The Kerala Town and Country Planning Act 2016
State Act of Kerala · Act 9 of 2016104 provisions2 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the promotion of planned development and regulation of growth of urban and rural areas in the State with focus on scientific spatial planning and to secure to their present and future inhabitants, sanitary conditions, amenity and convenience and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 9 of 2016 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 104 |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Powers and functions of the 1 [ State Town and Country Planning Committee
- Section 5 Sub committees] to be constituted by the 2 [ State Town and Country Planning Committee
- Section 6 Term of office and conditions of service of the non-official members of the 11[State Town and Country Planning Committee1 citing judgment
- Section 7 Meetings of the 2[State Town and Country Planning Committee
- Section 8 Matters that may be dealt within the Spatial Perspective Plan for the State
- Section 9 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of 1[spatial perspective plan] for the State
- Section 10 Officers and Staff of the 12[Local Self Government Department (Planning)
- Section 11 Functions of the Chief Town Planner
- Section 12 District Planning Area
- Section 13 District Planning Committee and the Spatial Perspective Plan for the District
- Section 14 Powers and functions of District Planning Committee in respect of spatial planning
- Section 15 Spatial Perspective plan for the district and the matters that may be dealt within the Spatial Perspective Plan
- Section 17 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of 2[Spatial Perspective Plan] for the district
- Section 19 District Planning Committee to issue guidelines for preparation of five year and annual plans of Local Self Government Institutions
- Section 20 Declaration of Metropolitan Area
- Section 21 Metropolitan Planning Committee and the Spatial Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area
- Section 22 Powers and functions of Metropolitan Planning Committee in respect of spatial planning
- Section 23 Metropolitan Planning Committees and Spatial Perspective Plan for the Metropolitan Area and matters that may be dealt within the Spatial Perspective Plan
- Section 25 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of spatial perspective plan for the Metropolitan Area
- Section 27 Metropolitan Planning Committee to issue guidelines for preparation of five year and annual plans of Local Self Government Institutions
- Section 28 Local Planning Area
- Section 29 Variations in the Local Planning Area
- Section 31 Delegation of powers to the Standing Committees 2[in relation to spatial planning
- Section 32 Appointment of Special Committees and Working Groups
- Section 33 The 6[Local Self Government Department (Planning)] and the Plans under this Act
- Section 34 Matters that may be dealt with in the Master Plan
- Section 36 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Master Plan
- Section 38 Master Plans that are published but not sanctioned within the time limit prescribed
- Section 39 Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat to necessarily make Master Plans in certain cases
- Section 40 Joint Planning Area
- Section 41 Joint Planning Committee and Master Plan for the Joint Planning Area
- Section 42 Powers and functions of Joint Planning Committee
- Section 43 Functions of the constituent units of the Joint Planning Committee
- Section 44 Power of the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, etc. to take up Detailed Town Planning Schemes
- Section 45 Matters that may be dealt within a Detailed Town Planning Scheme
- Section 46 Procedure for preparation, publication and sanctioning of Detailed Town Planning Scheme
- Section 47 Power to engage consultants and to set-up special function agencies
- Section 48 Detailed Town Planning Schemes that are published but not sanctioned within the time limit prescribed
- Section 49 Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat to necessarily make Detailed Town Planning Scheme in certain cases
- Section 49A Declaration of Special Area
- Section 49B Power of the Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council etc. to prepare Spatial plan for a Special Area
- Section 49C Matters that may be dealt within the Spatial plan for a Special Area
- Section 49D Procedure for preparation and sanctioning of Spatial plan for a Special Area
- Section 50 Review, revision, variation and revocation of Plans prepared under the Act
- Section 51 Constitution of Development Authority
- Section 52 Chairman of Development Authority
- Section 53 Composition of Development Authority
- Section 54 The General Council
- Section 55 The Executive Committee
- Section 56 Powers and functions of Development Authority
- Section 57 Functions of Member Secretary
- Section 58 Staff of Development Authority
- Section 59 Transfer of staff, assets and liabilities of the Development Authority
- Section 60 Power of Government to make rules to prescribe functions and powers of General Council, Executive Committee etc
- Section 61 Use and development of land to be in conformity with Master Plans and Detailed Town Planning Schemes under this Act
- Section 63 Interim Development Orders and the restrictions after notifying the intention to prepare Plans
- Section 64 Land Development Permit
- Section 65 Application for Land Development Permit
- Section 66 Power of revocation or modification of Development Permit
- Section 67 Obligation to acquire land in certain cases
- Section 68 Power to require stoppage or removal of unauthorised development, imposition of penalty etc
- Section 69 Removal or discontinuance of unauthorised development of temporary nature
- Section 70 Applicability of the provisions to a Joint Planning Committee
- Section 71 Power of the Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils etc. to prepare Land Pooling Schemes
- Section 72 Contents of Land Pooling Scheme
- Section 73 Reconstitution of original plots into final plots
- Section 75 Local Self Government Institutions to implement projects through Annual Plans and Five Year Plans
- Section 76 Government Departments and other authorities to take into account Plans prepared under this Act while drawing up projects
- Section 77 Power to acquire land, under the Land Acquisition Act, in force
- Section 78 Acquisition of property for implementation of Plans
- Section 79 Transfer of Government land to the Local Self Government Institutions
- Section 80 Acquisition of land by way of according Transferable Development Right
- Section 81 Acquisition of land and built-up space by way of accommodation Reservation
- Section 82 Development works by promoters
- Section 83 Levy of development charges
- Section 84 Appeals on the levy of development charges
- Section 85 Levy of user fee
- Section 86 Constitution of the Kerala 3[Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 87 Members of the Kerala 8[Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 88 Special invitees to be co-opted
- Section 90 Technical Secretariat of the Kerala 7 [ Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 91 Functions of the Kerala Art and Heritage Commission
- Section 92 Services of the Government Departments etc., to the Kerala 5[Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 93 Meetings of the Kerala 1[Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 94 Fund for the Kerala 3[Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 95 Removal of non-official members of the 6[State Town and Country Planning Committee], the Development Authority and the Kerala 7[Art and Heritage] Commission
- Section 96 Power of Government to make regulations
- Section 97 Planning and Development Fund
- Section 100 Accounts and Audit
- Section 101 Annual Reports
- Section 102 Power of entry
- Section 103 Penalty for obstructing implementation
- Section 104 Compounding of offences
- Section 105 Trial of Offences
- Section 106 Fine realised to be paid to the 3[account] of the authority concerned
- Section 107 Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred
- Section 108 Validation of acts and proceedings
- Section 109 Power to delegate
- Section 110 Power of the Development Authority to borrow money
- Section 111 Control 1[by the Government etc
- Section 112 Power to make rules
- Section 113 Repeal and saving
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