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Bharatpur Development Authority Act, 2025

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This Act establishes the Bharatpur Development Authority to manage the orderly and rapid development of the Bharatpur Region in Rajasthan. It applies to the city and surrounding areas to ensure coordinated planning and execution of housing, infrastructure, and civic amenities. By creating a central authority, the law aims to streamline development efforts across various government departments and organizations, ensuring that the region is properly built out to support its population through 2040 and beyond.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
  4. 3. Establishment of the Bharatpur Development Authority
  5. 4. Composition of the Bharatpur Development Authority.
  6. 5. Meetings of the Authority
  7. 6. If for any reason both the Chairman and the Vice
  8. 7. Constitution and powers of Executive Committee
  9. 8. Appointment of Bharatpur Development Commissioner, Directors, Secretary, etc
  10. 9. Power to create separate common service for the Authority
  11. 10. Constitution of Committees
  12. 11. Authentication of orders, etc.- All proceedings of the Authority, the Executive
  13. 12. Provision for inviting Government and Local Authority Officers to assist for advice
  14. 13. Establishment of Bharatpur Traffic Control Board
  15. 14. Constitution and powers of other Functional Boards
  16. 15. Meetings of the Functional Board
  17. 16. Functions of the Authority
  18. 17. No other authority or person to undertake certain development without permission of the Authority
  19. 18. Powers of the Authority to give directions
  20. 19. Power of the Authority to require local authority to assume responsibilities in certain cases.
  21. 20. Power of the Authority to execute any plan
  22. 21. Civic Survey and preparation of Master Development Plan
  23. 22. Provided that the Authority may, if it so considers necessary in the public interest, alter the area of any zone.
  24. 23. Procedure to be followed in the preparation and sanction of Plan
  25. 24. Date of operation of Plan.- Immediately after a Plan has been sanctioned by the
  26. 25. Subsequent modification of Plans
  27. 26. Implementation of Plan
  28. 27. Plans prepared prior to this Act deemed to have been prepared under this
  29. 28. Review of Plan.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if the State
  30. 29. Declaration of Development Areas
  31. 30. Power of revocation and modification of permission for development
  32. 31. Penalty for unauthorized development for use otherwise than in conformity with the Plan.
  33. 32. Power to require removal of unauthorised development
  34. 33. Power to stop unauthorised development
  35. 34. Composition of unauthorised development
  36. 35. Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised temporary development summarily
  37. 36. Power to seal unauthorised Development
  38. 37. Power to require removal of authorised development or use
  39. 38. Sanction for sub-division of plot or layout of private street
  40. 39. Recovery of expenses incurred
  41. 40. Making and contents of Projects and Schemes
  42. 41. Preparation of Projects and Schemes
  43. 42. Restrictions on use and development of land after declaration of a Scheme.(1) On or after the date on which a draft
  44. 43. Lapse of Scheme
  45. 44. Modification or withdrawal of Project or Scheme
  46. 45. Saving to any Project or Scheme
  47. 46. Power to purchase or lease by agreement
  48. 47. Power of State Government to acquire land
  49. 48. Possession to be made available to the Authority
  50. 49. Land to vest in the Authority and its disposal
  51. 50. Allotment, regularisation etc. of certain lands
  52. 51. Transfer to be on free hold or lease hold basis
  53. 52. Revocation of allotment and cancellation of lease deed
  54. 53. Acceptance of surrender of rights in certain lands and issue of free hold patta
  55. 54. Funds of the Authority
  56. 55. Commissioner or by such other officer of the Authority as may be authorised by it by regulations made in this behalf.
  57. 56. Reserve and other Funds
  58. 57. Application of Funds, etc..- All property, funds and other assets vesting in the
  59. 58. Power of the Authority to borrow
  60. 59. Power of the Authority to finance Project and Schemes and impose conditions therefor
  61. 60. State guarantee to loans taken or given by the Authority.- The State
  62. 61. Accounts and Audit
  63. 62. Budget
  64. 63. Annual Report
  65. 64. Power to levy certain charges
  66. 65. Urban assessment (ground rent) to be credited to the fund of the Authority.(1) The Authority shall recover the urban
  67. 66. Authority may charge fee for certain licences or permission
  68. 67. Penalty for unauthorised obstruction.- Whoever-
  69. 68. Penalty for removing fence, etc. set up for the purpose of carrying out any work.- If any person without lawful authority-
  70. 69. Penalty for disobedience of requisition and furnishing false information, etc. Whoever-
  71. 70. Encroachment or obstruction upon public land
  72. 71. General provision for punishment of offences
  73. 72. Offence by companies
  74. 73. Cognizance of offences
  75. 74. Fine when realised to be paid to the Authority
  76. 75. Power of the Authority as to legal matters.- The Authority may,-
  77. 76. Provided that no withdrawal from prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be made except with the permission of the court.
  78. 77. Notice of suit against Authority.- (1) No suit shall be instituted against the
  79. 78. Mode of proof of record
  80. 79. Restriction on the summoning of servants of Authority to produce documents
  81. 80. Constitution of Tribunal.
  82. 81. Constitution of Settlement Committee
  83. 82. Recovery of moneys due to the Authority as arrears of land revenue
  84. 83. Thereupon the Collector shall recover the sum determined to be due as arrears of land revenue.
  85. 84. Service of notice under this Act
  86. 85. Officers and other employees of the Authority to be public servants
  87. 86. Lump sum contribution by the Authority in lieu of taxes levied by local authorities
  88. 87. The decision of the State Government shall be binding on both parties.
  89. 88. Control by State Government
  90. 89. Power to transfer
  91. 90. Power of Authority to call for returns, reports, etc.
  92. 91. Act to override other laws
  93. 92. Delegation of Powers.- (1) The State Government may, by notification in the
  94. 93. Power to call for records
  95. 94. Local Authorities to continue to perform duties
  96. 95. Power to make rules
  97. 96. Power to make regulations
  98. 97. Supremacy of rules and Repeal of Existing Regulations
  99. 98. Power to remove difficulties
  100. 99. Dissolution of the Authority
  101. 100. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
  102. 101. Dissolution of the Urban Improvement Trust, Bharatpur and savings
  103. 102. Repeal and savings

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