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The following Act of the Andhra

of the
the Governor on
pradesh Legislature
Andhra Pradesh Legislature which
tt was reserved
was reserved by the
consideration and assent of the
21st September,
on the 21st
the President
Septembei, 1974
President received
received the
1974 for the
the assent
assent of the
{^' President on the
President on the 20th January, 1975
2Oth January, 1975 and the said
and the said assent isis hereby
Published on the
first Published the 27th January 1975 the Andhra
in the
1975 in pradesh Gaz-
Andhra Pradesh
Geneial information :-
ette for General

ACT N o.1 OF
ACT No.1 OF 1975
An Act to provide for the
An the development
development ofoI Urban
Urban Areas
Areas in the
Andhra Pradesh
State of Andhra Pradesh according to plan
according to plan and for
for matters
matters ancillary
th e relo-
thereto.

BE itif enacted
BE enacted by the Legislature
by the of the
Legislature of the State of Andhra
State of
in the
Pradesh in the Twenty-fifth the Republic
Twenty-fifth year of the of India
Republic of lndia as follows:-
as follows:-
CHAPTER-1
CHAPTER-1
PRELIMINARY
PRELIMINARY

1.
1. (1) This Act may
may be called the
be called Andhra Pradesh
the Andhra Pradesh Urban
Urban Areas
(Development) Act,1975.
Act, 1 975.

(2) lt
(2) to the whole of the
It extends to oi Andhra
the State of Andhra Pradesh
Pradesh.
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[ (3) Itlt shall
(3) shall come
come into force on
on such
such date as the State
as the State Govern-
/./ ment may.
ment may, by notirication in
by notification the Andhra
in the Gazette, appoint
Andhra Pradesh Gazette. appoint.
/ n2. ln this Act,
Inthis Act, unless the
the context otherwise required
requirsd
(a) 'am-.nity'includes
(a) 'amenity' street lighting,
water-supply. strsst
includes road, waler-supply, lighting. drai-
nage.
nage, sewerage,
sswerage. public works,
works, tourists. spots, open
tourists, spots. open spaces.
spaces, parks and
fields. and such oths,
play fields, other convenience as the Government
as the Government may,may, by
........__._ notification, specify to be an an amonily
amenity for the purposss of this Act;
the purposes
'Authority' means
(b) 'Authority' an urban
mgans an Authority con-
Development Authority
urban Development
situted under sub-section (1)
under sub-section ol Section 3 for aa development
(1) of development area
this Act ::
under this

(c)'Building'
(c) 'Building' includes:-
includes :-
(i) aa house.
(i) house, out-house.
out-house, stable. godown, shut
stable, latrine, godown, shut hut.
hut, wall
(other than aa boundary wall) and any other structure whether
whether of mas-
mud, wood, metal
onary, bricks, mud. metal or any other
othsr material whatsoever;
whatsoever;
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( ii) a
(ii) structure on
a st/ucture or simply
on wheels or simply resting on the
lesting on the gtound
ground
t oundations;
without foundations; and

(iii) aa ship, vessel, boat,

ship, vessel, van and
boat, tent, van other slructure
any other
and any structure
used
used for
for human habitation lor keeping or
habitation or used for storing any
or storing any article
goods; and
or goods;

(iv) the garden,

galden, g,qunds, carriages and
grounds, carriages stables ilif any.
and stables any, appu-
•
rtenant to any building;
to any bu ild ing; ,

(d) 'building operations·

(d) 'building operations, stlu-
re-building operations.
operations' include re-building stru-
ctural alterations
ctural alterations of,
of. or to buildings and other
or additions to othel operations
operations
normally undertaken in in connection with the construction of building.
the construction
'development' with
(e) 'development'
(e) its gramatical
with its variations means the
gramatical variations
carrying out of all or any of the
carrying the works contemplated in in aa master
master plan
zonal development plan referred to
or zonal to in this Act, carrying out
Act. and the canying
building, engineering mining or other operations in.
of building. on over or un-
in, on
der
der land.
land, or the
the making of any
any material change building or land
change in any building
and includes
and inclu des redevelopment ;;

this Act.
Provided that for the purposes of this Act, the following ope-
ralions or
rations or uses not be
shall not
uses of land shall be deemed toto involve
involve development
o, the
of the land.
land, that is
is to say-

(i) the
(i) the carrying
carrying out of any temporary the maintena-
temporary works for the maintena-
nce. improvement or
nce, or other alteration of
other alteration ol any building, being
any building. being works
do not materially affect the
which do external appearance of the bullding;
the external building;

carrying out
the carrying
(ii) the by aa local
out by local authority ol any
authority of any temporary
temporary
works required for the maintenance
for the maintenance of of improvement of of a road,
road, or
works carried out on
works on land within the oi the road ;;
the boundaries of
(iii) the
(iii) the carrying local authority or statutory underta-
canying out by aa local underta-
king of any temporary works for the
king the purpose ofof instructing.
instructing, repairing
repairing
or renewing any sewers, pipes, cables
sewers, mains, pipes, or other
cables or other apparatus,
apparatus, in-
cluding the
eluding the breaking open of any street or other
breaking open other land for that purpose
purpose;;

(iv) the
(iv) the use of
o{ any curtilage I
any building or other land within the curtilage
purpose incidental
incidental to
to the
the enjoyment dwelling house
the dwelling
enioyment of the house as
as such
such ;; __,.,
and w

(v) the
(v) the use of any land for the purpose of agriculture.
purpose of agriculture, garde-
afforestation) and
ning or forestry (including afforestation) and the use for any
use for any purpose
purpose
specified in of any
in this clause of building occupied
any building together with
occupied together with the
so used;
land so

(f) 'development
(f) 'development area' any urban area or group of urban
area' means any urban
to be
areas declared to sub-section (1)
be aa development area under sub-section (1) of sec-
tion
taon 13;
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• (g) 'engineering operations'

(g) 'engineering include the
opetations' include toftnation or
the formation ot laying
layiirg
out of means of to aa road
o, access to road or the laying out means of
or the of watersup-
watersup,
ply, drainage, sewerage or
ply. of electricity cables or
or of of telephone
or lines or of
lines;

1,'
(h) 'Government means
(h) the State
means the State Government of Andhra
Government of Andhra Pra-
desh;

: (i) 'land'includes
(i) 'land' includes benefits to arise out of
benefits to of land,
land, and
and things att-
' ached the earth
ached to the fastened to
earth or permanently fastened to any-thing attached to
any-thing attached
' the earth.
the

(i) 'means of
(j) of access'
access' includes any
any means ofof access.
access, whether
private or public for vehicle or for
private fo, pedestrains and
and includes aa road;
(k) 'notification means aa notification published in
(k) 'notification the Andhra
in the
Pradesh Gazette.
(l) 'prescribed' means prescribed
(I) prescribed byby rules made by the Govern-
ment under this Act.
u nder this
(m) 'regulation' means aa regulation
(m) regulation made
made under this Act
undel this Act by
an
an Urban
Urban Development Authority constituted
D6velopment Authority (1)
under Sub-Section (1)
constituted under
of Section 3 for the
of the concerned
concerned development area;
area;

(n) 'to erect'

(n) in relation
erect' in to any
relation to building includes
any building

any material.
(i) any material. alteration or
or enlargement of any building ::
of any
(ii) the
(ii) the conversion
conversion byby structural alteration into
structural alteration for
into aa place for
building not
human habitation of any building for human
not originally constructed for
ha bitation;
habitation;

(iii) the conversion into

into more
more than
than one
'a the conversion constlucted as
(iii) for human
one peace for human habi-
tation of
of a building originally constructed as one such place;
one such
(iv) the
(iv) the conversion or more
convelsion of two or placecs of
mole placecs human habita-
of human

t4tI tion
tion into a
a greater
greater number of
of

(v) such alterations of

(v)
such
such places;

asto
of aa building as its drainage
effect its
to effect drainage or
? sanitary
sanitary arrangements.
ariangements, or
or to
to materially afiect
affect its security;
t (vi) the of any
any rooms. buildings, houses
rooms, buildings. or other
houses or
(vi) the addition of
structures
structurei to building, and
to any building.
(vii) the
(vii) the construction in aa wall
constluction in adioining any
wall adjoining streets or
any streets or land
not beloigiirg to
not belonging to the
the owner
owner of wall, of
of the wall, dool opening
of aa door into such
opening into
street or
or land;
la nd;

'urban area' means--

(o)'urban
(o)
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(i) the
(i) the area complised within the
area comprised jurisdiction of
the jurisdiction the Munici-
ol the
pal Corporation
pal Corpdration of Hyderabad or oI of
ol any undel
any Municipality constituted under
the
tho Andhra
Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act. 1965 and
Act, 1965 and also any such
also any such area
in
in the vicinity as
the vicinity as the Government
Government may.
may, having regard toto the
the extent of.
of,
and
and the scope
scopo for. area oI
fol. the urbanisation of that area other relevent con-
or other
siderations. in this
specify in
side,ations, specify behalf, by
this behalf. notitication; and
by notification; •
(ii) such other area as the
(ii) the Government may, by
Government may. notification,
by notification,
declare
declare totb bebe an
an urban area, in the
area, which in of the Government.
the opinion of Govelnment,
is likely to be
is likely be urbanised; >.
'Zone' means any one of the
(p) 'Zone'
(p) the divisions into which the
divisions into the de-
velopmerit area may
velopment may be divided for the
be divided purposes of development under
the purposes
th is Act.
this

CHAPTER-11
CHAPTER-1 1
URBAN
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES ANO THEIR
AUTHORITIES AND THEIR OBJECTS

3)
3) (1) As soon
(1) soon as
as may
may be an urban area of aa group of Urban
be after an
areas
aieas is
is declared to be
declared to be aa development area under
development area under sub-section (1) of
sub-section (1)
Section 13, the Government
13, the shall, by
Government shall. notification, constitute
by notification. constitute for the
said development
said development area, an Urban
area, an Urban Development Authority with effect
Authority with
from such date asas may be specilied therein
be specified

(2) Every
(2) Authorityso
Every Authority so constituted shall be aa body
shall be body corporate
by the
by the name lhe development area
name of the area for which it isis constituted
which it constituted hav-
perpetual succession and aa common
ing perpetual common seal with power
seal with power to acquire.
acquire,
hold and
hold property, both
and dispose of property, both movable and immovable,
movable and immovable, and and to
contract; and shall by
and shall the said
by the name use
said name and be
use and be used.

(3) The
(3) shall consist
Authority shall
The Authority the following
consist of the following members.
members,
namely:-
namely :-

a)
a) aa Chairman, to be
Chairman. to appointed by
be appointed the Government.
by the Government.

b) aa Vice-Chairman.
b) to be
Vice-Chairman. to appointed by
be appointed by the
the Government
Government who •
f
shall be
shall whole-lime Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
be aa whole-time
•
c) three members from
c) the Members
among the
from among of the
Members of the stated
Legislature, representing
legislature. representing the
the development
development area. to be
area, to be nominated
nominated by
the Government;
the Gover nment;

d) two councillors of the

d) the Municipal Corporation
Corporation of Hyderabad
or of the Municipality, as
the Municipality. the case
as the may be
case may comprised within the
be comprised the deve-
lopment area, to be
area, to be nominated by the Government.
by the Government.

. e) One
e) officer, representing
One officer. the Municipal
representing the Corporation of
Municipal Corporation of
or the
Hyderabad or Municipa! Administration
the Municipal Adminisirarion Department. oi lhe
Department, of the Gove-
rnment, to be
rnment, to nominaled by
be nominated the Government;
by the Government;
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l) one
f) officer of the Town
one officer Town Planning
Planning Department of the
Department of the Gove-
rnment. to be
rnment, to be nominated by the Government;
by the Government;
g) One
g) the Finance Department
One officer of the Department of the Government
of the Government
to be
to nominated by the
be nominated the Government;
Government;
h) Five other members,
h} Five lo be
members. to the Government.
by the
be nominated by Government
4.
4. The Vice-Chairman
The shall be
Vice-Chairman shall paid member of
be aa whole-time paid of the
Authority and shall be
and shall be entitled to receive from
from the the Auth-
the funds of the
•. such salaries and
ority such such allowances, ifif any,
and such governed by such
and governed
any, and
conditionsof
conditions of service, as may be
as may determined by
be determined by regulations
regulations made
made in
rhis behalf.
this behalf. The
The Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman shall hold office
shall hold olfice for such
such terms
terms as
as the
Government may fix. Iix.

