Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rule, 2012

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    "title": "Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rule, 2012",
    "short_title": "Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rule, 2012",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 3692-UD & HD, date",
    "act_year": 2012,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rule, 2012",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definition.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007;\n(b) \"Section\" means a section of the Act;\n(c) All words and expression used in these rules and not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act;\n(d) \"Chief Municipal Officer\" (CMO): means-\n(i) In relation to a Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Commissioner, and\n(ii) In relation to the Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat, the Municipal Executive officer.\n(e) \"Communication Tower\" will include antenna fixtures, fabricated antenna, tower to install telephone lines and mobile transmission towers. This will not include the antennas installed for domestic purpose, namely television antennas or dish antennas.\n(f) \"Municipality\" means an institution of Local Self-Government constituted under section 12 of the Act read with Article 243Q of the Constitution of India, and includes a Municipal corporation, a Municipal Council and a Nagar Panchayat, referred to in section 13 of Bihar Municipal Act, 2007.\n(g) \"Operator\" means and includes a person, firm, association of persons or company which installs communication tower for the purpose of its use either for itself or for other person, firm and associations of persons or company as mobile phone service provider, internet and data transfer services.\n3.\n4.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Application for Registration with Municipality.",
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            "content": "(i) Revenue documents in original.\n(ii) Site plan in the scale of 1: 200 and location plan in 1: 1000.\n(iii) Affidavit from the owner of the land containing his consent along with proof of ownership.\n(iv) Affidavit from the owner or the association of owners of the commercial building as the case may be, giving the consent.\n(v) Drawing of tower with complete details including the specifications of foundations and design parameters.\n(vi) Height of the tower along with its elevation.\n(vii) In case the tower is in the vicinity or adjoining to high or low tension electric line, then its distance from the same shall be clearly indicated in the drawings.\n(viii) Structural safety certificate of tower from a graduate structural engineer who is a member of institute of Engineers (India).\n(ix) Indemnity Bond to take care of any loss or injury due to accident caused by the tower (including a declaration to the effect that the applicant shall take special precaution for fire safety and lighting and he shall be solely responsible for paying all kinds of compensation and damages and would be responsible for any civil or criminal case arising therefrom.\n(x) Mobile companies shall indicate the capacity of towers or antenna in megawatt.\n(xi) The company shall produce certificate from concerned authority that the noise generated from the electrical equipment is within the limits fixed from time to time by Environment and Forest Ministry, Government of India, and Bihar State Pollution Control Board.\n(xii) In case the Mobile tower is proposed to be installed near any airport and is affected by the latest circular of AAI, permission of the Airport Authority shall have to be taken and submitted.\n(xiii) The Municipality shall prescribe the form of application for registration in which the above mentioned details will be incorporated.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Fee.",
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            "content": "(i) Municipal Corporation- Registration Fee @ Rs. 50,000/- per tower and annual renewal fee @ Rs. 15,000/- per annum per tower.\n(ii) Municipal Council- Registration Fee @ Rs. 40,000/- per tower and annual renewal fee @ Rs. 10,000/- per annum per tower.\n(iii)Nagar Panchayat- Registration Fee @ Rs. 30,000/- per tower and annual renewal fee @ Rs. 8,000/- per annum per tower.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Location.",
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            "content": "(a) First preference shall be given to the location of tower in the open areas away from residential locations.\n(b) Erection of tower shall not be allowed within a radius of 100 meter from school, college and hospitals.\n(c) The above guidelines shall be applicable for all new installations after these Rules come into effect.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Installations.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Set Backs of Tower.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Sharing of Sites.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Deemed Approval.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Penalty.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Appeal.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 4th February, 2020 [bh760]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 3692-UD & HD, dated 08.10.2012",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2012",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rule, 2012",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}