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The Himachal Pradesh Urban Estates Development and Regulation Act, 1968

The Himachal Pradesh Urban Estates Development and Regulation Act, 1968

Civil196824 sections

This statute empowers the Himachal Pradesh state government to declare state-owned or acquired land as urban estates, allowing it to develop, sell, lease, or transfer plots and buildings under specified terms. It applies across the entire state of Himachal Pradesh to land buyers, tenants, occupiers, property developers, architects, and local administrators. The law regulates building construction standards, advertisement displays, tree preservation, and municipal services within these developed estates, while granting authorities the power to levy taxes, penalize non-compliance, and reclaim properties for violations. It matters because it establishes an organized framework for planned urban development, ensuring public safety, standardized infrastructure, and environmental preservation in newly established urban areas.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Power of State Government to declare areas as urban estates and in respect of transfer of land and buildings in urban estates
  5. 5. Bar to erection of buildings in contravention of building rules
  6. 6. Power to require proper maintenance of site or building
  7. 7. Levy of fee or tax for amenities.
  8. 8. Power to apply certain provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1968 to an urban estate.
  9. 9. Imposition of penalty and mode of recovery of arrears.
  10. 10. Forfeiture for breach of conditions of transfer.
  11. 11. Appeal and revision.
  12. 12. Preservation and planting of trees.
  13. 13. Control of advertisements.
  14. 14. Penalty for contravention of direction, etc.
  15. 15. Penalty for contravention of Trees Preservations Order and Advertisements Control Order
  16. 16. Penalty for breach of rules
  17. 17. Registration and licensing of architects, engineers and plumbers
  18. 18. Powers of entry in buildings or land
  19. 19. Procedure for Prosecution
  20. 20. Bar of jurisdiction of Courts
  21. 21. Protection of action taken in good faith
  22. 22. Delegation
  23. 23. Power to make rules
  24. 24. Repeal and savings

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