(5) Save
(5) Save as
as otherwise provided, the members
provided, the including the
members including
Chairman, shall hold office for aa term
Chairman, shall years from
three years
term of three the date
from the date of
their appointment or
their or nomination;
nom ination;

specified in
Provided that aa member specified in clause (c) or
clause (c) clause (d)
or clause (d) of
sub-section (3)
sub-section (3) shall
shall hold
hold office
office only so Iong as
so long he continues to
as he
be aa Member of
be ol the
the respective House State Legislature
House of the State to be
Legislature or to
cuncillor M u nicipal Corporation of Visakhapatnam or
cu ncillor of the Municipal Mun icipality,
or Municipality,
as the case
as the may be.
case may

(6) Any member, other than

(6) the Chairman,
than the the Vice-Chairman
Chairman, the Vice-Chairman
specified in
and official members specified
and (e), (f)
in clauses (e). (f) and (g) of subsection
and (9) subsection

(3), may
(3), be paid from the funds of the
may be Aulhority, such
the Authority, such allowances,
allowances, if
any. as
any, as may
may be
be prescribed.
(7) A
(7) A member resign his
member may resign office by writing
his office writing under his hand
under his
addressed the Government,
addressed to the shall continue
Government, but shall continue inin office until his
office until hit
resignation is the Government.
is accepted by the Govelnment.

, (8) Any member appointed

(8) appointed or nomlnated to
or nominated fill aa casual
to fill casual vaca-
: shall hold office
ncy shall office for the the term
of the
the remainder of term of the the member in
. whose
whose place he he is appointed or
is appointed or nominated.
nominated.

(9) No act
(9) proceedings of
or proceedings
act or of the shall be in
the Authority shall va lid
in valid
by reason
by reason only of the existence any vacancy
existence of any in, or
vacancy in, in the
or defect in
constitution
constitu tion of, Authority.
of, the Authority.
(10) The
(10) functions of the
The powers and functions and the
Chairman and
the Chairman th3 Vice-
Chairman
Chailman shall
shall be
be such
such as
as may
may be
be prescribed.

4.
4. (1) The
(1) TheAuthority may, subject
Authority may, subiect toto approval of Government
approval of
appoint four persons respectively
Jour suitable persons lespectively as Secleter y, Chief Acc-
as the Secretary,
ounts
ounts officer,
officer, Town
Town Planner and
and Engineer of the Authority who
the Authority who shall
exercise such
such powers and
and perform such
such functions
functions as
as may
may be
be determi-
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ned by regulations made

ned by in this behalf
made in behall or to them
oI delegated to them by
by the
the Chairman.
Authority or the Chairman.

2) Subject
2) lo such
Subtect to control and
such control and restrictions as
as may
may bebe prescribed
the Authority
the Auihority may appoint such
such number of other Ofiicers
Officers and employ-
ees technical work)
ees (including experts for technical work) as
as may
may be for the
be necessary for
efficient
cfficient performance of functions and
o{ its functions and may
may determine their desig-
determine their
nations grades, scales
nations grades. scales of pay andand allowances.
allowances.

3) The
3) the Chief
Secretary, the
The Secretary. Chief Accounts Officer.
Ofiicer, the Town Planner.
the Town Planner,
the Engineer and other
othet officers and employees of
officers and Autholity shal
the Authority
oJ the shallI
be entltled to
be entitled to receive from the funds the Authority
funds of the Autholity such
such salaries
salalies
and
and such
such allowances, if any andand shall
shall be governed by such
be governed such conditions
conditions
of services.
of services, as may
may bebe determined
determined by regulations made in this
made in this behalf.
behalf

5.
5. 1)
'1 The objects of
) The oi the Authority shall
the Authority to promote
shall be to promote and
secure the development
secure the development of all or any
all or of the
any of the areas
areas comprised
comprised inin the
development area
development plan and
according to plan
area concerned according fol that
and for that purpose,
the Authority shall
the shall have the power to
have the to acquire. purchase or
acquire, by way of purchase
otherwise,
otherwise. hold,hold, manage, plan, develop and
manage, plan, and mortgage
mortgage or or otherwise
of land
dispose of and other
land and properly, to
other property, to carry or on
carry out by or its behalf
on its
building, engineering,
building, mining and
engineering, mining and other
olher operations,
operations, toto execute
works in
works connection with
in connection with supply o{ water and
sut)ply of electricity, disposal
and electricity, disposal of
sewerage and
sewerage of pollution, other services and
control of
and control and amenities
amenities and
to do
generally to do anything
anything necessary
necessary or or expedient purposes insi-
expedient for purposes
dental
dental thereto.
th erelo.

2) The
2) Authority may,
The Authority for the
may, for lhe purpose of efficient
efficient perfor-
mance of
mance its functions,
of its functions, constitute
constitute as many committees
as many committees as it thinks
as it
fit, inin such
fit. such manner
manner as may be
as may prescribed, and
be prescribed, provide by
and provide by regulations
made
made in in this behalf rules of
behall for rules procedure at the
of procedure the meetings of the
Committees and and allowances toto members
members thereof.
CHAPTER-I
CHAPTEB.III
MASTER
MASTER PLAN AND ZONAL
PLAN AND ZONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT PLANS. «r
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6.
6. 1) The
1) Authority shall,
The Authority shall, as
as soon as as may
may be, carryout aa civic
be, carryout
survey of and prepare aa master for th
mast2r plan for development area concerned.
th -. development
2) The
2) plan shall
The master plan shall ---
-- •
a) Define
a) the various
Detine the various zones into which
zones into which the
the development
area may be
area may the purposes
divided for the
be divided of development
purposes of and indicate
development and
the manner
the manner inin which the land
which the land in
in each zone is
each zone to be
proposed to
is proposed be used
(either.after
(either carrying out development thereon
after carrying tltereon or otherwise) and the
or otherwise)
stages which any
stages by which such development shall
any such shall be outj and
be carried out;
b) Serve
b) as aa basic
Serve as pattern of
basic pattern of frame-work
frame-work within which
which the
zonal development plans of the
zonal the various zones
zones may
may be
be prepared.
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3) The
3) The Master Plan may
Masrel Plan for any other matter
may provide for matter which
is necessary for
is the proper
for the proper development of the development
of the development area.
7.
7. 1) Simultaneously
1) Simultaneously with
with the preparation of
the preparation of Master
Master Plan
Plan or
or
as soon as
as as may lhereafter, the
be thereafter,
may be the Authority proceed with
shall proceed
Authority shall with the
e of zonal
preparation of zonal development plan for
development plan for each oI the
each of the zones
zones into
which the
which the development area
area may
may be
be divided.
2) AA Zonal
2) plan may
Zonal development plan -
--
• a) Contain
a) site plan
Contain aa site plan and use plan
land use
and land the develop-
plan for the
ment of
ment of the
the zone and the approximate
and show the approximate locations and and extents
extents of
land uses
land uses proposed in the zones
in the for such
zones for proposes as
such proposes as roads.
roads, housing,
schools, recreation, hospitals,
schools, recreation, hospitals, industry,
industry, business,
business, markets,
markets, public
works. and
works, and utilities, public buildings,
utilities, public public and
buildings, public private open
and private open spaces
and other categories of public and private uses;
and private

b) Specify the standards of population

b) population density and
and building
density; •
c) Show
c) Show every
every area
area in the zone
in the which may,
zone which may, in the opinion
in the
of the
of be required
Authority, be
the Authority, required or Ior development
or declared for development or
or re-deve-
lopment; and
lopment;

d) ln particular,
d) In particular, contain
contain provisions
provisions regarding all or
regarding all or any
of the
of following matters,
the following matters, namely:
namely :

i) the
i) the division of any
division of any site into plots
site into for the
plots for erection of
the erection
bu ildings;
buildings;

ii) the allotment

ii) allotment ofof reservation of land
reservation of land for
for roads, open
roads, open
spaces, gardens, recreation
spaces, grounds, schools,
recreation grounds, markets, and
schools, markets, othel
and other
public purposes;

iii) the
iii) development of
the development any area.
of any or colony
into aa township or
area, into
and the restrictions and
the restrictions conditions subject to
and conditions w hich such
to which such develop-
develop-
ment may
ment may be be undertaken
undertaken or cafried
cafried out;
iv) the
iv) the erection of buildings
etection of buildings on
on any and the
any site and the restrictions
and conditions in
and conditions to the
regard to
in regard to be
the open spaces to be maintained
maintained inin or
or
around buildings
around and heights
buildings and heights and oI buildings;
and character of
v) the
v) of buildings
the alignment of buildings on any site;
on any

vi) the
vi) the architectural o{ the
architectural features of or frontage
elevation or
the elevation frontage of
any building to
any be erected
to be erected on any site;
on any
vii) the
vii) which may be
of residential buildings which
the number of be erected
on any plot or
on or site;
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viii) the amenities

viii) amenities to
to be provided in
be provided in relation to any
relation to site or
any site
buildings on
buildings whether before
on such site whether the erection of building
before or after the
and the person or
the person or authority
authority by whom or
by whom or at whose expense
at whose expense such
amenities are
amenities to be
are to provided;
be provided;
ix) the
ix) the prohibitions restrictions regarding of shops.
regarding erection of shops,
workshops, warehouses or
workshops, factones or buildings of a
or factories a specified
specified archi-
tectural {eature
tectural building designed for
or building
feature or particular purposes
for particular in the
purposes in
locality;
x) the maintenance
x) other struc-
walls. fences hedges or any other
maintenance of walls
height at which they shall be
and the height
tural or architectural construction and
maintained;
ma inta ined;

xi) the
xi) the restrictions
restrictions regarding the use
regarding the site for propose
any site
use of any propose
erected of buildings;
than erected
other than buildings; and
xii) any other matter which
xii) which is
ls necessary for the proper develop-
develop-
ment of the
ment the zone or
or any other area plan and
area thereof according to plan and for
pleventing buildings being
preventing being erected
erected haphazardly inin such zone oror area.

8.
8. 1) In
1) this
ln th section and
is section the Sections
and the Sections 9,10,12 and 15, the
and 15.
word Plan
word the Master
Plan means the Master Plan the zonal
Plan or the zonal development
development plan for
zone or
aa zone or both.
both, as the case may
as the may be.

2) Before finally
2) finally submitting
submitting anyany plan to the
plan to the Government
Government
tor approval,
for approval, the Authority
Aurhority shall prepare aa plan
shall prepare plan in publish it
and publish
in draft and
by making aa copy thereof available
copy thereof for inspection
available for inspection andand publishing aa
notice in such
notice in form and
such form and manner
manner asas may
may be be prescribed.
prescribed, inviting
ob.jections and
objections and suggestions
suggestions from with respect to the
from any person with the draft
drafi
plan before such
plan such date
dateas in the
specified in
may be specified
as may the notice.

. 3)3) The Authorily shall

The Authority give reasonable
also give
shall also reasonable opportunity
opportunity to
every local authority within
every local within whose local limits
whose local limits any land included
any land
in the
in plan is
the plan is situated to make
situated to any representation
make any with respect
representatioit with respect to
to
the plan.
the

. 4) 4) After considering
considering all
all objections.
objections, suggestions and repre-
sentations that may have been received
may have received by Aurhority the
by the Authority the Autho-
rity shall
rity finally prepare
shall finally prepare the plan and
the plan submit it
and submit it to the Government
to the Government
for their
their approval.
5) The
5) form and
The form content of aa plan and
and content procedure to
and the procedure to be
all other matters
followed and all with the
connected with
matt-^rs connected preparation, sub-
the preparation.
mission and approval
mission- and approval of such shall be
such plan shall be Governed by such
such provi-
sions, any, as
sions, if any. as may
may be prescribed in
be prescribed in this
this behalf.
'l Every plan
plan shall,
9
9. 1)) shall, as soon as
as soon be after
may be
as may after its
its preparation
be submitted by the
be submitted by Authority to
the Authority to the
the Government for approval
Government for approval and,
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the Government
the Government may either approve
may either approve the plan without
the plan without modifications
modifications
or with such
or with such modifications
modifrcations as may consider
as they may consider necessary oror reject
with directions
the plan with
the directions to to the
the Authority
Authority to prepare aa fresh
to prepare fresh plan
according to
according such directions.
to such d irect ions.

