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The Gujarat Building (Control On Erection, Re-Erection and Conversion) Act, 1948

The Gujarat Building (Control On Erection, Re-Erection and Conversion) Act, 1948

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This law regulates the construction, renovation, and change of use for buildings in specific areas of Gujarat, formerly Bombay. It requires anyone planning to build, alter, or convert a structure to obtain permission from a government-appointed controller. The main goal is to ensure orderly and economic development, provide better housing, and prevent overcrowding or nuisances by controlling where and how buildings are erected or re-erected, particularly for public amusements and industrial purposes.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and application.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Appointment of Controllers of Buildings.
  4. 4. Application for permission to erect or re-erect buildings, or to continue to erect or re-erect building or for conversion.
  5. 5. Revocation or modification of permission by State Government.
  6. 6. Right of appeal.
  7. 7. Bar of Compensation.
  8. 8. Saving of other enactments.
  9. 9. Penalties.
  10. 10. Offence by companies etc.
  11. 11. Power of entry, etc.
  12. 12. Protection of persons acting under this Act.
  13. 13. Savings.
  14. 14. Power to make rules.
  15. 14A. Delegation of Controller's powers to Housing Board constituted under Guj. Act XXVIII of 1961.
  16. 15. Repeal.
  17. 0. Preamble

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