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Section 38

The Gujarat Rural Housing Board Act, 1972.State Act of Gujarat · Act 22 of 1972

(1) Whenever the State Government is satisfied—

(a) that any street laid out or altered by the Board has been duly levelled, payed, metalled, flagged, channelled, sewered and drained in the manner provided in the programme sanctioned by the State Government under section 30, and

(b) that such lamps, lamp-posts and other apparatus as the panchayat considers necessary for the lighting of such street and as ought to be provided by the Board has been so provided, and

(c) that water and other sanitary conveniences have been duly provided in such street, the Government may declare the street to be a public street, and the street shall thereupon vest in panchayat and shall thenceforth be maintained, kept in repair, lighted and cleaned by the panchayat.

(2) When any open space for purposes of ventilation or recreation has been provided by the Board in executing any housing scheme it shall on completion be transferred to the panchayat concerned by resolution of the Board, and shall thereupon vest in and be maintained at the expense of the panchayat :

Provided that the panchayat may require the Board before any such open space is so transferred to enclose, level, turf, drain and lay out such space and provided footpaths therein, and if necessary, to provide lamps and other apparatus for lighting it.

(3) If any difference of opinion arises between the Board and the panchayat in respect of any matter referred to in the foregoing provision of this section, the matter shall be referred to the State Government whose decision shall be final.

39. It shall be the duty of the Board to take measure with a view to expediting and cheapening construction of buildings and the Board may for that purpose do all things for—

(a) unification, simplification and standardisation of building materials;

Reference to the Tribunal in the matter of disputes under section 35 or 36.

Vesting in panchayat treets laid out or altered and open space provided by the Board under housing scheme.

Other duties of the Board.

(b) encouraging pre-fabrication and mass production of house components:

(c) organising or undertaking the production of building materials required for the housing schemes;

(d) encouraging research for discovering cheap building materials and evolving new methods of economic construction;

(e) securing a steady and sufficient supply of workmen trained in the work of construction of buildings.

40. A housing scheme may provide—

(a) for the formation of a reconstituted plot by the alterations of the boundaries of an original plot;

(b) with the consent of the owners that two or more original plots each of which is held in ownership in severally or in joint ownership shall, with or without alteration of boundaries be held in ownership in common as a reconstituted plot;

(c) for the allotment of a plot to any owner dispossessed of land in fur therance of the housing scheme; and

(d) for the transfer of ownership of a plot from one person to another.

41. The State Government may, by general or special order published in the Official Gazette, exempt any housing scheme from all or any of the provi sions of sections 29 to 33 (both inclusive) subject to such conditions, if any, as it may impose or may direct that any such provision shall apply to such scheme with such modifications as may be specified in the order.

CHAPTER IV.

ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Gujarat Rural Housing Board Act, 1972.
Section38
JurisdictionState of Gujarat
StatusIn force as published by the source

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