(1) The Government shall, as soon as may be after the constitution of the Authority, by notification. constitute an Advisory Council for the purpose of advising the Authority on the preparation of perspective plan. development plan, annual plan and development schemes and on such other matters relatinq to the planning of development, or arislnq out of, or in connection with, the administration of this Act as may be referred to it by the Authority.
(2) The Advisory Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a) tile Vice-Chairman of tile Authority, ex-officio; who shall be the President;
(b) the members of the Authority referred to in clauses (g) and (h) of sub - section (5) of section 21 ex-officio;
(c) a member of the Sikkim Legislature, representing the whole or any part of U18 development area, to be nominated by the Government;
(d) members not exceeding three in number to be nominated by the Government who are elected members of tile District Planning Committee or the municipal bodies constituted under the Sikkim Municipalities Act, 1995 or the panchayats constituted under the Sikkim Panchayat Act. "1993 as may be considered necessary.
(e) members not exceeding four in number to be nominated by the Government who, in the opinion of the Government have special knowledge or practical experience of matters relating to industry, landscaping, mines and geology, economics; geography or environmental science.
(3) The Advisory Council shall meet twice in a year and shall have the powers to regulate its own procedure.
(4) The members of the Advisory Council, other than the ex otticio members shan hold office during the pleasure of the Government.
(5) The members of the Advisory Council excepting the members specified in clauses (e) and (d) of sub-section (2) may be paid such fees and aiiowances for attending its meetings. as may be determined by regulations 15 made in this behalf.
Constititions 27. (1) The Authority may constitute as many committees consisting wholly of of Commit- members or wholly of other persons or partly of members and partly of other persons tees. and for such purposes as it may think fit.
(2) A Committee constituted under this section shall meet at such time and place and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be determined by regulations made in this behalf.
(3) The members of a Committee (other than those who are members of the Authority) shall be paid such fees and allowances for attending its meeting and for attending to any other work of the Authority, as may be determined by regulations made in this behalf.
Objects of the 28. The objects of the Authority shall be to promote and secure the development Authority. of all or any of the areas comprised in the development area concerned according to plan and forthat purpose the Authority shall have powerto acquire. hold, manage and dispose of land and other property, to carry out building, engineering, mining and other operations, to execute works in connection with supply of water and electricity, disposal of sewage, and other services and amenities and generally to do anything (including controlling development and co-ordinating developmental programmes of related agencies)necessary or expedient for purposes of such development and for purposes incidental thereto:
Provided that save as provided in this Act. nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as authorising the disregard by the Authority of any law for the time being in force.
Authority to 29. The Authority while carrying out its functions, shall operate on general business acton general principles.
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CHAPTER ~V PREPARATION OF EXISTING LAND USE MAP AND REGISTER Preparation of Existing Land Use Map and Register.
30. The Chief Town Planner and the Authority shall, not later than six months after the declaration of the regional planning area under section 11 and the development area under section 21 respectively or within such time as the Government may from time to time, extend, but not later than one year, prepare an Existing Land Use Map and a Land Use Register in the prescribed form indicating the present use of every piece of land in the regional planning area or the development area, as the case may be:
Provided that if a local authority has been appointed as the development authority for any development area and such local authority has prepared a Map or a Register, or both, in respect of the said area before the application of this Act to that area, the Map or the Register so prepared shall be deemed to be a Map or Register under this section.
Notice of the 31. (1) After the preparation of the Map and Register under section 30, the Chief preparation of Town Planner in the case of the regional planning area and the Authority in the case the Map and of the development area shall publish a public notice stating that such Map and the Register. Register has been prepared, and indicating therein the place or places where copies 16 ., Power of the.
Government in case of default of Chief Town Planner or Authority to prepare the, Map and Register.
Preparation of perspective plan of development area and its contents.
of the Map or Register, or both may be inspected, and inviting objections In WrllIIly from any person witr respect to the Map and the Register within thirty days of the publication of such notice. ' .
(2) After theexpiry of the period mentioned in sub-section (1), an officer designated by ths Chief Town Planner or the Authority or a Committee appointed by the Chief Town Planner or the Authority for the purpose, as tile case may be, shall, after allowing a reasonable opportunity of being heard to all the persons who have filed -the objections, make a report to the Chief Town Planner or the Authority, as the case may be.
(3) The Chief Town Planner or the Authority, as the case may be, shalf consider the report made under sub-section (2) and may make such modifications in the Map or Register or both as may be considered proper and adopt the Map and the Register:
Provided that the adoption of the Map and the Register by the Authority shall be by a Resolution.
(4) As soon as may be, after the adoption of the Map and the Register under sub-section (3), the Chief Town Planner or the Authority, as the cse may be, shall publish a public notice of the adoption of the Map and the Register and of the place or places where copies of the same may be inspected and shall submit copies of the Map and the Register to the Board and the Government.
(5) A copy of 'the public notice referred to in sub-section (4) shall also be published in the Official Gazette and such publication shall be conclusive evidence that the Map and Register have been duly prepared and adopted. . .