(1) The *[State Government] may appoint a person to be Director of Town-Planning for the *[State] and may assign to him from time to time such salary and establishment as they think fit.
(2) The cost of such officer and his establishment shall be paid out of the revenues of the *[State Government].
(3) Municipal councils shall consult the Director on such matters relating to town-planning, and in such manner as may be prescribed. If any difference arises between the Director and a council on any matter so prescribed, it shall be referred to the *[State Government] whose decision shall be final.
21. Omitted by Madras Act II of 1930.
* Throughout the Act, the words “Provincial Government” were substituted for the words “Local Government” by the Adaptation Order, 1937, and the word “State” was substituted for “Provincial” by the Adaptation Order, 1950.
Appointment of Director of Town- Planning.
[Act No.VII of 1920] 7 22[8. (1) [Every Municipal council shall not later than four years from the date of the constitution of such council] prepare, publish and submit for the sanction of the *[State Government] a general town-planning scheme in respect of all land within the municipality and in its vicinity unless the *[State Government] order otherwise.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(1), the *[State Government] may, after making such enquiry as they may deem necessary by notification in the 23[Official Gazette], direct any municipal council to prepare, publish and submit for their sanction before an appointed date a general town-planning scheme under this section for an area specified in such notification.
(3) A general town-planning scheme shall determine the lines on which the improvement and development of the area within the municipality and in its vicinity shall proceed and shall provide for such of the matters referred to in section 4 and to such extent as may be prescribed.]
9. 24[(1) A municipal council may, by resolution, decide to prepare a scheme in respect of any land, within the municipal area, or in its vicinity outside such area, or to adopt with or without modifications a draft scheme proposed by all or any of the owners of any such land. The chairman shall then have a plan prepared showing the land proposed to be included in the scheme, the surrounding lands and any existing streets.]
22. Substituted for the original section 8 by Madras Act II of 1930.
Marginal heading and opening portion of sub-section (1) substituted by Act No.24 of 1981.
23. Substituted for the “Fort St. George Gazette” by the Adaptation Order, 1937.
24. Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930.
[Obligation on newly constituted councils to make schemes not later than four years.]
Declaration of intention to make or adopt scheme.
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(2) No town-planning scheme made or adopted by a municipal council shall include any area outside its limits without the concurrence of the municipal council or of the district board, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over such area:
25[Provided that if the municipal council or district board concerned omits, for four months from the date of receipt of the communication requesting such concurrence, to send a final reply thereto, such concurrence shall be deemed to have been given:]
Provided further that, where such concurrence is refused, the *[State Government] may, after considering the objections of such council or district board, overrule them, and permit such area to be included in the scheme.
(3) The decision of the *[State Government] as to whether any land is in the vicinity of a municipal area shall be final.
10. The resolution under section 9 shall be published by notification in the prescribed manner by the chairman; and such notification shall state that a copy of the plan is kept for the inspection of the public at all reasonable hours at the municipal office.