The Kerala Town and Country Planning Act 2016State Act of Kerala · Act 9 of 2016
(1) A Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat shall in consultation with the District Town Planner having jurisdiction over the area, by resolution of the council, delineate an area as a Special Area which needs immediate planning intervention specifying the purpose for which the plan is intended to be prepared.
(2) Government may, in consultation with the Chief Town Planner, by order, delineate an area as a Special Area which needs immediate planning intervention specifying the purpose for which the plan is intended to be prepared.