2) The
2) The Government
Government maymay direct the Authority
direct the to furnish
Authority to
such information
such information as
as they
they may
may require tor the
require for of approving
purpose of
the purpose
plan submitted
any plan
any to them
submitted to them under
under this
this section.
section.
'10.
10. lmmediately after
Immediately plan has
after aa plan has been
been approved
approved by the Govern-
by the
ment. the Authority
ment, the Authority shall
shall publish in such manner
in such manner as may be
as may be deter-
regulations, aa notice
mined oy regulations. notice stating
stating that plan has
that aa plan has been
been approved
and naming
and naming aa place where aa copy
place where copy of of the plan may
the plan may bebe inspected
during the
during specified hours
the specified and upon
hours and the date
upon the date ofof the first publica-
the first
tion of
tion of the
the aforesaid notice. the
aforesaid notice, the plan shall
shall come
come intointo operation.
11.
11. 1) general town planning scheme
1) Any general scheme under the Andhra
under the Andhra
(Andhra Area)
Pradesh (Andhra
Pradesh Area) Town Planning Act.
Town Planning any development
1920, any
Act, 1920,
plan under the Visakhapatnam
plan Visakhapalnam MunicipalCorporations
M u n icipalcorporations Act.
Act, 1955, or
or any
Master Plan under
Master Plan the Andhra
under the Andhra Pradesh
Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965,
Munrcipalities Act, 1965.
prepared and
already prepared published by
and published the local
by the authority concerned
local authority concerned and
and
sanctioned by
sanctioned the Government
by the before the
Government before the commencement
commencement of of this
this
Act with
Act with respect to to any
any area now forming
area now part of
forming part of whole
whole ofof aa
development
development area under this
area under Act. shall
this Act. be deemed
shall be deemedto to bebea
a Master
Plan so
Plan so prepared
prepared and published by
and published by thethe Authority and sanc-
Authority and sanc-
tioned by
tioned the Government
by the Government subject
subiecl to to such
such alterations
alterations and
and modifica-
tions as
as may
may bebe considered under this
necessary, under
considered necessary, this Act.
2) Any detailed
2) detailed town planning scheme under the
scheme under the Andhra
Pradesh (Andhra area)
Pradesh (Andhra area) town Act, 1920,
planning Act,
town planning any improvement
1920, any improvement
scheme under the Visakhapatnam Municipal
under the Acl, 1955,
Corporations Act,
Municipal Corporations 1955,
or any
or any town development plan plan under
undel the Andhra Pradesh
the Andhra Pradesh Muncipa-
Act, 1965, already prepared
ities Act,
1lities and published by
prepared and the local
by the local authority
concerned
concerned and
and sanctioned by the Government
by the before the
Government before the comme-
ncement
ncement of of this Act with
this Act with respect
respect to
to any area part of
forming part
area now forming of aa
r development area
development area under this Act,
under this Act. shall be deemed to
shall be to bebe aa zonal
development plan,
development plan, so
so prepared and published by
prepared and by the
the Authority
Aurhority and
sanctioned
sanctioned by the Govetnment, subject
the Government. to such
subject to such alterations
alterations and
modifications as may be
as may be considered
considered necessary
necessary under this Act.
undel this
" 3) In
3) of plans
ln respect of of the
plans of the nature
nature specified
specified in
in subsec-
tion (1) or
tion (1) (2) which
or sub-section (2) which are at different
are at different stages of prepara-
stages of
tion or
tion or'publication
publication oror pending
pehding sanction
sanction ofof the
the Government
Government at at the
commencement
commencement of of this Act, such
this Act. plans shall
such plans be deemed
shall be deemed to to have
been prepared. or
been prepared. or published
published oror submitted
submitted to to Government
Government as as the
the
case may be
case may be under Act, subject
under This Act. to such
subiect to such alterations and
and modifi-
modiri-
cations as may be
as may be considered
considered necessery this Act.
necessery under this

12.
12. 1) The
1) Authotiry may
The Authoriry such modifications to
may make such to the
the plan
it thinks
it fit, being
thinks fit. being modifications in its
which. in
modifications which, opinion, do
its opinion, not effect
do not
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in the
important alterations in the character plan and
character of the plan and which do nol re-
do not
late to the
late to the extent
extent of land uses or the standards of population density.
of land density.

2; The
2) The Government sue moto
may sue
Government may moto or on aa reference
or on reference from
the Authority make any modifications
modifications to the plan, whether such
the plan. such modi-
fications are of the
are of the nature specified in
nature specified sub-section('l ) or otherwise.
in sub-section(1) t

3) Before
3) modifications to
any modifications
Beiore making any to the plan, the
the plan. the Authority
or.
or, as
as the case
cJSe may be.
be, the notice in
Government shall publish aa notice
the Government in such
form
folm and
and manner as may be
as may obiections and
be prescribed inviting objections and sugges-
tions lrom person with respect to
from any person to the proposed modifications
modifications be-
fore such
such date as may be
as may in the
specilied in
be specified and shall
the notice and considet all
shall consider
suggestions that may
objections and suggestions
objections may be received by
be received the Authority
by the Authority or
the Government.
the G overn me nt.

4) Every modifications
4) modifications made provisionsof
made under the provisions of this secti-
on shall
shall be
be published in such
such manner as as the Authority or or the
the Govern-
ment, as
ment. as the case
case may be, may
may be, specify and
may specify the modifications
and the modifications shall
come into operation either on
come on the date of the publication
the pub or on
I ication or on such
other date
date as
as the authority or the
the authority the Government may fix.
5) When
5) the Authority makes any
When the any modifications to the
modi{ications to the plan
sub-section(1 ). it shall
under sub-section(1). to the
shall report to the Government
Government the full parti-
the full
culars such modifications
culars of such of the
modifications within thirty days of the date on which
date on
such
such modifications
modifications come into operation.
operation.

6) lf
6) If any question arises the modifications
arises whether the modifications proposed
to
to be
be made by the Authority are
by the are modifications effect important
modifications which effect
alterations in whether they
in the character of the plan or whether relale to
they relate to thB
the
extent of land
land uses or density, itit shall
or the standards of population density, shall be
the Government
referred to the Government whose decision thereon shall be
theieon shall be final.

7) Any reference in any other Chapter.

7) Chapter, except
except this Chapter.
Chapler, to the
Master Plan or the
Master Plan Zonal Development plan
the Zonal plan shall
shall be
be construed
construed asas aa
to the
reference to the Master
Master Plan plan as
or the Zonal development plan
Plan or as modi-
fied under the provisions of
fied of this section. t
CHAPTER-IV
DEVELOPM ENT OF
DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS

13. 1)
13. 1) As soon
soon as
as may bebe after
after the commencement of
the commencement of this
this Act,
where Government corsider
coFsider it necessary to do
necessary to purposes of pro-
do so for purposes
per development of any Urban area or group
area or group of of urban areas in
urban areas in this
they may be
state they
state be notification. declare such
notification, declare such urban or group
urban area or group ofof
to be
urban areas to
urban be aa development area for the purposes of this Act.
the purposes

2) The
2) The Government
Government may. by notification
may. by notification and in accordance
and in
such rules as
with such may be
as may be made in this behalf;
made in
.tn; or a)a) exclude from aa development area any area comprised there-
in;
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1t

b) include
b) include in
in aa development area
area any other area.

3) Save as otherwise provided in

3) the Authority
in this Act the Authority sh al I
shall
not undertake or carry out any development of of land
land in
in any area which
area which
is
is not aa development area.
• 4)
4) After rhe
the commencement of this Act. Act, no
no development
development of of
land the development area
land within the area sh be undertaken
al I be
shall undertaken or carried out
orcarried
by any person or body including any department
by department of of the
the Government.
Government,
unless permission for such development has has been
been obtained in in writing
• from the Authority in wirh the provisions
in accordance with provisions of this
rhis Act.
5)
5; After the
the coming into operation of of the
of any of plans in
the plans in any
the development area,
area within the area. no shall be
no development shall be undertaken
or carried out in
in that area unless such development
development is is also in accor-
also in accor-
dance with such plans.

6) Notwithstanding anything in
6) in any
anyother law or
other law the provi-
or the
sions contained inin sub-section{4)
sub-section(4) and (5) development
and (5) development ofof any
any land
undertaken inin accordance with any or body
any person or
any law by any body inclu-
ding any development of the the Government
Governmenl or any local authority before
the commencement of this Act,
the Act, may be completed
may be without compli-
completed without compli-
ance the requirement of
ance with the of those sub-section;

Provided that such

such development of of land shall be
land shall be completed
commencement of
within one year from the date of commencement of this Acl, unless
this Act.
the Authority, for good and sufficient reason,
the reason. extends said period
extends the said
of one year such further period as
year for such as it deems fit.

7) After the commencement of this

7) Act, no
this Act. no development
development of
land shall
shall be
be undertaken
undertaken or carried out out by person or
by any person or body
body inclu-
department of the
ding any department the Government
Governmsnt in area adjoining
in such area to .or
adioining to or
the viciniiy
in the vicinity of the development atea,
the development area, as may be
as may be notified by the
notified by
Government unless approval of or sanction for such
Government such development
development has
been
bsen obtained
oblained inin writing from the local authority
the local concerned, in
auth)rity concerned, in acc-
¢
? ordance with thethe provisions
provisions of relevant taw
law r-'lating
ralating thereto,
thereto. including
the relating to
the law relating lown planning for the
to town in force
being in
the time being and the
force and
rules
rules and
and regulations made
made thereunder;
thereundel;

Provided
Provided that the local
that the local authority
authority concerned may, in con-
concerned may.
• sultation
sultation with
with the suitably amend its
Authority. frame suitably
the Authority, its regulations
regulations in
their
their application to
to such area adjoining to or
area adjoining vicinity of the
in the vicinity
or in the de-
ve lopm e nt area.
velopment

8
8 a) Where
Whete any part of the adioining to
the area adjoining 10 or
or inin-the vicinity
the vicinity
of the development
of the developmenl area, as
as notiried
notified uniier
under sub-section(7)
sub-section(7) is
is in the
in the
of rapid development or
orocess of
process is likely to develop in
or is the near
in the future'
neat future,
urihotitv concerned
the local authority
itr"-roiai concelned shall, eithereithel on direction of
the direction
on the the Gov-
of the
i'in*"ili ot-o"
ernment or on tni
the advice
advlce of
of the
the Autholity.
Authority, prepare'
prepare, inconsultation
inconsultation
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with the Authority, town planning scheme under

the Authority, under the law relating
the law relating to
to
Town
Town Planning, for the
Planning, for time being
the time being in
in force.
force, and publish the
and publish the schemes
as required under
as required thal law
under that and submit them
law and the,T toto the
the Government
Government for
fo]
sanction.
sa n ctio n.

b) development in
b) Any development in the
the area by such
area covered by town plann-
such town ia
ing scheme sh al I be
shall be in
in accordance with the provisions of
the provisions the schemes
of the schemes
as sanctioned by the Government.
bY the

c) Where
c) WheIe in to the
regard to
in regard the matters
matters specified sub-section(7)
specified sub-section(7)
and
and ofof this sub-section there
there is of opinion
difference of
is aa difference between the
opinion between
local authority
local authority concerned andand the
the Authority, the matter
Authority, the shall be
matter shall be re-
Ie-
ferred
ferred to the Government, whose
to the whose decision
decision thereon shall be final.
thereon shall
9.
9. ln this section.
In section, and
and in
in sections
sections 15, tO and
15, 16 41 the
and 41 the expression
"department of
"department the Government" means
ol the any department,
means any department, organisa-
tion or public undertaking
tion undertaking of
of the
the State
State Government ol the
Governmenl or of the Central
Government.
G overn me nt.

14. 1)
14. 1) Every person
person or
or body including aa department
body including department of of the
the Gove-
rnment desiring obtain the
to obtain
desirirlg to permission referred
the permission to inin Section
rererred to Section 13
shall make
make an
an application in writing to
in writing to the
the Authority inin such form and
such form
containing particulars in
containing such particulars in respect ofol the
the development to which the
to which
application relates
application relates as
as may
may be
be determined by by regulations.
2) Every application under
2) shall be
Sub-Section(1) shall
under Sub-Section(1) be accompa-
nied by
nied by such fee as
such fee may be
as may be prescribed

lhat no
Provided that no such fee shall be
fee shall be necessary in the
necessary in the case of an
case of
application made
made by aa department
department of
of the
the Government
Government or or any local au-
any local
thority.

