Prohibition of construction or reconstruction of buildings, etc. without licence.

(1) No person other than the Central or State Government or local authority shall- (a) construct or reconstruct a building on any land; or (b) put to use any agricultural land to any non-agricultural purpose; or (c) carry out any engineering, mining or other allied operations on any land. within the area of the hill station without a licence granted by the Government and except in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in such licence. Explanation.-For the purpose of the provisions of this part, "agriculture" includes, horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing plantation, animal husbandry (including livestock), pisciculture, sericulture and agricultural shall be construed accordingly. (2) (a) When any department of the Central Government or State Government or any local authortity proposes to carry out any construction or reconstruction of building on any land or put to use any agricultural land to non-agricultural purpose or carry out any engineering, mining or other allied operations on any land within the area of the hill station, the officer-in-charge thereof shall inform, in writing, the Committee for Architectural and Aesthetic Aspects constituted under section 140 (hereinafter in this part referred to as Committee) the intention to do so, giving full particulars thereof and accompanied by such plans and documents at least three months before commencing such activities. (b) Where the Committee raises any objection to the proposed construction, reconstruction or putting to use any agricultural land to non-agricultural purpose or the carrying out any engineering, mining or other allied operations on the ground that such proposal is not in conformity with the provisions of this part or of the rules made thereunder or for any other material consideration, the officers of Central Government or the State Government or any local authority, as the case may be,- (i) either make necessary modifications in the proposed construction or reconstruction of building or putting to use any agricultural land to non-agricultural purposes or the carrying out of any engineering, mining or other allied operations to meet the objection raised by the Committee; or (ii) submit such proposal together with the objections raised by the Committee to the Government for approval. (c) The Government on receipt of such proposal together with the objection of the Committee, shall in consultation with the Committee, either approve the proposal with or without modification or direct the officer to make such modification in the proposal as they consider necessary in the circumstances and the officer concerned shall be bound to make such modifications as proposed by the Government.