Contribution towards costs of scheme.

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Chapter VII DISPUTED OWNERSHIP, PRELIMINARY SCHEMES AND FINAL SCHEME, ITS SANCTION AND ENFORCEMENT

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(1) The costs of the scheme shall be met wholly or in part by a contribution to be levied by the Planning Authority on each plot included in the final scheme calculated in proportion to the increment which is estimated to accrue in respect of such plot by the Town Planning Officer: Provided that,—
- (a) no such contribution shall exceed one-third of the increment estimated by the Town Planning Officer to accrue in respect of such plot;
- (b) where a plot is subject to a mortgage with possession or to a lease, the Town Planning Officer shall determine in what proportion the mortgage or lessee on the one hand and the mortgagor or lessor on the other hand, shall pay such contribution;
- (c) no such contribution shall be levied on a plot used, allotted or reserved for a public purpose or purpose of the Planning Authority which is solely for the benefit of owners or residents within the area of the scheme; and
- (d) the contribution levied on a plot used, allotted or reserved for a public purpose or purpose of the Planning Authority, which is beneficial partly to the owners or residents within the area of the scheme and partly to the general public shall be calculated in proportion to the benefit estimated to accrue to the general public from such use, allotment or reservation.
(2) The owner of each plot included in the final scheme shall be primarily liable for the payment of the contribution leviable in respect of such plot.

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