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Section 38

The Sikkim Urban and Regional Planning and Development Act,1998State Act of Sikkim · Act 7 of 1998

(1) As soon as may be , but not latertnan thirty days of the preparation of the development plan of a development area, the Authority shall accord its consent to the development plan, and forward it to the Chief Town Planner and the District Planning Committee if constituted for concurrence. '

(2) The Chief Town Planner and the District Planning Committee, shall thirty days from the date of the receipt of the development plan forwarded to it under subsection (1), examine it in the light of the perspective plan approved or under the process of approval under section 37 and communicate their concurrence in writing to the development plan being within the framework of perspective plan or suggest specific modifications if any, to bring it in conformity with the perspective plan.

(3) The Authority shall modify, if necessary, within thirty days, the development plan in the light of the specific modifications suggested in the concurrence letter of the Chief Town Planner or the concerned District Planning Committee and resubmit it to the Chief Town Planner or the concerned District Planning Committee, as the case may be.

(4) The Chief Town Planner or the District Planning Committee, shall further examine the development plan, in the light of specific modifications suggested by it under SUb-section (2) and commnicate within thirty days from the date of resubmission of the plan, under sub-section (3), its concurrence in writing with or without further specific modifications.

(5) In case there are further specific modifications suggested in the concurrence letter received under sub-section (4), the Authority shall take necessary action to modify the development plan and resubmit. within thirty days, the modified plan for concurrence of the Chief Town Planner or the District Planning Committee, but the part in respect to which no specific modifications has been suggested shall deemed to have been concurred with and the Authority shall proceed further for getting approval as provided under sub-section (7) of that part of the development plan in respect of whch no modifications are required under sub-sectjon (4).

(6) If the concurrence of the Chief Town Planner or the District Planning Committee is not received within the time allowed under sub-section (2) or (4) as the case may be, within thirty days from the date of resubmission under sub-section (5) as the case may be, the concurrence shall be deemed to have been given by the Chief Town Planner or, as the case may be, the District Planning Committee.

. (7) As soon as may be, but not later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the concurrence letter from the Chief Town Planner the District Planning Committee, as the case may be, under SUb-sections (2), (4) and (5) or deemed concurrence as 22 -, Review, revision and preparation of fresh perspective plan of the development area.

Review, revision and preparation of fresh development plan of the development area.

stipulated under sub-section (6), as the case may be, the Authority shall publish a notice in at least one local newspaper of the preparation of the development plan, inviting objections and suggestions from the public within thirty days from the date of publication of the notice in the newspaper. The notice shall state the name of the place or places where a copy thereof shall be available for inspection by the public and that copies therof or extracts therefrom,certified to be correct, shall be available for sale to the public at reasonable price.

(8) The Authority shall, within a period of sixty days of the date of expiry of notice under sub-section (7), consider all objections and suggestions received within the time allowed under sub-section (7) and after making such enquiry as it may consider necessary and after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to those persons who have made request in writing for being so heard, modify, if necessary, the development plan and submit to the Government for approval.

(9) As soon as may be, after the receipt of the develornent plan, but not later than two months, the Government after consulting the Chief Town Planner, may either approve the development plan or may approve it with such modifications as it may consider necessary or may return the development plan to the Authority to modify the plan or to prepare a fresh plan in accordance with such directions as the Government may issue in this behalf.

(10) Immediately after the development plan has been approved by the Government, the Authority shall publish a notice in Official Gazette and in at least one local newspaper of the approval of the development plan, stating the name of the place or places where a copy thereof shall be available for inspection by the public and that copies thereof or extracts therefrom certified to be correct shall be available for sale to public at a reasoable price.

(11) The developrnent plan shall come into force from the date of publication of notice in the Official Gazette under sub-section (10).

(12) The provisions relating to District Planning Committees shall take effect only when the District Planning Committees are constituted under section 184 of the Sikkini Municipalities Act, 1995.

39. ("I) Immediately after the expiry of ten years from the date of approval of the perspective plan of the development area under section 37. the Authority shall review such. plan and prepare a fresh perspective plan for a period of twenty to twenty five years from U1edate of review after incorporating such modifications and amendments .as may be considered necessary and submit it for 'approval:

Provided that the time period taken for the review and preparation of fresh perspective plan shall not exceed two years.

(2) The provisions of sections 33 and 37 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the preparation and approval of such a fresh perspective pian.

40 (1) Immediately after the expiry of three years from the date of approval of the development plan of the developrnent area under section 38, the Authority shall review such plan and prepare a fresh development plan for five years commencing from the date of expiry of such a plan in force after incorporating such modifications and amendments as may be considered necessary and submit it for approvai:

Provided that the time period taken for the review and preparation of fresh development plan shall not exceed eighteen months.

(2) The provisions of section 34 and section 38 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the preparation and approval of such a fresh development plan.

23.

Provisions of development plan to prevail.

Modifications inperspective plan or development plan of development area.

Use and development of land to be in conformity with the development plan,ordevelopment scheme.

Prohibition of development.

41. If any provision of an approved development plan of a development area is at variance with the provisions of the approved perspective plan of the same area, the .

provision contained in the approved development plan shall prevail.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Sikkim Urban and Regional Planning and Development Act,1998
Section38
JurisdictionState of Sikkim
StatusIn force as published by the source

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