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Section 31

The Manipur Town and Country Planning Act, 1975State Act of Manipur · Act 11 of 1975

(1) The Scheme approved by the State Goverrtment under sub-section (3) of section 30 shall be implemented by thi Authority as soon as possible.

/c2) No person shall within any area where a Scheme has come into force erect .:>r rc,ceed with anY uildin1: or wo · or remove or alter or ma ·e a aiiions or make an substantial re air to a building or a part thereo , a compoun wall or any ramage work, or remove any earth or change the use of any land or buildin g except on permission of the Authority.

32. (I) A Scheme made in accordance with the provisions of the Act may be in respect of any land which is­

(a) in the course of development,

(b) likely to be used for building purposes, or

(c) already built upon.

Explanation:- The expression "Land likely to be used for building purposes" shall include any land likely to be used as, or for the purpose of providing. open spaces, roads, streets, parks, pleasure or recreational grounds. parking spaces, or for the purpose of executing any work upon of under the land incidental to a scheme whether in the nature of a building-work or not.

(2) The Scheme may make provisions for any of the following matters:-

(a) the laying-out or re-laying-<mt of land, either vacant or already built upon;

(b) the filling up of or reclamation of low-lying swamp ·or unhealthy or unhealthy areas or leveling up of land;

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(c) the laying out cf new streets or roads, construction, diversion.

alteration, improvement and stopping of streets, roads and communications ;

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(d) the construction, alteration and removal of buildings;

Explanation:-The buildings constructed by the Authority can be let out and the expenses for the maintenance of the buildings shall be borne by the Authority.

(e) the allotment or resen·ation of land for roads, open spaces, gardens, .

recreation grounds, schools, markets industrial and commercial activities, green belts; and dairies, transport facilities and public purposes of all kinds;

([) drainage inclusive of sewerage, surface or sub-soil drainage and sewagedisposal;

(g) lighting;

(h) water supply;

(i) the preservatronof objects of historical importance or natural beauty and of buildings actually used for religious puri,oses;

(j) the imposition of conditivns arid restrictions in jegard to the open space to _be m?.int_:ainedabout buildings, the percentage ofbuildiog area for a plot, the number, height, and. character - of-buildings allowed in. specified areas, the. purposd to which buildings or specified areas may or may not be appro?riate; the 13

(d)

(e) sub-division of plots, the discontinuance of objectional uses ofland in any area in reasonable periods, parking space and Joa.dingand unloading space for any building and the sizes of prujec­tions and advertisement signs;

(k) such other matters not inconsistent with the objects of this Act.

(3)

(a)

(b) The Scheme shall contain the following parucuta-s :­the area, ownership and tenure of each original plot ;the land allotted or reserved under clause (e) of sub-section (2)with a zeneral indication of the uses to which such land isto be put and the terms and conditions subject to which suchland is !0 be put to such cases;

(c) the extent to which it is proposed to alter the boundaries oforiginal plots;

an estimate of the net cost of the schemes;

a full descripti<Jn of all details of the scheme under such clauseof sub-section (2) as may be applicable;

(f) the laying out or relaying OUl of land either vacant or alreadybuilt upon;

(g,) the filling up or reclamatioj, of low-layingswamp or unhealthyareas or levelling up of land; and

(h) any other prescribed particulars.

(4) In tbe Scberne, the size and shape of every reconstituted plotshall be determined, so-far as may be to render it suitable for buildingpurposes and where the plot is already built upon, to ensure that thebuiidiog, as far as possible, complies with the provi?ions of the schemeas regards open spaces.

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(5) In order to render original plots more suitable for buildinipurposes the Scheme· may further contain proposals:

(a) to form a reconstituted plct by the alteration of theboundaries of an original plot;

(b) to provide with the consent of the owners, for holdingin common ownership as reconstituted plot with or withoutalteration of boundaries, in place of two or more originalplots each of which is held in one ownership in severallyor in joint ownership, ·

33. (I) It, after the Scheme has come into force, the Authorityconsiders that the scheme is defective on account of an error orirregularity or for any other reason, it shall refer to the State Govern­ment to modify or withdraw the Scheme and give reasons therefore.(2) The I [State · Government J may withhold the modification, 'orwithdrawal referred to him or in approvingit •.

