(1) This Act may be called the Durgapur (Develop- Short title, ment and Control of Building Operations) Act, 1958. extent and 001119101100-
(2) It extends to the whole of the Durgapur area. meat.
(3) It shall come into force on such day as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Dantsubject or context,— tone.
(a) "amenity" includes roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public parks, conservancy or any other convenience which the State Government may, by notification, specify to be an amenity for the purposes of this Act;
`building" means any structure or erection intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes; whether in actual use or not;
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(c) "development" means the carrying out of building, engineering, or other operations in, on, over or under land or the making of any material change in any building or land but does not include underground mining operations;
(d) "Durgapur" or "Durgapur area" means the area comprised within the -police-stations of lianksa, Faridpur and Ondal in the district of Burdwan and such other contiguous area, if any, as the State Government may from time to time, by notification, specify and includes, for the purpose of section 9, any other land in West Bengal referred to in the said section;
(e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(/) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act.
Conitiew 3. The State Government shall, as soon as may be after tion of the commencement of this Act, constitute, by notification, Durur for the purposes of this Act an authority to be called the mens°rP. Durgapur Development Authority (hereinafter in this Act Authority, referred to as the Authority) consisting of as many members as the State Government may determine.
Power to 4. (1) The State Government may, in consultation with issue the Authority, by notification issued in this behalf, give such direett". directions as it may consider necessary in relation to Burgepur or any part thereof regarding any one or more of the following matters, namely :—
(a) the division of any site into areas for the erection of buildings generally or buildings of any particular class or classes;
(h) the reservation of land for roads, open spaces, gardens, recreation grounds, schools, markets and other public purposes;
(c) the development of any site into a township;
(d) the erection of buildings on any site and the amenities to be provided therein;
(e) the erection of shops, workshops, warehouses, factories, offices, industrial or commercial establishments or godowns on any site; and (I) any other matter which is necessary for the planned development of such area, including the construction by the Authority of buildings with necessary glnenities.
The Durgapur (Development and Control of Building 3 Operations) Act, 1958.
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(Sections 5-8.)
(2) If the State Government is satisfied -that any person affected by any direction contained in any notification issued under sub-section (I) is unable to comply with it, the State Government shall, on an application by such person, acquire the land owned by him for the purposes of this Act and pay compensation therefor in accordance with the provisions of any law for the time being in force.
5. No person shall undertake or carry out the develop- control of ment of any site or erect any building in any area in devtlop-d Durgapur in respect of which any directions have been given bolding by a notification under section 4, except in accordance with operations such directions and with the previous permission in writing of the Authority.