Formation of new extension or layouts or marking new private streets

Formation of new extension or lay-outs or making new private streets.-

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law for the time being in force, no person shall form or attempt to form any extension or lay-out for the purpose of constructing building thereon without the express sanction in writing of the Authority and except in accordance with such conditions as the Authority may specify : Provided that where any such extension or layout lies within the local limits of a local authority, the Authority shall not sanction the formation of such extension or lay out without the concurrence of the local authority : Provided further that where the local authority and the Authority do not agree on the formation of or the conditions relating to the extension or layout, the matter shall be referred to the Government, whose decision thereon shall be final.
2. (2) Any person intending to form an extension or layout, or to make a new private street shall send to the Commissioner a written application with plans and sections showing the following particulars :-
   • (a) the laying out of the sites of the area upon streets, lands or open spaces ;
   • (b) the intended level, direction and width of the street ;
   • (c) the street alignment and the building line and the proposed sites abutting the streets ;
   • (d) the arrangement to be made for levelling, paving, metalling, flagging, channelling, swearing, draining, conserving and lighting the streets and for adequate drinking water supply.
3. (3) The provisions of this Act and any rules or bye-laws made under it as to the level and width of streets and the height of buildings abutting thereon shall apply also in the case of streets referred to in sub-section (2) and all the particulars referred to in that sub-section shall be subject to the approval of the Authority.
4. (4) Within six months after the receipt of any application under sub-section (2), the Authority shall either sanction the forming of the extension or layout to be in conformity with the guidelines to be issued by the Government or making of street on such conditions as it may think fit or disallow it or ask for further information with respect to it.
5. (5) The Authority may require the applicant to deposit, before sanctioning the application, the sums necessary for meeting the expenditure for making roads, side drains, culverts, underground drainage and water supply and lighting and charges for such other purpose as such applicant may be called upon by the Authority, provided the applicant also agrees to transfer the ownership of the roads, drains, water supply mains, parks and open spaces, civic amenity areas laid out by him to the Authority, permanently without claiming any compensation therefor.
6. (6) Such sanction may be refused,-
   • (i) if the proposed street would conflict with any arrangements which have been made or which in the opinion of the Authority is likely to be made for carrying out any general scheme of street improvement or other schemes or development or expansion by the Authority ;
   • (ii) if the proposed street does not conform to the provisions of the Act, rules and bye-laws referred to in sub-section (3) ; or
   • (iii) if the proposed street is not designed so as to connect one end with a street which is already open ; or
   • (iv) if the layout in the opinion of the Authority cannot be fitted with any existing or proposed expansion or development schemes of the Authority.
7. (7) No person shall form a layout or make any new private street without the sanction of or otherwise than in conformity with the conditions imposed by the Authority. If the Authority requires further information from the applicant no steps shall be taken by him to form the layout or make the street until orders have been passed by the Authority after the receipt of such information: Provided that the passing of such orders shall not, in any case, be delayed for more than six moths after the Authority has received all the information which it consideres necessary to enable it to deal finally with the said application.
8. (8) If the Authority does not refuse sanction within six moths from the date of the application under sub-section (2) or from the date of receipt of all information asked for under sub-section (7), such sanction shall be deemed to have been granted and the applicant may proceed to form the extension or layout or to make the street, but not so as to contravene any or the provisions of this Act and the rules or bye-laws made under it.
9. (9) Any person who forms or attempts to form any extension or layout in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) or makes any street without or otherwise than in conformity with the orders of the Authority under this section, shall be liable on conviction, to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.