3) On
3) receipt of
On receipt of an for permission
application for
an application permission under
under subsec-
tion (1),
tion (1), the
the Authority, after
after making such enquiry as as it considers nece-
ssaly, in
ssary, in relation
Ielation to any matter specified in
matter specified in clause(d) of sub-section(2)
of section 7,7, or
or in relation to
in relation to any ma er, shall
other matter.
any other by order
shall by in wri-
order in rniri- t
ting either grant the
ting permission. subject
the permission, subiect to conditions, ifif any,
such conditions,
to such
as may
as may be specified in
be specified in the
the order or refuse
reluse to grant such
to grant such permission.
4) Where permission isis refused.
4) the ground
refused, the of such
ground of such refusal
shall be
shall recorded in
be recorded writing and communicated
in writing comntunicated to in the
to the applicant in
man ner determined by
manner by regulations.
5) lf, within
5) If. wilhin ninety days after the
days after receipt of
rhe receipt any application
of any
made under this
made under this section for permission,
section for permission. or of any
or of any information or or
further information
further inlormation required
required under rules or regulations,
rules or the Authority
regulations, the
granted nor refused it-s permission, such
has either granted iuch permission shall
shall be
deemed to have been
to have granted; and
been granted; the applicant
and the applicant may proceed to
may proceed
carry out
carry out the
the development
development but so as
not so
but not to contravene
as to any of
contravene any o{ the
this Act or
provisions of this regulations made
or any rules or regulations made under
under this
this Act.
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. under6) The
6) The.Authority shall keep
Authority shall oi applicantions for
register of
keep aa register permi_
for permi-
sion
sion this section
this section in
in such
such form
form asai may be determined
may be determined byby regu-
lations.
la tio ns.

7) The
7) shall contain
said register shall
The said contain such particulars including
such particulars
information as
information to the
as to the manner
manner in in which
which applications for permission
applicaiions for permissioi
have been
have with, as
been dealt with. as may
may be
be determined by and shall
by regulations and
be available for
be for inspection byby any
any member of oI the during speci-
the public during
lied.hcurs
fied hours on payment of
on payment of such fee, not
such fee, not exceeding rupees five,
exceeding rupees as may
five, as
• b-. determined
be det.rrm ined by
by regulations.
8) Where
8) permission is
Where permission is refused
refused under this section
under this section the
the appli-
cant claiming through
ca-nt or any person claiming through him
him shall
shall not be entitled
not be to get
entitled to
refund of
refund of the
the fee paid on
fee paid the application for
on the for permission.
15. After the coming
15. coming into
into operation of any of
operation of of the in aa zone,
plans in
the plans zone,
no person shall
no shall use to be
use or permit to be used
used any land or building
land or building inin that
than in
zone otherwise than with such
in conformity with such plan.

shall be
Provided that it shall to continue
be lawful to to use
continue to upon such
use upon
lerms and conditions
terms conditions as be determined
may be
as may determined byby regulations
regulations made
made inin
this behalf,
this behalf, any land
land or the purpose
or building for the purpose for,which, and to the
and to tho
to which,
extent to which, it is being used on the
used on the date
date on which such
on which such plan
comes into force.

16.
16. Nothing in
Nothing in this Act sh
shall ro--
al I apply ro-

The carrying
a) The
a) of works
carrying out of for the
works for the maintenance,
maintenance, improve-
ment or alteration of
or other alteration of any building being works
works which
which affect only
only
the inleriorof
the interior the building or which do
of the do not
not materially the ex-
affect the
materially affect
ternal appearance
ternal appeaiance of thethe building;
b) the
b) the carrying
carrying out by authority or
local authority
by any local or by any department
by any
of the Government, of any works for the
the Government, the purposes ofof inspecting,
inspecting, repair-
repalr-
ing or renewing any
ing any drains, sewers, mains,
drains, sewers, puoes, cables,
mains, puces, or other
cables, or
apparatus includingthe
apparatus including openoranys$eet
breaking open
the breaking or other
of any street or land for
other land
that purpose;
that pu rpose;

the excavations
c) the wells) made
(including wells)
excavations (including in the
made in the ordinary
course of agricultural operations; and

d) the
d) constluctron of
the construction of unmettled
unmettled road to give access
road intended to
to land solely for agricultural purposes.
to purposes,

17, 1)
17, 1 ) Where any in any
situated in
any land situated any development area is requ-
area is
ired by the
ired by th6 Master
Master Plan
Plan or Zonal
Zonal Development
Oevelopment Plan
Plan to
to be
be kept
kept as an
as
open space of unbuilt upon or
open or is designated such plan as
designated in any such as subject
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to compulsory
to acquisition, ifif at
compulsory acquisition, at the expiration of
theexpiration ten years from
of ten flom the
date
date of operation ofthe
operation of plan under
the plan under Section-10,
Section-10, or or where such land
where such
has
has been
been so
so required
required or designated
designated by any amendment of
any amendment of such
such plan
from the
the date of operation
operation of such amendment.
amendment, thethe land
land is
is not compu-
lsorily acquired.
acquired, the
the owner ofof the
the land
land may
may serve on the
serve on the Government
Government
notice requiring
aa notice requiring his
his interest inin the
the land to be so
land to so acquired. e

2) ll the Government
21 1f Governmsnt failfail to acquired
acquired the land within aa period
the land
of six months from
from the
the date of
ot receipt of thethe notice. the Master
notice, the [\4aster Plan
orZonal
or Zonal Development Plan,Plan, as the case
asths case may be shall have
maybeshall effect after
have effect
the expiration of the said six
the six months.
months, as as if the
the land were not required
were not required
to be
to be kept as
as an open space or upon or
or unbuilt upon or were not designated
were not designated
as
as subject to compulsory acquisition.

CHAPTER-V
CHAPTER.V
ACOUISITION AND
ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL
OISPOSAL OF
OF LAND
18.
18. 1) If,
1) lf, in
in the the Government.
the opinion of the any land
Government, any is required
land is
lhe purpose of development.
for the development. ororfor any other
for any purpose under
other purpose under this
Act. the
Act. the Government
Government may acquire such land under
such land under the provisions of
the provisions
the Land
the Land Acquisition Act.
Act. 1894. -

2) Where any
2) land has
any land has been acquired by
been acquired the Government,
by the
thsy may;
they may; after they
they have possession of
have taken possession of the
the land.
land, transfer
transfer the
the
land to the
land the Authority oror any
any local authority fo, the
authority for purpose for
the purpose for which
land has
the land has been acquired on
been acquired paymenl by the
on payment Authority or
the Authority or the
the local
of the compensation
authority of compensation awarded under
under that Act and
and of the
the char-
ges incurred
ges incurred by
by the
the Government
Government in the acquisition.
in connection with the acquisition.
19 1)
19 given by
1 ) Subject to any directions given the Government
by the Government under
under
this Act,
Act, the
the Authority or,as the
the case may be,
case may be, the
the local authority con-
local authority
cerned may oi--
dispose of--
may dispose

. a) lald acquired
a) any land acquired by the Government
by the and transferred to
Government and to it,
wlthout undertaking or
without or carrying out any
carrying out any development there
there on;
on; or.
4
b) any such
b) such land after undertaking or carrying
land after such deve-
carrying out such
lopment as fit, to
as it thinks fit. to such persons in
such persons in such
such manner and subject
nranner and subiect
to such
to such terms and conditions
conditions as as it considers expedient for securing
securing the
development of thethe development area area concarned according to plan.
according to

2) The
2) powers of the
The powers the authority, or as the case
as the case may
may be, of the
be, of
local authority
local authority concerned with with respect to the disposal
to the of land
disposal of land under
sub-section(1) shall
sub-section(1) shall be be so
so exercised as to as practicable
to secure, so far as
persons who
that persons who are living or carrying
are living on business
carrying on or other
business or other activities
activities
on the
on the land shall
shall if they to obtain accommodation on
ttrey desire to on land
land be-
longing to tothe
the Authority or thethe local authority
authority concerned and are willing
andare
reguirements of the
to comply with any requirements the Authority or the local
or the local Autho-
rity concerned
rity concerned as to its developments
as to developments and
and use. an opportunity to
use, have an
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hereon accommodation
obtain hereon accommodation suitable to their
suitable to their reasonable
reasonable require-
on terms
ments on settled with due
terms settled due regard to the
regard to price at
the price at which
which any such
land has
land has been acquired from
been acquired from them.
Provided that where the Authority or the
where the authority con-
local authority
the local
proposes to
cerned proposes of by
to dispose of by sale any land
sale any without any
land without any develop-
develop-
having been
ment having been undertaken or or carried out thereon,
caffied out offer the
shall offer
thereon. it shall
land in the first
land in first instance to
to the
the persons from whom whom itit waswas acquired,
if they desire to to purchase
purchase it subject
subject to such requirements
to such requirements as as to its de-
to its
velopment andand useuse as the Authority or
as the ths local
or the local authority
authority concerned
fit to
eay think fit
may to impose,
3) Nothing
3) Nothing in Act, shall
this Act,
in this be construed
shall be construed as enabling the]
as enabling thei
Authority or the local
or the local authority concerned
concerned toto dispose ofof land
land byby way
way.
of gift, mortgage or charge,
of gift, but subject to
charge, but to the
the aforesaid, any reference
referende
in this Act to
in the disposal of
to the of land shall
shall be construed as
be construed as reference
reference fo
the disposal thereof in
the in any manner.
manner. Whether by byway ofsale,exchange
way of sale.exchange oor

-
lease or by the
lease

20.
20.
and
1) The
1)
and conditions
The Government,
conditions as
Government, may
may be
as may
may be
privili)Ee or
the creation of any easement light or privilege
and upon
be notification and
upon between
agreed upon
be agreed between the
upon such
the Government
olherwise.
or otherwise.

such terms
Government and
the Authority,
the place at
Authority, place at the of the
the disposal of the Authority
Aulhority all or any
all or any vacant
lands belongning to
lands to or under the
or under the control of the
control of the Government
Government situated
ln the
In the development
development area (heleinafter referred
area (hereinafter to as
referred to "Government vacant
as "Government
land" for the purpose of
the purpose of development in in accordance with the
accordance with the provi-
sions of this
sio ns of this Act.
2) No
2) No development of of any Government
Government vacant land shall
vacant land shall be
be
undertaken out except by
underlakeh or carried out under the
or under
by or lhe Control and super-
Control and
vision of,
vision of, the land has
such land
the Authority after such at the
been placed at
has been the dispo-
sal the Authority under Sub-Section (1).
sal of the (1 ).

3) After any
3) any such
such Government vacant land
Government vacant land has been developed
by or
by or under
und6r the control and
the control supervision of
and supervision of the Autholily itit shall
the Authority shall be
with by the
dealt with rules made
in accordance with rules
the Authority in made and and dire-
• given by
ctions given the Government
by the Government in this behalf.
in this behalf

4) Iflf any
4) any Government vacant land
Government vacant placed at
land placed at disposal
disposal ofof the
the
Authority under sub-sub- section(1) required at
secticn(1) is required at any lime thereafter
any time thereafter by
the
the Government;
Government; the shall, by
Authcrity shall.
the Authority notification. replace itit at
by notification, at the
disposal of
of the
the Government
Government upon such
such terms andand conditions as
as may be
upon between the
agreed upon the Government
Government and and the Authority.
the Authority.
21. Notwithstanding
21. anything in
Notwithstanding anything in sub-section(3)
sub-section(3) of oJ Section
Section 13, 13, I

the
the Authority or,or, as
as the
the case
case may
may be the local
be the authority may,
local authority may, ifif itit isis of
opinion that it is expendient to
opinion to do so, undertake
do so, undertake or carry out any
carry out any de-
velopment of any land
ol any land which has been transferred
has been transferred to to itit or
or placed
placed at
its disposal under
its under section
section 18 section 20
18 or section even ifif such
20 even land is
such land situated
is situated
in area
in any area
any which is
is not
not a
a development area.

