Chapter IV PRESENT LAND USE MAP

As soon as may be, after its constitution every planning authority shall, not later than six months after its constitution or within such time as the State Government may, from time to time extend, prepare a Present Land Use Map and a Land Use Register (hereinafter called the Map and the Register respectively) in the form to be prescribed indicating the present use of every piece of land in the planning area.

1. (1) After the preparation of the Map, the planning authority shall publish a public notice of the preparation of the Map and the Register and of the place or places where copies of the same may be inspected, inviting objections in writing from any person with respect to the Map and the Register within 30 days of the publication of such notice : Provided that if a local authority has been declared as a planning authority for any area and it has prepared a map or a register or both of the area before the application of this Act to that area, the map or the register already prepared shall be deemed to be a Map and Register under section 15.
2. (2) After the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-section
3. (1) the town planning officer of the planning authority or a committee appointed by the planning authority for the purpose shall, after allowing a reasonable opportunity of being heard to all persons who have filed the objections, make a report to the planning authority.
4. (3) The planning authority shall consider the report as submitted under sub-section
5. (2) and may make such modification in the Map or the Register or both as it considers proper and adopt the Map and the Register by resolution.
6. (4) As soon as may be, after the adoption of the Map and the Register, the planning authority shall publish a public notice of the Adoption of the Map and the Register and the place or places where the copies of the same may be inspected and shall submit copies of the Map and the Register to the Board and the State Government.
7. (5) A copy of such public notice shall also be published in the Official Gazette. The publication of the copy of the public notice in the Official Gazette in respect of the Map and the Register shall be conclusive evidence that the Map and the Register have been duly prepared and adopted.

1. (1) Where by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this Chapter a Map and a Register are to be prepared, then -
   • (a) if within the period prescribed or within such period which the State Government has extended, no Map or Register has been prepared, or
   • (b) if at any time the State Government is satisfied that the planning authority is not taking steps necessary to prepare such a Map or a Register within that period, the State Government may direct the Chief Town Planner to prepare the Map and the Register.
2. (2) After preparation of the Map and the Register the Chief Town Planner shall submit the same to the Board, and the Board shall follow the procedure and exercise the powers of the planning authority under section 16.
3. (3) Any expenses incurred under this section in connection with the making of the Map and the Register with respect to the area of a planning authority shall be paid by the planning authority.