Amendment of Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976

36. In the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976,-

1. (1) in section 2, after clause (xii), the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(xii-a) "heritage area" means the heritage area as defined in clause
   • (i) of section 2 of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006.";
2. (2) in section 3, to sub-section (3), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- " Provided further that in the case of the heritage area, the development area or urban development area declared under this Act shall be co-terminous with Heritage area.";
3. (3) in section 22, to sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- " Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, in the case of the urban development area comprising the heritage area, the development plan shall also contain the particulars specified in the Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006 and the plan so prepared shall for the purpose of that Act be deemed to be the comprehensive development plan for the purpose of section 22 of this Act.";
4. (4) after section 123, the following section shall be inserted, namely :- “123A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, with effect from the date of the constitution of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority under the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority Act, 2006, such authority shall be the Area Development Authority or the Urban Development Authority for the area comprising the heritage area and shall exercise all the powers, perform duties and discharge functions under this Act as if it were Area Development Authority or Urban Development Authority constituted for the heritage area.”."