Chapter V Present Land Use

Every Planning and Development Authority shall, as soon as may be, and not later than six months from the date of its constitution or appointment, as the case may be, or within such further period as the Government may from time to time extend, prepare a land use map (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the map) and a land use register (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the register) in the prescribed form indicating the present use of every piece of land in the planning area:

Provided that where a local authority has been appointed as Planning and Development Authority for any planning area and such local authority has prepared a map or a register, or both, in respect of the said area before such appointment, the map or the register so prepared shall be deemed to be a map or register, respectively for the purposes of this section.

1. (1) After the preparation of the map and register under section 26, the Planning and Development Authority shall publish a public notice stating that such map and register has been prepared, and indicating therein the place or places where copies of the map or register, or both may be inspected, and inviting objections in writing from any person with respect to the map and the register.
2. (2) Objections, if any, with reference to any map or register shall be communicated to the Planning and Development Authority within thirty days of the publication of the notice referred to in sub-section (1).
3. (3) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-section (2), the Town Planning Officer of the Planning and Development Authority or a Committee appointed by it for the purpose shall, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to all the persons who have sent in their objections, make a report to the Planning and Development Authority.
4. (4) The Planning and Development Authority shall consider the report made under sub-section (3) and may make such modifications in the map or register or both as it considers proper and adopt the map and the register by means of a resolution.
5. (5) As soon as may be, after the adoption of the map and the register under sub-section (4), the Planning and Development Authority shall publish notice of the adoption of the map and the register and of the place or places where copies of the same may be inspected and shall submit copies of the map and the register to the Board and the Government.
6. (6) A copy of the public notice referred to in sub-section (5) shall also be published in the Official Gazette and such publication shall be conclusive evidence that the map and register have been duly prepared and adopted.

(1) Where a map and a register are to be prepared under this Act, then

1. (a) if within the period specified in section 26 or within such further period as the Government may specify, no map or register has been prepared, or
2. (b) if at any time the Government is satisfied that the Planning and Development Authority is not taking steps necessary to prepare such a map or register within that period 60[or if the Government is of the opinion that such a map or register is needed to be prepared by the 61 [Chief Town Planner (Land use)]], the Government may direct the 62 [Chief Town Planner (Land use)]to prepare a map and register.

1. (2) The 63 [Chief Town Planner (Land use)]shall, after the preparation of the map and register, submit the same to the Board, and the Board shall, for the purpose of adopting the map and register so prepared, follow the procedure and exercise the powers of a Planning and Development Authority specified in section 27.
2. (3) Any expenses incurred under this section in connection with the preparation and publication of a map and register in respect of a planning area shall be met by the concerned Planning and Development Authority.