If the Government, at any time after a regional plan has been published in the Official Gazette, 6 [ ] is of the opinion that a revision of such regional plan is necessary, it may direct the Chief Town Planner to undertake the revision of the regional plan and thereupon the foregoing provisions of this Act relating to the preparation of the regional plan shall, as far as may be, apply to the revision of a regional plan under this section.
7 [17A. Prohibition on cutting of hilly land and filling up of low lying land, etc.— No occupier of any hilly or sloppy land or any low lying land shall, by himself or through his servants or agents or any other persons, undertake the work of cutting of any hilly or sloppy land or filling up of any low lying land, in, over or upon any hilly or sloppy land, as the case may be, without obtaining the prior written permission from the Chief Town Planner.
Explanation: —For the purpose of section 17A. —
(i) “low lying land” means and includes any land below 50 cms. or more than from the adjoining ground level;
3 Substituted by the Amendment Act 10 of 2008.
4 Inserted by the Amendment Act 22 of 1997.
5 Sub-section (1) substituted by the Amendment Act 10 of 2008.
6 The words “but not earlier than five years there from,” deleted by the Amendment Act 1 of 1988.
7 Section 17A and 17B inserted by the Amendment Act 22 of 1997.
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(ii) “hilly land or sloppy land” means and includes any land having a gradient of 1:10 or more.