Chapter III MISCELLANEOUS

The State Government may issue directives, from time to time, to the Metropolitan Planning Committee with regard to the functioning of the said Committee, or any matter that the State Government deems fit for taking up with the Committee. On receipt of the directions, the Committee shall comply with them.

The Metropolitan Planning Committee shall have powers to formulate guidelines for preparation of draft plan, which will be followed by the Municipalites and Panchayats while formulating their own plans

1. (1) The power to make rules under this Act shall be exercised by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette.
2. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule, or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, and notify such decision in the Official Gazette, the rule shall from the date of publication of such notification have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to be done under that rule.

On and from the commencement of this Act, the enactments mentioned in the Schedule appended to this Act, shall stand amended, to the extent and in the manner mentioned therein.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion arises, by order, do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty: Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.

1. (1) The Maharashtra Metropolitan Planning Committees (Constitution and Functions) (Continuance of Provisions) Ordinance, 1999 (Mah. Ord. XXVI of 1999), is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any notification or order issued) under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done, taken or issued, as the case may be, under the corresponding provisions of this Act.