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The Tripura Town and Country Planning Act, 1975

The Tripura Town and Country Planning Act, 1975

Infrastructure197573 sections10 chapters

The Tripura Town and Country Planning Act, 1975, is the primary legislation governing land use, urban development, and infrastructure planning across Tripura. It establishes the Tripura Town and Country Planning Board and local Planning Authorities to oversee how land is developed, ensuring orderly growth and preventing haphazard construction. The Act mandates the creation of development plans to manage residential, commercial, and industrial zones. For ordinary citizens, this means that any significant construction or change in land use requires official permission and the payment of development charges. The Act empowers authorities to regulate building standards, enforce zoning, and penalize unauthorized development to ensure safe, sustainable living environments.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II TRIPURA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING BOARD →

  1. 3Constitution of Tripura Town and Country Planning Board
  2. 4Functions and powers of the Board
  3. 5Term of office and conditions of service of chairman and members of the Board
  4. 6Meetings of the Board

Chapter III PLANNING AREAS AND PLANNING AUTHORITIES →

  1. 7Declaration of planning areas, their amalgamation sub-divisions and inclusion of any area from the planning area
  2. 8Power to withdraw a local planning area from operation of this Act
  3. 9Planning authority
  4. 10Term of office and conditions of service of the Chairman and Members of Planning Authority
  5. 11Functions and powers of the planning authority
  6. 12Meetings of Planning Authorities
  7. 13Temporary association of persons with planning authority for particular purposes
  8. 14Staff of the Planning Authority

Chapter IV PRESENT LAND USE MAP →

  1. 15Preparation of present land use Map and Register
  2. 16Notice of the preparation of the Map and the Register
  3. 17The power of the State Government in case of the default of the planning authority to prepare the Map and the Register

Chapter V DEVELOPMENT PLANS →

  1. 18Outline Development Plans
  2. 19Comprehensive Development Plan
  3. 20Development plan prepared prior to the application of this Act to be deemed development plan under this Act
  4. 21Power of State Government in case of default of Planning authority to prepare development plan

Chapter VI PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL AND PREPARATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN →

  1. 22Consent of the State Government to the publication of notice of preparation of development plan
  2. 23Public notice of the preparation of the development plan
  3. 24Approval by the State Government
  4. 25Coming into operation of the development plan
  5. 26Amendment of development plans and minor changes
  6. 27Suspension of plan in emergency

Chapter VII CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LAND →

  1. 28Use and development of land to be in conformity with development plan
  2. 29Prohibition of development without payment of development charges and without permission
  3. 30Appeal against permission subject to conditions or refusal of permission
  4. 31Lapse of permission
  5. 32Provided further that such lapse shall not bar any subsequent application for fresh permission under this Act.
  6. 33Penalty for unauthorised development or for use otherwise than in conformity with the development plan
  7. 34Power to require removal of unauthorised development
  8. 35Power to stop unauthorised development
  9. 36Power to require removal of unauthorised development on use
  10. 37Interim provision pending preparation of development plan

Chapter VIII LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGE →

  1. 38Levy of development charge
  2. 39Rates of the development charge
  3. 40Assessment of development charge
  4. 41Appeal against assessment
  5. 42Development charge to be a charge on land and to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue

Chapter IX FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT →

  1. 43Funds of the Planning Authority
  2. 44Budget of the Planning Authority
  3. 45Accounts and audit
  4. 46Annual reports
  5. 47Pension and provident funds

Chapter X SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS →

  1. 48Power of entry
  2. 49Service of notices etc
  3. 50Public notice how to be made known
  4. 51Notices etc. to fix reasonable time
  5. 52Authentication of Orders and documents of the Board and the planning authority
  6. 53Mode of proof of records of the Board and the planning authority
  7. 54Restriction on the summoning of officers and servants of the Board and Planning Authority
  8. 55Offences by companies
  9. 56Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark
  10. 57Sanction of prosecution
  11. 58Composition of offences
  12. 59Jurisdiction of courts
  13. 60Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties
  14. 61Fine when realised to be paid to Planning Authority
  15. 62Members and officers to be public servants
  16. 63Protection of action taken in good faith
  17. 64Finality of orders
  18. 65Validation of acts and proceedings
  19. 66Power to delegate
  20. 67Control by the State Government
  21. 68Returns and information
  22. 69Effect of the laws
  23. 70Power to make rules
  24. 71Power to make regulations
  25. 72Dissolution of Planning Authorities
  26. 73Savings

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