. Provided that all such schemes shall be put by the company before its Board of Directors for approval and shall be effective once these are approved by the Board. (2) The line department, local body, public authority or public and private agency authorised under this Act to use or access geo-spatial data and the like shall be responsible for providing and continuously updating, all relevant information of the proposed development work in Delhi. Any contractor authorized by any line department, local body, public authority or public and private agency shall apply to the company online and shall obtain a unique identification number before starting any project of development with the progress of the work of development identifiable by the unique identification number so generated and obtained online in accordance with rules made under this Act. (3) The unique identification number in terms of sub-section (2) shall be generated online and all such request applications seeking unique identification number shall be decided within fifteen days of receipt thereof by the company: Provided that the company shall be authorized to charge such application fee as per the rates so finalized and fixed by the Board of Directors of the company payable by the contractors, persons or authority intending to start any development work in Delhi. The company shall be authorized in the like manner to revise such rates from time to time. All such rates of application fee or revised application fee shall be duly notified by a notification. (4) It shall be the duty of all the line departments, local bodies, public authorities and public and private agencies, having right to access to the geo-spatial data and the like under this Act to certify in writing every quarter of the year to the Regulatory Authority that all geo-spatial data and attribute data generated as a result of developmental activities has been updated to that effect.