Bare Act
The Madhya Pradesh Towns (Periphery) Control Act, 1960
The Madhya Pradesh Towns (Periphery) Control Act, 1960, is a regulatory law designed to manage urban sprawl and unplanned development around towns in Madhya Pradesh. It empowers the State Government to declare areas within seven miles of a town's boundary as "controlled areas." Within these zones, landowners cannot build, excavate, or create road access without prior permission from the Collector. The Act aims to prevent chaotic construction, protect agricultural land, and ensure orderly town expansion. For ordinary citizens, this means that if they own land near a growing town, they must seek official approval before making significant structural changes or starting commercial activities like brick kilns.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Application of Act to certain towns
- 4. Declaration of controlled area
- 5. Publication of plans of controlled area
- 6. Restrictions in controlled area
- 7. Applications for permission and grant or refusal of such permission
- 8. Appeal
- 9. Compensation
- 10. Arbitration for compensation
- 11. Savings
- 12. Prohibition on use of land
- 13. Offences and penalties
- 14. Trial of offences
- 15. Indemnity
- 16. Exemption
- 17. Power to make rules
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