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Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1974

Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1974

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Sections

1. Short title and commencement.

Section 1

2. Definitions.

Section 2

3. Regional Development Authority.

Section 3

4. Disqualification for appointment of a member of the Authority.

Section 4

5. Removal of the member.

Section 5

6. Staff of the Authority.

Section 6

7. Meetings of the Authority.

Section 7

8. Establishment of Regional and Development area and alteration of their limits.

Section 8

9. Constitution of Committees.

Section 9
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10. Members of the Authority not to take part in proceedings in which they (sic) personally interested.

Section 10

11. Objects of the Authority.

Section 11

12. Responsibility of the Authority for planning and execution of schemes relating to the Development areas.

Section 12

13. Authority may give direction to the local Authorities.

Section 13

14. Power of the Authority to implement schemes of other authority body corporate and a Department of Government in case of their failure implement scheme.

Section 14

15. Matters to be provided in the Scheme.

Section 15

16. Preparation of the Regional Plan.

Section 16

17. Civil Survey and Master Plan.

Section 17

18. Contents of Master Plan.

Section 18

19. Preparation of Zonal Development Plan.

Section 19

20. Submission of plan to the State Government for approval.

Section 20

21. Procedure to be followed in preparing and approving the plan.

Section 21

22. Publication of Plan and date of its operation.

Section 22

23. Restriction on charge of use of land or development thereof.

Section 23

25. Date of operation of Master and Zonal Development Plan.

Section 25

26. Compulsory acquisition of land.

Section 26

27. Disposal of land by the Authority.

Section 27

28. Acquisition of properties by Authority.

Section 28

29. Acquisition of land for purpose of this Act.

Section 29

30. No development of land after commencement of this Act without permission.

Section 30

31. Owner's obligation when dealing with land as building sites.

Section 31

32. Lay-out Plan.

Section 32

33. Alteration or demolition of street made in breach of Section 32.

Section 32

34. Power of Vice-Chairman to order work to be carried out or to corn out himself in default.

Section 34

35. Prohibition to building without sanction.

Section 35

36. Erection of buildings, etc.

Section 36

37. Sanction or refusal of application for erection of a building addition or alteration thereto.

Section 37

38. Sanction accorded under misrepresentation.

Section 38

39. Order of stoppage of building in certain case.

Section 39

40. Power of Vice-Chairman to require alteration of works.

Section 40

41. Use of Land and building in contravention of plans.

Section 41

42. Pre-Act building permits.

Section 42

43. Duration of sanction.

Section 43

44. Fund of the Authority.

Section 44

45. Power to borrow money.

Section 45

46. Sinking fund.

Section 46

47. Budget of the Authority.

Section 47

48. Audit.

Section 48

49. Annual Report.

Section 49

51. Exclusion of claim for being compensated for injury.

Section 51

52. Penalties.

Section 52

53. Prohibition of water supply and municipal authorities to give water connection to newly constructed building.

Section 53

54. Order of demolition of building.

Section 54

55. Offences by companies.

Section 55

56. Fines when realised to be paid to Authority.

Section 56

57. Composition of offence.

Section 57

58. Direction to the owner or other persons to provide amenities failing which authority to provide amenities itself and recover cost.

Section 58

59. Power of the authority to require local authority to assume responsibility in certain cases.

Section 59

60. Power of the authority to levy betterment charges.

Section 60

61. Assessment of betterment charge by authority.

Section 61

62. Settlement of betterment charges by the Tribunal.

Section 62

63. Payment of betterment charges.

Section 63

64. Mode of recovery of money due to Authority by local authority for special purposes.

Section 64

65. Control by State Government.

Section 65

66. Returns.

Section 66

67. Service of notice, etc.

Section 67

68. Public notice to be in writing signed by the Secretary and sealed and widely published in the locality by affixing copies and by beat of drum, by publishing in local English and Hindi daily newspapers.

Section 68

69. Notices, etc. to fix reasonable time.

Section 69

70. Authentication of orders and documents of the Authority.

Section 70

71. Member and officers to be public servants.

Section 71

72. Jurisdiction of courts to try offences.

Section 72

73. Sanction of prosecution.

Section 73

74. Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 74

75. Power to delegate.

Section 75

76. Effect of other laws.

Section 76

77. Restriction of power of a local authority to make rules, regulations or bye-laws in respect of certain matters.

Section 77

78. Notice to be given to suits.

Section 78

79. Act no to apply to works which affect only the interior of the building and do not materially affect its internal appearances and to work carried out by local authority or corporation of the Government relating to repairing or renewing drains, sewers, mains, pipes, cables, etc.

Section 79

80. State Government to make rules.

Section 80

81. Power to make regulations.

Section 81

82. Damages payable after termination of tenancy.

Section 82

83. Damage payable by a trespasser.

Section 83

84. Effect of subletting against the terms of tenancy.

Section 84

85. In suits for recovery of land or building and for damages court shall calculate damages up to the date of delivery of possession to the Authority in the manner laid down in Order 20, Rule 12 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908.

Section 12

86. Court-fee payable over certain suits.

Section 86

87. In suits for injunction by Authority court shall pass interim order of injunction and issue show cause.

Section 87

88. Power of Vice-Chairman to the institution, composition etc, of legal proceedings and obtaining legal advice.

Section 88

89. Constitution of Tribunal of Appeal.

Section 89

90. The Tribunal to have powers of a Civil Court.

Section 90

91. Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Courts.

Section 91

92. Dissolution of the Authority.

Section 92

93. Repeal and savings.

Section 93