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THE HIMACHAL PRADESH TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1977

The Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Act, 1977

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This law governs how land is developed and used across the entire state of Himachal Pradesh. It regulates building operations, engineering projects, and changes to land use to ensure orderly growth and proper infrastructure. The Act applies to all areas within the state, including specific zones proposed for apartment construction, while exempting certain government and military lands. By establishing development plans and controlling subdivisions, the legislation aims to manage urban and rural expansion effectively, providing essential amenities like roads, water, and open spaces while preventing unregulated construction.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Director and other officers
  4. 4. Establishment of Regions
  5. 5. Director to prepare regional plan
  6. 6. Survey
  7. 7. Contents of regional plan
  8. 8. Preparation of regional plans
  9. 9. Finalisation of regional plan.
  10. 10. Restriction on use of land or development
  11. 11. Exclusion from claims of amount in certain cases
  12. 12. Review of regional plan
  13. 13. Planning Area
  14. 14. Director to prepare Development Plans
  15. 15. Existing Land use Maps
  16. 15A. Freezing of land use
  17. 16. Existing land use map
  18. 17. Interim Development Plans
  19. 18. Development Plan
  20. 19. Publication of Draft Development Plan
  21. 20. Sanction of Development Plan
  22. 21. Director to prepare Sectoral Plan
  23. 22. Contents of Sectoral Plan
  24. 23. Provisions of Section 19 and 20 to apply to Sectoral Plan
  25. 24. Review of Development Plan and Sectoral Plan
  26. 25. Director to control land use
  27. 26. Conformity with Development Plan
  28. 27. Prohibition of Development without permission
  29. 28. Development undertaken on behalf of Union or State Government
  30. 29. Development by local authority or by any authority constituted under this act
  31. 30. Application for permission for development by others
  32. 30-A. Exemption from development permission in rural areas falling within Planning or Special Area
  33. 31. Grants or refusal of permission
  34. 31-A. Structural Stability Certificate
  35. 32. Appeal
  36. 33. Revision
  37. 34. Lapse of permission
  38. 35. Obligation to acquire land
  39. 36. Deletion of reservation of designated land from draft or final development plan
  40. 37. Power of revocation and modification or permission to development
  41. 38. Penalty for unauthorized development or for use other than in conformity with development plan
  42. 39. Power to require removal of unauthorized development
  43. 39A. Power to stop development
  44. 39B. Power to seal unauthorized development
  45. 39C. Power to compound offences
  46. 40. Establishment of Town and Country Development Authority
  47. 41. Incorporation of Town and Country Development Authority
  48. 42. Constitution of Town and Country Development Authority
  49. 42A. Constitution of Town and Country Development Authority for the Capital Town of Himachal Pradesh
  50. 43. Term of office of Chairman and other members
  51. 44. Resignation of Members and filling of casual vacancy
  52. 45. Salary and allowances
  53. 46. Leave of absence and appointment etc. of acting Chairman
  54. 47. Meeting of Town and Country Development Authority
  55. 48. Chief Administrator
  56. 49. Other officers and servants
  57. 50. Conditions of service of Chief Administrator and officers and servants
  58. 51. Town Development Schemes
  59. 52. Preparation of town development scheme
  60. 53. Power to review the development scheme
  61. 54. Power of State Government to give Directions
  62. 55. Restriction on land use and development
  63. 56. Lapse of scheme
  64. 57. Town development scheme public purpose
  65. 58. Acquisition of land for Town and Country Development Authority
  66. 59. Developments
  67. 60. Disposal of land, buildings and other development works
  68. 61. Development charges
  69. 62. Mode of Levy
  70. 63. Fund of Town and Country Development Authority
  71. 64. Annual Budget
  72. 65. Power to borrow money
  73. 66. Constitution of Special Areas
  74. 67. Special Area Development Authority
  75. 68. Incorporation of Special Area Development Authority
  76. 69. Staff
  77. 70. Functions
  78. 71. Powers
  79. 72. Fund of Special Area Development Authority
  80. 73. Annual estimates
  81. 74. Power of State Government of supervision and control
  82. 75. Power of State Government to give directions
  83. 76. Power of Government to review plans etc. for ensuring conformity
  84. 77. Delegation of Powers
  85. 78. Dissolution of authority
  86. 78a. Registration Compulsory
  87. 78b. Conditions for registration
  88. 78c. Terms and renewal of registration
  89. 78d. Refusal to grant or renew registration
  90. 78e. Cancellation of certificate of registration
  91. 78f. Notice before cancellation
  92. 78g. Carrying on business after cancellation
  93. 78h. Maintenance of accounts and records
  94. 78i. Audit
  95. 78j. Periodical returns
  96. 78k. Inspection
  97. 78l. Essentiality Certificate
  98. 78m. No Objection Certificate
  99. 78n. General liabilities of promoter
  100. 78o. Issue of advertisement or prospectus
  101. 78p. Development of land into colony and construction of building
  102. 78q. Agreement of sale
  103. 78r. Maintenance of accounts by promoters
  104. 78s. Responsibility for payment of charges till transfer
  105. 78t. No alterations and rectification of defects
  106. 78u. Refund of amount
  107. 78v. No mortgage without consent
  108. 78w. Completion and occupation certificate
  109. 78x. Promoter to execute documents
  110. 78y. Enforcement of registration of conveyance
  111. 78z. Promoter's responsibility for essential services
  112. 78za. Regulation of property
  113. 78zb. General liabilities of allottee
  114. 78zc. Restriction on structures in a colony
  115. 78zd. Constitution of Development Fund
  116. 78ze. Exemptions
  117. 78zf. Penalty for contravention of the provisions of CHAPTER IX-A and CHAPTER IX-B of the Act
  118. 79. Right of entry
  119. 80. Jurisdiction of Court
  120. 81. Cognizance of offences
  121. 82. Members and officers to be public servants
  122. 83. Suit and other proceedings
  123. 83-A. Restriction on grant of Electricity, Water or Sewerage connection
  124. 84. Vacancy not to invalidate proceedings
  125. 85. Member to continue till successor enters upon office
  126. 86. Interpretation of regional plan etc.
  127. 87. Powers to make rules
  128. 88. Regulations
  129. 89. Power to lay the rules and regulations
  130. 90. Repeal and Savings
  131. zu. Definition of Promoter
  132. zv. Definition of Property

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