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CHAPTER-VI
CHAPTER.VI
FINANCE. AND AUDIT
FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

2. 11)The
2. )The Authority shall
shall have
have and
and maintain
maintain its own fund
its own to which
fund to
sh al I be credited.
shall cred ited.

all money received

a) all
a) received by the Anthority
by the Anthority from the State
from the State and
Central
Central Governments, by grants, loans.
by way of grants, loans, advances or otherwise;
advances or

b) all
b; all moneys borrowed
borrowed by
by the
the Authority from sources,
Authority from othel ,
sources, other
the Government.
than the Government, by
by way of loan
way of loan or
or debentures;
debentures;

allfees
c) al
c) I fees and
and charges received
received by the Authority
by the Authority under
under this
Act;
AcU
d) all
d) all moneys received
received by
by the Authority the disposal
Authority from the disposal of
of
lands, buildings and
lands. properties, movable, and
and other properties, and immovable;
immovable; and
e) all moneys received by
e) all by the
lhe Authority by
by way of rents
way of rents and
or in
profits or from any
in any manner or from any other source.

2) The
2) fund shall
The fund shall be applied towards
bo applied towards meeting the expenses
meeting the expenses
by the
incurred by the Authority in
in the
the administration
administration of
of this
this Act and for no
and for
other purposes.

3) The
3) Aulhoriry may
The Authority keep such
may keep such sum
sum of of money
money out of its
out of
funds as
as it may
may deem fit inin deposit inin any
deem fit any of
of the
the scheduled
scheduled banks
banks and
money in
any money in excess of
of the said sum
sum shall
shall be
be invested in such manner
in such
it may think fit.
as it
as lit.
4) The
4) The Government
Government may,may, after due
due appropriation by the
made by
appropriation made
State Legislature
State Legislature by law in
by law in this
this behalf,
behalf, make
make such grants, advance
such grants, advance and
the Authority as
loans to the as the
the Government
Government maymay deem for the
necessary for
deem necessary
performance of the functions
functions of
of the
the Authority under this act.
under this act, and
and all
all
grants. loans and
grants, and advances
advances made shall
shall be on such
be on such terms and condi-
terms and
the Government
tions as the Government maymay determine.
determine.
4
5) The
5) The Authority
Authority may borrow money
may borrow way of
by way
money by of loans
loans or
or
debentures or
debentures in any
or in other manner
any other from any
manner from any source, other than
source, other than the
Government.

6) The
6) Authority shall
The Authority shall maintain
maintain aa sinking
sinking fund for the
fund for the re-
re-
payment of moneys
payment of borrowed under
moneys borrowed under sub-section (5) and
sub-section (5) and shall pay
shall pay
year into
every year into the
the sinking
sinking fund
fund such
such sum as may
sum as be sufficient
may be sufficient for
for
repayment within the
repayment the period fixed all moneys so
fixed of all so borrowed

7) The
7) Ihe sinking
sinking fund or any
fund or part thereof
any part shall be
thereof shall be applied
applied in
in
towards, the
or towards, the discharge the loan
discharge of the for which
loan for which such fund was
such fund was crea-
ted-, and until
ted-, until such
such loan
loan is discharged itit shall
is wholly discharged shall not
not be
be applied
any other
for any olher purpose.
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8) The
8) Authority may accept
The Authority accept grants,
grants. subventions.
subventions, donations.
donations,
and gifts from
and from the
the Cenlral
Central Government
Government or or a
a local
local authority or
or any
individual or
individual orbody
body whether
whether ancorporated
incorporated orornot, all or anyof
not. for all any of the
purposes
purposes of this AclAct on terms and
such terms
on such and conditions as as the
the Govern-
ment may determine.
ment detelmine.
• 9) Loans borowed and debentures issued
Loans borowed
9) issued under this section
under this
may be
may guaranteed by the
be guaranteed Government as
the Government to the
as to the repayment
repayment ofof the
principal and
principal the payment of
and the of interest such rate as
interest at such may be
as may be fixed
by the
by the Government.

10)
10) Nolwithsranding anything in
Notwithstanding anything in any
any law relating to
law relating to local
authorities, every local
authorities, every authority comprised
local authority within aa development
comprised within
area within whose
area or within local limits the
whose local the area developed is
area developed is situated.
situated, shall
contribute toto the Aulhority such
lhe Authority such amount as may
amount as may bebe agreed
agreed upon
between Authority and that
between the Authority that local authority; or
local authority; default of such
or in default
agreement. as
agreement, be fixed
as may bo fixed by the
the Government.

23. Tho
23. The Authority prepare in
shall prepare
Authority shall such form
in such and at
form and at such
such time
as may
every year as may be prescribed, aa budget
be prescribed. budget inin respect of the
respect of the finan-
cial year next
cial next ensuing
ensuing showing the the estimated receipts
receipts and
and expendi-
expondi-
ture the Authority
of the
tuie of shall forward
and shall
Authority and forward toto the
the Government
Government such
number of copies thereot
thereof as
as may bebe prescribed.
24. 1)
24. 1) The Authority shall maintain
Authority shall proper accounts
maintain proper and other
accounts and olher
relevant and prepate
relevant records and an annual
prepare an statement of accounts includ-
annual statement
ing the balance
ing the balance sheet in such form as
such form as may
may be prescribed.

2) The accounts of the

2) shall be
Authority shall
the Authority be sub,ect to audit
subject to
annually by such person as
such person appointed by the
as may be appointed Government and
the Government
any expendituie incurred
any expenditure by that
incurred by in connection
that person in with such
connection with
shall
audit sh be payable
al I be the Authority to the
payable by the the Government.
Government.

3) The
3) person so
The person appointed and
so appointed any other
and any person authori-
other person
sed
sed by him in
by him with the audit of accounts of the Authority
in connection with
• shall have
shall have lhe same right.
the same privilege and
right, privilege and authority in connection
authority in
which audit as
which such audit the Accou
as the ntant- General has.
Accountant-General connection with
has, in connection
the audit of the
the audit the Government
Govetnment accounts.

4) The
4) The accounts the Authority
accounts of the Authority asas certified by the
certified by the person
w so
so appoinied or
appointed or any
any other
other person
person authorised
authorised by
by him
him in
in this
this behalt
behalf
with the audit
together with thereon shall
audit report thereon shall bebe forwarded
forwarded annually
to the Government and
to the and the Government sh
the Government shall cause aa copy of
al I cause of the
same to
same to be
be laid
laid before
before both
both houses
houses of the
the State
State Legislature.
Legislature.

25. The
25. The Authority
Authority shall ptepare for
shall prepare every year aa report
for every of its
repolt of
activities
activities during
during thal
that year
year and submit the
the report to
to ths
the Government
Government
in such lorm
in such and on
form and on or date as
such date
oI before such as may be prescribed
may be prescribed and
Government shall
the Government shall
the cause a
a copy
copy of
of the
the report
report to
to be laid
be laid before
both
both houses the State
houses of the Legistature.
State Legislature.
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26. 1)
26. 1) The shall constitute
Authoritv shall
The Authority constitute for the benilil of
the benifit whole
of its whole
time members and
time paid hembers and of its officers
of its other employees
and other
officers and employees in in such
manner
manner and subject to
and subject such conditions.
to such as may
conditions, as may be presctibed, such
be prescribed.
pension and funds as
and provident funds it may deem
as it fit.
deem fit.

2) Where
2) Where anyany such
such pension or provident
pension or funds has been
provident funds
constituted.
constituted, the
the Government
Goveinment may that the
may declare that the provisions of of the
fund act.
provident fund
provident act. 1925. to such
apply to
shall apply
1925. shall funds ifif itit were
such funds were a
Government
Government Provident
Prol/ident Fund.
CHAPTEB-VII
CHAPTER-VII

LEVY.
LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND
AND RECOVERY
RECOVERY OF OEVELOPMENT CHARGES
OF DEVELOPMENT

27. 1)
27. 1) Subject toto the ot this
ptovisions of
the provisions Act and
this Act rules made
and the rules
thereunder. the Authority shall
thereunder, the levy charges
shall levy in after
(here in
charges (here after called
called the
charges) on
development charges) on the institution of
the institution of use
use or change of of use
use of
land
land or building or
or building or development of of any
any land
land or
or building for which
building for
permissions is
permissions required under
is required Act in
undel this Act in the whole area
the whole any part
area or any part
of the
of the development
development areaarea within the maximum
within the maximum ratesrates specified
specified in
section 28.

Provided
Provided that the
the rates of development charges
rates of may be
charges may diffe-
be diffe-
Ient for
rent palts of
for defferent parts of the
the development area for defferent uses;
and for
area and

Provided
Provided further that
that the
the previous sanction the Government
of the
sanction of
has been
has been obtained for the of levy.
the rates of
2) Where the
2) the Authority
Authority hashas determined
determined to to levy
levy development
the first time
charges for the time or at aa new
or at rate, it shall
new rate. forthwith publish
shall forthwith publish
aa notification specifying the
the rates of levy
rates of of development
levy of development charges.
3) The development
3) developnrent charges
charges shall be leviable
shall be leviable on any person
on any
who institutes or
who changes any such
or changes such use.
use, undertakes
undeltakes or carries
carries out any
any
such development.
such deve lopment.

4) Notwithstanding
4) contained in
anything contained
Notwithstanding anything in Sub-Sections (1)
and (2) no
and (2) no development charges
charges shall be levied
shall be Ievied on of use
on institution of
ol or
of or change of use
use or development of. land or
of, any land or building
building vested
vested in
in
or under
or lhe control
under the possession of the
control or possession the State
the Central or the State Govern-
men t or
ment orof any local
of any local authority.
28. 1)
28. 1) (a)for the purposes of assessing
the purposes the development charges,
assessing the charges.
the use
the land and
use of land building shall
and building shall be
be classified
classilied under the following
under the following
categories:-
categories:-

i) Industrial;
i) lndustrial ;
ii) Commersial ;;
ii)
iii) Residential;
iii) Residential ;
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iv) Agricultural;
iv) Agr icu ltu ra I ; and
v) Miscellaneous.
v) M isce lla neous.

b) In
b) ln classifying the use
classirying the use of land and
of land and building
building under any
any of
the categories
the categories mentioned in (a), the
class (a).
in class the predominant
predominant purpose
purpose for
which such
which such laud building are
laud building are used
used shall be the
shall be the main
main basis for such
basis for
classification.
classification.

2) The
2) The rates
rates of development charges be ditermined
shall be
charges shall ditermined on
on
the proposed use
the use of land or
of land or building :-
a) in
a) in the
rhe case ol development of
case of land, at
of land, at aa rate be prescri-
to be
rate to
bed per hectare for
bed per lor that
that area.
b) in
b) in the
the case of development building.
case of at aa rate
building, at to be
rate to be pres-
cribed per square metre of
square metre ol floor area
area for
lor that area.
rates shall
such rates
Provided that such not exeed
shall not exeed Rs per hec-
40,000 per
Rs.40,000
in the
tare in
tare the case of development
case of development of lend and
of lend and Rs. per square
1O/- per
Rs. 10/-
metre in
metre the case
in the ol building.
of development of
case of

Frovided further
Provided further that where land appurtenant to
where land building isis used
to aa building used for
purpose independent of
any purpose the building.
of the building, development charge may be
charge may
levied separately for
for the
the building and the land.
and the

29. 1)
29. 1) Any person
person who intends to to carryout any development
carryout any development or ol
institute or change any use any land
use of any land or
or building for which
building for which permis-
sion is
sion required under this
is required this Act.
Act, whether
whether hehe has
has applied for such
applied for such per-
mission or
mission or not. or who has
has commenced carrying out any such
carrying out such develop-
develop-
ment oror has
has carried out such
such development or or instituted or changed any
any
such use
such to the
use shall apply to within such
Authority within
the Authority time and
such time and inin such
manner as as may prescribed. for the
may be prescribed, the assessment
assessment of of development
development ch-
arges payable in in respect thereof.
2) The
2) The Authority, shall applicalion being
on such application
shall on being made
made or or ifif
• no such
no such application is serving aa notice
is made after serving notice inin writing
writing onon the
the
person liable
person liable to such
such payment and for aa report
calling for
and after calling in this
report in this be-
from the
half from the concerned of the
officer of
concerned officer Authority determine
the Authority determine whether
or not,
or not, and
and if so what, development charges
so what. is leviable
charges is leviable inin respect
respect of
the development or
the of use
or institution of use or change of ol use
use and fix aa date
and fix
• by which such
percent per
payment shall
such payment shall be
be made.
made, and intelest at
and interest
per annum upon any amount outstanding shall
the rate
at the
shall be
of six
rate of
be payable from
that date.
date,

3) The
3) after taking
Authority, after
The Authority. into consideration
taking into to
consideration to report
aforesaid and after giving such
and after such person anan opportunity to be
oppoltunity to be heard, shall
heard, shall
then assess
assess the
the amount ofof development charges
charges payable byby such
such per-
son concerned and
son given to
and given in writing
notice in
person aa notice
to such person of such
writing of such
assessment::
assessment
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PROVIDED THAT;
PROVIDED THAT ;
a) Where permission under this Act has
a) has not been granted
not been granted for
carrying out the said development.
carrying development, the Aulhority may
the Authority postpone the
may postpone
assessement of the
assessement the development charges ::
b) Where the application relates to
b) to the
the carrying out of
carrying out of any •
development, the Authority may refuse to
development. lo assess amount of
the amount
assess the of de-
velopmenl concerned unless tt
velopment charges payable by such person concerned it is satis-
fied that the applicant has an
an interest in the land
in the or building sufficient
land or
to enable
to enable him
him to
to carryout such development
development or or that
that the
the applicant
applicant is
above to
to obtain such
such interest and shall carry out
and that the applicant shall out the
development within such period as the Authority may determine;

c) Where
c) theapplication
Where the institution or
relatss to the institution
application relates or change
use. the
of any use. the Authority to assess the amount of
Aurhority may refuse to of develop-
ment charges in in respect thereof unless it is satisfied that the use will
the use
be
be instituted within such
such period as it considers
considers appropriate.