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;, ·.... - -: ;._ 1 Amendment & alterations of the Deve­ Iopment Scheme, 1? Substituted by -the Manipur To?n & Country Planning (SecondAmendment)Act, 1976 (Manipur Act No. 25 of 1976),2;

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Del?ted·. by· the Manipur>T?wi& Cotinfry _ PJanning/i(SecondAmendment) Act, 1976 (M?D,lpurAct No. 25 of J976}.: ·· Pover of Aurhority to impose -res­ lriciians)• 16 :.ifProvided tbat in case the State Government approves the modification, it shall cause the modification to be published in the Official Gazette by th,eChief Town Planner, in the prescribed manner ;

Provided further that in case the State Government approves of the withdrawal, it shall cause the fact to be notified in the Official Gazette by the Chief Town Planner.]

(3) Within one month of the date of publication of the modi­ fication, any person affected thereby may communicate in writing his objection to the Chief T own Planner.

(4) On receiving the objection under sub-section (3), the Chief Town Planner may, afrer making such enquiry as he may think fit, approve the proposed modification with or without any further modi­ fication tbereof.

(5) The Chief Town Planner shall thereafter submit the modified scheme to the State Government for approval and the modified Scheme shall be published after such approval in not less than one registered local newspaper available in the locality to be affected by the modified scheme.

(6) Such modification approved and published under sub-section

(5) shall be deemed to take effect from the date when the original Scheme was enforced.

Power of 34. (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 33 a Scheme revoke the may at any .

time be modified or revoked by , a subsequent Scheme Development m?_de,_publisfy.edand app_roved. in accordance .with this Act.

Scheme.

(2) The State' Government, may, at its own initiative o: on the application of .

the Authority, at any time, by notification ip the Offiical Gazette, revoke a Scheme, if it, is satisfied that under the specia,l.circumst?nces.

of _ the case .

the scheme ,should be so_revoked :

Provided that where revocation or modification under section 4(28 ], -VL this, section is ordered .by the State Government after a Scheme j:la?-,?·ee11:_p?rtially or wholly .implernented, compensation shall be _pajd for }h:e· necessary alteration in accordance with law for tl;le,time, li.einiin force'.

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35. For the purposes of the Master Plan, the Zoning Regulation of the Scheme, the Authority may irnoose r_easouable restrict:ons n the. use. oJ the laud and ..

building including t reguhtin of the op _r _ • • _ ? _;

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, aroun ,e , Ul mg Of .huildiOfS, the percentage. of ,th.e._plqt,.area to be covered by buildings, tli.e number of bu11dint? ori ' each plot, height .

and s?a.racter. of building or buildings a!loweti in specified _ areas, the purpose for which building or · buildings of the specified areas mayor ·may not beused.itbe sub-division of plots, parkingspace and 1-0a ding and-unloading space for <-'DYbuilding and the 'Size of projections and such ..

other matters not inconsistent · with the provisions · of th's Act.

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3. Added 'by> tn(' 'Manipur l OV..'Il' & Ccuntry Planoint-tSeconcf Am?d.ll'l,en:t-)Act, 1976 (Ma_nipur Act Nm .25 of 1916).

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4, Sui-5titti'ted by the? ManipurTo,,;,ii _ & Corintry ·Planhfog ·(Se?oncf· Ar:,::ndroent 1:,i\c"ri1-9-76(-?laniprir'Act Nf 25 of 19"-76)' · ··•

CHAPTER VI ROADS AND SUB-DIVISIONS Width of Public rcacs, Power to prescribe road Jines.

Sitting back buildings to the prescrib­ ed road line.

Acquisition of land with­ in the line of road.

Acquisition of the remai­ ning part of building and land.

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ActThe Manipur Town and Country Planning Act, 1975
Section31
JurisdictionState of Manipur
StatusIn force as published by the source

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