4) The
4) Authority shall.
The Authority in regard
shall, in to the
regard to the development
development area
jurisdiction,collect
lying within its jurisdiction· all development
collect all charges due
development charges due un-
in respect of any development in that development area.
der this Act in

5.
5. a) The development charges payable in
a) in respect of any
any land
land or
shall be
building shall be first charge on such land or building,
such land subiect to
building. subject to the
plior payment of land revenue,
prior revenue, if any,
any, due
due to the Government
Government thereon.
thereon.

b) All development charges payable in

b) of any
in respect of land or
any land
building person shall.
building by any person with interest
shall, together with interest due upto thethe date
realisation, be
of realisation, from such
recoverable from
be recoverable person or
such person or his
his successor-in-
successor-in-
interest in such
such land
land or building as of land revenue.
as arrears of

30. 1)
30. 1) The Government may constitute as tribunals as
as many tribunals as may
be necessary for deciding disputes
be to levy
disputes relating to or assessment
levy or assessment of
development charges.

2) The Tribunal shall

2) shall consist
consist of one
one person who shall
person only who shall be
judicial officer not below the rank of sub-ordinate Judge.
aa judicial J udge.

3) The Tribunal
3) Tribunal shall
shall have
have the same powersas
same powers as are vested
vested in aa •
Civil Court
Civil the Code
Court under the Civil Procedure, 1908
Code of Civil (Central Act-V of
1908 (Central
1 908).
1908).

4) Each
4) Each Tribunal shall have
have jurisdiction over such area as
such area as the
Government may,
Government by notification, from time to time determine.
may, by

5) Tribunal may,
5) The Tribunal may, with the
the previous sanction of the
the Gove-
rnment, appoint
rnment. appoint such officers and servants
servents as necessary for
as it considers necessaty
carrying on
carrying on its the remuneration
its business, and the remuneration andand other
other conditions
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of service of such officers servants shall

and servants
officers and such as
be such
shall be be pres-
may be
as may pres-
cribed.

31.. 11)). Any^person

31. Any person objecting
objecting toto an passed by
order passed
an order the Authority
by the Authority
under section. 29
under within aa period
may within
29 may two months
of two
period ot from the
months irom on
date on
the date
'* communicated to
which the order was communicated him in
to him the manne.
in the prescribed.
manner prescribed,
appeal against such
appeal against order to
such order Tribunal.
the Tribunal.
to the

Provided the tribunal

that the
Provided that admit an
may admit
tribunal may appeal preferred
an appeal after
preferred aftel
. the-expiration of the
the expiration of_ period ir
said period
the said satisfied rhai
is datisfied
it is the 'ippellant
that 'the had
appellant hia
sufficient cause lor
sufficient cause not preferring
for not the appeal
preferring the within
appeal wit the said period.
hin the sdid period.
-

The appeal
2) The be in
shall be
appeal shall the prescribed
in the form and
prescribed form shall be
and shall
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verified in the
verified in manner and
prescribed manner
the prescribed shall be
and shall accompained by
be accompained
be
such
by such
fee not
fee exceeding lwo
not exceeding hundred and
two hundred fifty rupees
and fifty as mai
rupees as prescribed.
be pres'cribed.
may be

3) disposing ofan
In disposing
3) ln the Tribunal
appeal, the
of an appeal, after giving
may, after
Tribunal may, giving
. appellant
the
the appellant an opportunity of
an opportunity making his
of making representation.
his representatton.

.lopment a) in the
a) in case of
the case an order
of an or decision
order or of assessment
decision ol of
assessment of deve-
deve-
lopment charges :-
charqes :-

i)i) Confirm, reduce. enhance,

Confirm reduce, or annual
enhance, or assessment;
such assessment;
annual such

ii) set aside-such

ii) set assessment and
aside such assessment direct the
and direct Authority to
the Authority make
to make
aa fresh assessment after
fresh assessmgnt after such inquiry as
further inquiry
such further may be
as may be directed; for
directed; for

iii) pass such

iii) pass other orders
such other may think
as itit may
orders as or
fit, or
think fil,

b) in the
b) in case of
the case of any order or
other order
any other decision; contirm
or decision; cancel
confirm cancel
or vary
or vary such order or
such order decision : :
or decision

Provided that
Provided the hearing
at the
that at hearing of appeal against
any appeal
ofany orderor
an order
againstan or
decision of
decision Authority, the
the Authoriry,
of rhe shall have-
Authority shall
the Authority the right
have the be
to be
right to
' heard.
heard.

4)
4) Where as aa result
Where as theappeal
resultofofthe any change becomes
appeal anychange nece-
becomesnece-
ssary in
ssary in the order of
the order appealed against,
decision appealed
of decision Tribunal may
the Tribunal
against. the may
authorisethe
authorise Authoritytotosuch
the Authority order orordecision
suchorder accordingly and
decisionaccordingly on
and on
such amendmentbeing
such amendment being made,made. any overpaidby
amount overpaid
anyamount appellant
theappellant
by thi
shall be refunded
shall be refunded to to him without interest
him without the further
interestororthe amount ofof
furtheramount
charges, ifif any.due
development charges,
development any due from from him shall be
him shall collected inin
be collected
accordancewith
accordance withthe provisionsofofthis
the provisions Act. as
thisAct, asthe maybe.
casemay
thecase be.

5) Notwithstanding that
5) Notwithstanding anappeal
thatan has been
appealhas under
preferred under
been preferred
sub-section (1(1)
sub-section the development
) the shallbe
chargesshall
development charges paidin
bepaid accordance
in accordance
withthe
with orderor
theorder or decision assessmentagainst
decision ofofassessment whichthe
againstwhich has
appealhas
theappeal
beenpreferred
been preferred: :
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Provided
Provided that the the Tribunal may. in
Tribunal may. its discretion.
in its give such
discretion, give
directions as itit thinks fit in
diroctions as in regard
regard to payment of
to the payment the development
o{ the
charges before
charges befole thethe disposal ofof the appeal ifif the
the appeal the appellant
appellant furnishes
{urnishes
suffi;ient security to
sufficient to its satisfaction.
satisfaction, in such form and
in such in such
and in such manner
as may be
as may be prescribed.
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6) The Tribunal
6) maypass
Tribunal may such interlocutory
pass such orders pending
interlocutory orders
the decision
the decision on
on the appeal Tribunal may
as the Tribunal
appeal as fit
may deem fit.

7) The
7) Tribunal may
The Tribunal may award
award costs in proceedings
costs in proceedings under this
to be
section to of the fund
be paid either out of the Authority
fund of the Autholity or by such
or by
party to the appeal
party Tribunal may deem fit.
appeal as the Tribunal Iit.
8) The
8) Distlict Court
The District Court may,
may, of its own
of its motion or on
own motion an appli-
on an
calion, call
cation. call for and examine the record
examine the record of anyany Tribunal in in respect
lespect of
proceeding under
any proceeding
any to satisfy itself
under this chapter to itself as the regularity
as to the
such proceeding
of such proceeding or or the
the correctness. legality or
correctness, legality propriety of
or propriety oI any
decisionor passed thereon;
decisionor order passed thereon; and if, in
and if, any case
in any appears to
case it appears to the
District Court that any
District any such proceedings, decision
such proceedings. should be
decision or order should
modified. annualled or
modified, or reversed or remitted
reversed or remitted for for reconsideration.
reco nsiderat io n, it
it
may pass orders
may pass orders accordingly;
that the
Provided that Court shall
the District Court shall not pass any order
pass any order ad-
versely party unless
versely affecting any party party has
such party
unless such has been given an
been given an op-
portunity of being heard.
portunity

9;
9i Any order passed
passed byby the
the Tribunal
Tribunal and the District
and the District Court
under of this
under the provisions of shall be
this Chapter shall such autho-
en{orced by such
be enforced
rity and
rity and in such manner as
in such be prescribed.
as may be

Explanation:-
Explanation :-
"Oistrict Court"
section, "District
For the purposes of this section, Court" shall
shall mean:-

i) inin the
i) city Civil
the cities of Visakhapatnam city Civil Court;
Court; and
ii) elsewhere.
ii) Civil Court
elsewhere, the principal Civil of original Jurisdiction.
Court of

C H A PTE R- VIII
CHAPTER-VIII
RELATIONS BETWEEN
RELATIONS THE GOVERNMENT, THE
BETWEEN THE THE AUTHORITY
AUTHORITY
ANO THE
AND THE LOCAL
LOCAL AUTHORITIES ETC,
32. 1)
32. 1) Iflf the
the Authority, after holding aa local
Authority, after local enquiry
enquiry or or upon
,eport from
report any of its officers
flom any information in
officers or other information its possession.
in its possession.
it satisfied that any
it any amenity in relation to any
in relation any land
land inin aa development
area has
area not been
has not been provided inin relation to that
relation to which in
land which
that land in the
opinion of the Authority is
the Authority to be
is to provided, or that any
be provided. any development
land for which
the land
of the permission, approval or
which permission, or sanction has has been
been ob-
tainod under this
tained this Act has not been
has not out, itit may,
been carried out. after affor-
may, after
ding aa reasonable
ding reasonable opportunity to to show
show cause.
cause, serve
serve upon the owner
upon the
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of the
the land
land or upon
upon the providing or responsible for providing,
the person providing providing.
the amenity, notice requiring him
amenity, aa notice him toto provide the amenity or
provide the or carry
out the
out within such time
development within
the development time as may be
as may specified in
be specified in the
notice.
no tice.
2) ifit any
2) any amenity
amenity is not provided
is not provided or any such develop-
any such develop-
ment is not carried
is not the time
carried out within the in the
specified in
time specified the notice,
notice. the
Authorily may
Authority itself provied the
may itself the amenity
amenity or out the
carry out
or carry the develop-
ment or have itit provied
or have provied oror carried out through
carried out such agency as
through such as it
deems fit:
deems fit '. '
Provided that action under this sub-section,
before taking any action
that befole sub-section.
the Authority shall afford
the afford reasonable
reasonabls opportunity
opportunity the owner of
the owner of the
land to be
land or to be person providing, or responsible
person providing. providing, the ame-
responsible for providing.
nity to show
nity cause why
show cause action should
why such action should not be taken,
be taken.

3)-byAI
3) All expenses incurred by
expenses incurred by the
the Authority or the
Authority or the agency
employed by it in
employed in providing
providing the amenity or carrying
carrying out the develop-
ment
ment together
together with at such rate as the
with interest at the Government maymay by
fix irom
order lix from the date when a
the date a demand
demand forfor the expenses is
lhe expenses is made
until payment,
payment, may may be by the
recovered by
be recovered from the
the Authority f;om the owner or
tbe person
person providing. or
providing. or responsible
responsible for providing,
providing. the
the amenity
amenity as
arrears
arrears of land revenue.
33. Where
33. Where any area area hashas been developed by
been developed the authority-
by the authority the
authority may require the
may require local authority
the local within whose.
authority within whose .locallocal limits
the
the area so developed
so developed is
is situated,
situated. the assume
assume responsibility
responsibility foI
for the
maintenance of the the amenities
amenities which have been provided in
have been in the area
by the
by the Authority and for provision of the
the provision
fo] the amenities which
the amenities which have
not been providad.
n6t been provided. by by the
the Authority but which which in its opinion should
in its
providei in
be provided
be the area.
in the aiea, on terms and
on terms and conditions agreed upon
conditions agreed upon be-be·
tween the
tween the Authority and that
that local
local authority;
authority; and where such
such terms
and
and conditions
conditions cannot be be agreed
agreed upon, upon. on terms
terms and and conditions
setrled by
settled the Govelnment
by the Government in in consultation with the
consultation with the local
local authority
authority
on
on a
a reference
refeience of the
the matter to the
the Government
Government by the
the Authority'
Authority.

•
34. 1)
34. 1) The Authority shall such directions
carry out such
shell carry directions.as as be
be issued
to it. from
to it, {rom time to time. by the
time. by the Government
Government for the icient
efficient
eff adminis-
adminis-
tration of thisthis Act.
fi, in.
|2) If. in, or
or in connection with the exercise of its powers 8nd
in connection and
discharge of its functions by the
discharge'of Authority under
the Authority this Acl.
under this Act. any
any dis-
pute arises between the Auihority
ar[es between and the
Authority and Government, the decision
the Government.
the Government
of the
bf thereon shall be
Government thereon final,
be final.

3) The Government
3) Government may,may, at at any
any tine
tirne . either on ils
eilher -on its own
motion o;
motion or on application made to them
on application rhis behalf.
them in this call for lhe
behalf, call the re-
ioiJs ot anv cisi disposed
cords of any case disposed of.
of, or order
order passed
passed by
by .the propriety lor
the Authority
Authority for
the puipose
ine purpose otof satisfying, themselves as to the
satisfying, themselves legality.or
the legality or or
iorrlitii"r" of any
correctness of order
any orde-r passed oI
or direction issued
issued and
and may pass
pass such
order or issue such direction in
order ot in relation thereto as as may think fit
fit;;
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24

Provided that
Provided that the
the Governmentshall
Government shall notpass
not pass an
an order ad-
affecting any person without
any person without affording
affording such
such person
person
order ad_
an oppor-
versely affecting an oppor-
tunity of being
being heard,
heard,

4) The Government
4) The Government may
may depute
depute any
any officer
officer to
to inspect
inspect or exa-
. or exa-
mine the
mine the office
office of
of the
the Authority,
Authority, service,
service. work
work oror tiing
thing and to
and to
report thereon and any officer so deputed may for the purposes of such
report thereon and any officer so deputed may for the purposes of such
inspection or
rnspection or examination
examination exercise
exercise the
the following
following powers;
powers;

To call
a) To
a) call for
for any extract from
any extract from any
any proceedings
proceedings ofof the Autho-
the Autho_
flty
rity or
or other
other committee
committee constituted
constituted under
under this
this Act,
Act, record,
record, correspon-
correspon-
dence, plan
dence, plan or
or other
other documents;
documents;

b) to
b) call for
to call for any return, estimates
any lotutn, estimates statement
statement of accounts
.
or statistics;
or statistics;
of accounts

c) to call
c) to call for
for any
any report and the
report and the Authority
Authority shall
shall furnish
furnish the
the
same.
same.

35.
35. 1) The Authority
1) The shall fufnish
Authority shall fufnish the
the Government
Government such reports,
such reports,
returns records
returns records and
and other
other information
information as as the
the Government,
Government, may, for
time to
to time,
time, req
require.
may, for
time u ire.

..^ 2)
2) Without prejudice to
Without prejudice to the
the provisions
provisions ofsubsecrion
of subsection (l),
(1)
the ^
rne Government or
u.overnment or any
anyofficer
officer authorised
authorised by by the
the Government,
Government, in this
may call
behalf may call for
for reports, returns, records
reports, returns, records and
in ihis
and other information
Denalt other information
from the
lrom the Authority
Authorityoror local
local Authorily
Authority inin regard
regard toto the
the implementation
implementation
ofofthe
the Master
Master PPlan.
lan

3) Any
Any person
personauthorised
authorised by bythethe Governmenl
Government or the officer
. .3)
referred
reTerled toto in
in sub-section
sub-section (2) enter,nto
mayenter
(2) may intoor or upon
or the
upon any landofficerwith
any land with
otorwrtnout
without assistants
assistantsororworkmen
workmenfor for ascertaining
ascertaining whetherwhetherprovisions
provisions
ofofthe
the Master
MasterPlan Planoror Zonal
Zonaldevelopment
development ptun planaiu
are Uuing-
being have been
have been
implemented,ororwhether
implemented, whetherthethedevelo'pmeni
developmenti.isU.ing beingoiorhr."Ueen
has been carried
carried
out
outininaccordance
accordance with withsuch
such plan
plan
4)4) NoNosuch
such entry
entry shall
shallbebe made
made exceptexcept belween
between the hours
the hours
orofo6a.m.
a·m.andand O.p.m.
6.p.m. and
and without
without giving reasonable notice to
giving reasonable the
occupier,
occupier,ororififthere
therebebenonooccupier,
occupier,t""tottthe
notice to the
owner of the land or build-
ing.
lng.
J"*""i ili ia-no or Ouita_
"i
•
36.
96'. 1)1)Norwirhstanding anythingininany
Notwithstandinganything other law
any other law or regulation
or regulation
in force,*n"1"
where theG Government
overnireni consider expedient
coniid", eipedient ioi for the effective
il_tg-r.*.
TUncuontng
functioningotofthe .the.
theAuthoritv.
Authority,they.may,
itre
notification. suspend
they may,bybynotification. enectire
any of
suspend any of
the powers of localaurhoriiy
lli?:^y1,:,g1L9cat
aro
anduseuseotoflands
landsandandbuildinos
relatingio
authorityretaitns to ir,"
under thoVisakhapatnam
buildingsu_nderthe Visakhapatnam
"ii,ir,Ji
i"
the control on development
l!,"ropment
Municipal cor-
poration Act,1e55.
pErligl,Agtr 1955.rhetheendnia Pradesh Municipalities Municipilcor-
Andhrapraaeih-Mr;l;i;;;t";"i:t]' Act, 1965, the
rne Andhrapradesh
theAnonra PradeshGram
Grampanchayats Act.1964,
1964, the Andhra pradesh rsos, the
Panchayat
PanchayatSamjlhies
Samithiesand
PanchayatsAct.
andZilla
ZillaearistraOs,qct,
the Andhra Pradesh
Parishads Act.i6'Sg'JnO"
1959 and transfer such
powers
powerstotothe
theAuthority.
Authority. iian.tur .rctr
 25

powers are transforred

such powers
. 2) Where such transferred to
to ths Authority, the
the Authority,
Authority shall be be deemed to be authority concerned, the
be local authority the Chair-
man of the Authority
m_an be deemed to be
Authority shall be b6 the
the Standing
Standing Committee
of the
rhe Municipal
Municipal Corporation
Corporation or the Chairman
Chairman of ot the
the Municipality
Municipality or
the Sarpanch
the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat or
Gram Panchayat presidcnt of
or President the pbnch'ayat
of the Panchayat
« Samithi or Chairman of the Zilla parishad as
Zilla Parishad as the case may be
case may be and
and ihe
the
Vic€-Chairman of the Authority shall be
Vice-Chairman be deemed to to be
be Executive
Executive Au-
thority; and the Authority shall strictly exercise the powers
thority; powers transferred
to itil under sub-section(1)
to sub-section(1) within the
the area under lhe
area under the territorial
territorial ,uris-
juris-
the local authority
diction of the authority concerned.
•
. which3) jurisdiction of the
3) Where the jurisdiction includes the
tha Authority includes the areas
in which AnChra Pradesh
the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra area) planning Act,
area) Town Planning Act, 1920,
is
is in force, the Authority shall bebe the Council oi
Municipal Council
the Municipal or the
the Town
Planning Trust
Planning may be
Trusl as the case may to enforce
be to enrorce the provisions of
the provisions of the
said Act. and the Authority andand its Chairman shatl
shall be deerned to
be deemed to be
the Municipality and
the and its
its Chairman or thethe Town planning
Planning Trust and the
cas6 may be
case and the provisions of
be and said Act
of the said Act shall stand modified
shall stand
aecordingly.
accordingly.

37. Itlt inin the opinion

37. opinion of the Government, the
the Government. Chailman or
the Chairman or Vice-
Chairman of the the Authority wilfully omits or refuses to to carry
carry out or dis-
obeys the provisions of this Act or any rules,rules. by-laws,
by-laws, regulations
regulations or
lawful orders issued thereunder or abusesabuses his positions or or the
the powers
powers
vested in
vested in him, or any member is is found guilty of
found guilty of any
any misconduct
misconduct in
exercising or purporting to exercise
exercising the right conferred
exercise the conferred or or performing
functions, imposed by or under
to perform the functions, under this Act, the
this Act, the Govern-
ment may by
ment efrect from aa date to
and with effect
by notification, and to be
be specified
therein, replace such
therein. such Chairman, Vice-Chailman or
Chairman, Vice-Chairman any other
or any other member
accordingly with effect from the
and accordingly the said date the
said date the Chairman,
Chairman, Vice-
Chairman or any member shall forth with be be deemed to to have
have vacated
olfice as
his office such :-
as such

Provided that the

the Government shall, when
Governmenl shall, when they
they propose
propose to
lake action under this section give the person
take action person concerned
concerned anan opportu-
nity of making representation on
nity proposed the
action proposed
on the action the notification
issued shall contain aa statement of the
issued the reasons {or
for the action taken.

38. 1)
38. 1) Notwithstanding anything
anything in Act, where, for
in this Act, for any
any rea-
son, there is
son, there is aa delay in lhe reconstitution of the
in the Authority in
the Authority in accor-
dance with the Act, the
the provisions of this Act. the Government
Government may may by by noti-
fication, appoint aa special to manage lhe
special officer to of ihe
the affairs of the autho-
period not
rity for aa period not exceeding
exceeding six
six months, and the
months, and the Government
Go,/ernment may
appoint the
appoint the Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman under this section as the Special
Special Officer.

2) Upon
2) the publication of
Upon the under section(1)
of aa notification under section(1)
i) all
i) all the
the powers and functiors of
and functions of the Authority and
the Authority and of its
Chairman and
and Vice-Chairman specified in the
Vice-Chairman shall, during the period specified
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pertormed by the
exelcised and performed
Sub-Section(1), be exercised
notification under Sub-Section(1), lhe
Special icet, and
Officer.
Specia I Off

ii) all
ii) property vested
allproperty in the Authority
vested in shall, during
Autholiry shall. peliod
during the period
in the
specified in in the
vcst in
the notification, vest the Government.
Government.

3) The Government
3) Government may reconstitute the
may reconstitute the Authority in the
Aulholity in
provided in
manner provided in this Act. the expiry
Act, before the of the
expiry of period notified
the period
lhis section, and the special
under this officer shall cease
special officer to manage
cease to manage the
affarrs of the Authority
affairs Aulhority on reconstitution.
on such reconstitution.

CHAPTER-IX
CHAPTER.IX
ART COMMISSION
ART COMMISSION

39. 1)
39. 1) The
TheGovernment
Government may by notification,
may by notification, constitute an Art
constitute an
commission
commission for the
the State, be called
to be
State, to "the Andhra
called "the Pradesh Urban
Andhra Pradesh
ol aa chairman
shall consist of
Art Commission" which shall chairman andand such
such other
members, visual arts
representing among others, visual
members, representing lndian
arts or architecture, Indian
History or
or Archaeology and the environmental
and the sciences, as
envitonmental sciences, they may
as they
appoint.

2) Itlt shall
2) shall be
be duty of the Art to make
Att Commission to make recomme-
recomme'
ndations to the
the Government
Government as to-
as to-

i)i) the testoration and

the restoration of Urban
conservation of
and conservation design and
Urban design and of
the environment in
the the development
in the developmenl areas;
ii) the
ii) the planning and futule urban
and development of future design and
urban design
of the
the environment;
env iron me n t;

iii) the
iii) the restoration and conservation
restoration and of archaeological
conservation of archaeological and
historical sites and sites of high scenic
and sites scenic beauty;
iv) the gianls,
iv) and other modes o{
grants, concessions and compensation
of compensation
be made for the
purchase or acquisition that should be
for purchase by the
the purpose by
Government or any
Government any authority the conditions
and the
authority and conditions subject to which
subject to
grants, concession and compensation
such grants. be made;
compensation should be made; and

v) any other matter referred

v) Ieferred to Commission by the Govern-
to the Commission Goveln-
ment

3) The
3) powers to
The powers to be and the functions
be exercised and to be per-
funclions to pe r-
formed
formed and to be followed by
and the procedure to Commission shall
by the Art Commission
be such as
be may be
as may be prescribed.

41 The
4) The Government may, after
Government may, after consideration
considelation of the recomme'
the recomme-
of the
ndations of Art Commission and
the Art opportunity to the
an opportunity
and after giving an
Authority or Authorities concerned
orAuthorities to make
concetned to any representation.
make any representation, issued
the Authority or Authorities concerned
such directions to the they may
concerned as they
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fit, and the

think fit. the Anthority or Authorities
Anthority or shall comply
Authorities shall with every
comply with
such direction
such direction oI the GoveJnment
of the Government.
CHAPTER -X
CHAPTER-X
40. The
40. The Authority may authorised
authorised any person enter into o,
person to enter or up-
on any land
on land or
or building with or without assistance or
or workmen for the
purpose of-
pu rpose of--

. a) making any enquiry,

a) inspection, measurment
enquiry, inspection, or survey
measurment or survey or
levels of
taking levels of such
such land
land or
or building;
• b) examining
b) examining works under conslruction
works under and ascertaining
construction and ascertaining the
course of sewers and drains;

c)
c) diggingor boring into the sub-soil;

d) Setting out boundaries and

d) and intended lines of work;

e) making such
e) such levels,
levels, boundaries
boundaries and by placing marks
and lines by
and cutting trenches;

f) ascertaining
f) ascertaining whether any land
land is being or
is being or has been deve-
has been
lopsd incontravention of the
loped the Master Plan. or
Master Plan, or Zonal development pl6n
Zonal development plan
or section 13
without the permission referred to in section
or without or in
13 or in contraven-
tion
tion of any condition subject to
subiect to which permission has
such permission
which such has been
granted; or
granted; or
g) doing any other
g) other thinks
thinks necessary for the
necessaty for etficient admi-
the efficient
Act :
nistration of this Act;

PROVIDED THAT_
PROVIDED THAT-

i; no
i) no such entry shall
shall be made except between
be made the hours
between the hours of
6.00AM
6.00A.|V andand 66 00.P,M.
00.P,M. and without giving reasonable to the
notice to
reasonable notice
or ififthere
occu;;ier, or
occupier. there be
be no occupier, to the
no occupier. oi the
the owner of the land or buil-
land or
ding;
A

ii) sufficient opportunity shall

ii) in every
shall in every instance
instance bebe given to
enable woman,
wdman, if any, to withdraw from
any, to from such
such land or building.
land or

iii) due
iii) regard shall
due regard shall always
always be
be had.
had, so far as
so far as may be compati-
may be
able with the exigencies of
the exigencies purpose for which
of the purpose the entry
which the is made.
entry is made,
social and ieligious
to the social the occupants
of the
religious usages of occupants ofol the
the land
land or
ilding entered.
building
bu

41. 1)Any
41. person who,
1 ) Any person who, whether at al his
his own
own instance
instance oror at
at the
tha
instance
instance of any body
person or any
any other person
df any including aa department
body including depaltment of
the Government.
Government. undertakes, or carries outout development
development of of any
any land
in
in contravention of the
the Master
Master Plan
Plan or Zonal development plan or with-
oI with-
pelmission, approval
out the permission, approval or sanction Ieferred to
sanclion referred to in section 13
in section 13 or
or in
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10

contravention of
contravention of any condition subject
any condition to which
subject to which such
such permission,
permission, ap-ap-
or sanction
proval or sanction has
has been
been granted shall be
granted shall be punishable
punishable with
with fine
fine
which may extend
which extend to to the
the thousand
thousand rupees, and in
rupees, and in the
the case
case of
of aa conti-
conti-
with further
nuing offence, with further fire
fire which;
which; may
may extend
extend toto five
five hundred
hundred
rupees for
rupees for every
every day
day during which such
during which such offence
offence continues
continues afler
after con-
con-
viction for the first
viction first commission
commission of of the
the offence.
offence. •

person who
Any person
2) Any who uses
uses any land or
any land building in
or building in cnntraven-
cnntraven-
. ol
tlon
tion of- the
?)
the provisions of
provisions of section
section 1515 or
or in
in contravention
contravention of of any
any terms
terms
andconditions
and conditions determined
determined by by regulations
regulations under under the proviso io
the proviso to that
that
section shall
section shall be be punished
punished withwith fine
fine which
which may may extend
extend toto five
five hundred
hundred
rupees, and
rupees, and in in the
the case
case of of a
a continuing
continuing offenceoffence with
with further
further fine
fine
which may extend
which.may extend to to two
two hundred
hundred andand fifty
fifty rupees
rupees for
for every
every day day du-
du-
ring
ring which
which such such offence
offence continues
continues aftor
after conviction
conviction for
for the
the first'com-
first com-
mission of
mission of the
the offence.
offence.

3) Anyperson
3) Any person who
who obstruct
obstruct the
the entry
entry of
of a
a person
person authorised
authorised
under
. section
under section 40 to
40 to enter
enter into
into or
or upon
upon any land or
any land or building
building or
or molests
molests
such person
such person after
after such
such entry, shall be
entry, shall be punished with impris;nment
punished with imprisonment forfor
aa telm
term which
which may extend to
may extend to one
one thousand
thousand rupees, or with
rupees, or with both.
both.

42,
!2, 1)) Where
1Where any
any development
development has
has been
been commenced
commenced oror isis
being
being carried
carried on or has been completed in contravention of the mas-
on or has been completed in contravention of the mas-
ter plan.or
ter plan or Zonal
Zonal development
development plan plan or
or without
without fhethe permission
permission approval
approval
or
or sanction
sanction referred
referred to
to in section l3
in section 13 or
or in
in contravention
contravention arar any
any condi-
condi-
tion
tion sub.iect
subject to
to which
which such
such permission,
permission, adproval
adproval oror sanction
sanction has
has been
been
granted.
granted.
i)i) lnIn relation
. empowered relation to to aa development
development area,
area, any
any officer
officer of
of the
the Autho-
Autho-
rtty
rity empowered by itit in
by in this
this behalf
behalf:-
:-

_ ii)ii) the
thority
thoritythe
inin relalion
relation to to anyotherarea
any other area within
competent authorityhereof;
within the
hereof;may
the local
local limits
mayininaddition
limitsola
ofalocal
additiontotoanyprosecution
local au-
any prosecution
au-
competentauthority
that
thatmaymay be be instituted
institutedunderunderthis this Act,
Act.make
make an an order
orderdirectingl
directing! hatsuch
hat such
development
developmentshall shall be be removed
removed by demolition, felling
by demolition, felling or or otierwise
otherwise by by
theowner
the owner thereof
thereofor or by theperson
by the person at at whose
whoseinstanci
instancethe the development
development
has
has been
been commenced
commenced or or isis being carried out
being carried outor or has
has beenbeen completed
completed
•
wjthin suchperiod
within such period being
being not not le;s
lessthan
thantive
five days
daysand and not not more
more thanthan
fifteen
fifteendays
daysfrom from thethe date
dateon on which
whichaa copycopyof ofthe order ol
the order of removal,
removal.
with
with aa brief
briefstatement
statementofofthe the reasons
reasonsthereior,
therefor, has has been
been delivered
delivered toto
tototne_owner
tne owneror or that
thatperson
personas asmay maybe bespecified
specified inin the the order;
order; andandon on
hisfallure
hrs failuretotocomply
complywith withthe theorder,
order, the
theofficer
officer ofofth_.
theauthority
authority or, or, asas
the
thecase
casemay maybe, be, the
thecompetent
competentauthorityauthoritymay mayremove
removeororcausecause to to bebe
removed
removedthe thedevelopment
developmentand andthe theexpenses
expensesofofsuch suchremoval
removal shallshall be be
recovered
recovered trom fromthe the owner
ownerororthe the person
person atatwhose
whoseinstance
instancethe thedeve_
deve-
lopment
lopmentwas wascommenced
commenced ororwas wasbeing carriedoul
being carried outor or was
wascompleted
completed
arrears
arrears ofoflandland revenue.
revenue.

Providedthat
Provided thatnonosuch
suchorder
ordershall
shallbe
bemade
made unless
unless the
the owner
owner
theperson
ororthe personconcerned
concernedhashasbeen
beengiving
givingaa reasonable
reasonable opportunity
opportunity toto
show
showcause
causewhy
whythe
theorder should iot
ordershould notbibemsde.
msde.
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2) Ifll any
2) anv development in in an
an area
area specified in in sub-section 77 of
section 1313 has been commenced or
has been or is being carried
is being carried on or has
on or has been
completed in in contravention of the the Master
Master Plan
Plan or Zonal development
or Zonal
plan without the
plan or without permission, approval
the permission. approval or or sanction
sanction refferred
refferred toto in
section 13 or in
13 or in contravention off any condition subject
any condition sub.iect toto which per-
mission, approval
mission, sanction has
approval or sanction has been granted and
been granted and thethe competent
authority has failed to
has failed to remove
remove or or cause
cause to to be
be removed the development
the time that may
within the may bebe specified in the director
this behalf by the
in this director of
Town Planning,
Town Planningr. the the Director may, observing such
may, after observing procedure as
such procedure
may
may be prescribed, direct any
be prescribed, any officer to remove or or cause
cause to bebe removed
rempved
dev:lopment and
such devlopmont
such that officer shall
and that shall be bound to
be bound to carry
carry outout such
such
direction an
direction an any expenses of of such
such removal
removal my my be recovered from
b-. recovered from the
over or t1
o,v.rer or p3rson at whose
t 13 prson whtse instnce
inst?nce thethe development
developme:rt was commen-
ced being carried
ced or was being crrried out or was completed
completed as arrears of landla nd revenue

3) Any
3) person aggrieved
Any person aggrieved bybyanan order under Sub-Section
order under Sub-Section (1)
11)
mayappeal
may Vice-Chairman of the
appeal to the Vice-Chairman the Authority
Authority against that order
against that
within thirty days, from the
days, from the date
date of thereof,
thereof, and the Vice-Chairman may
and the
the parties to
aft. r hearing the
after to the
the appeal
appeal either allow or dismiss the appeal
or may reverse
or any part of the
very any
reverse or very the order.
order,

that where the

Provided that the original
original order is passed by
order is the Vice-
by the
the appeal shall
himsell the
Chairman himself shall lie to the Authority.
the Authority.
4) person aggrieved
4) Any person aggrieved by direction of the
the direction
by the the Director uuder
sub-cection (2) may appeal
sub-cection (2) to the
appeal to the Governm
Governmrnt days from
nt within thirty days
the the Government
and the
the date thereof; and Government may after giving an opportunity
giving an opportunity
of person aggrieved,
the person
of hearing to the aggrieved, either allow or dismiss
allow or dismiss theappeal
or may reverse
or reverse or part of the
any part
or very any the direction.
The decision of the Vice-Chairman
5) The
5) Vice-Chairman or the Authority
or the Authority or
or the
Government and subject to any
sub.ject to decision, on
any decision, appeal the
on appeal the order
order under
sub-section (1) or,
sub-section (1) or, as the case
as the case may
may be, the direction
be, the u:rder sub
direction under sLrb sec-
tion (2), shall
tion (2), shall be final and
be final shallnot
and shall not be
be questioned in in any
any court or
or law

6) The
6) provisions of
The provisions ol this section shall be
section shall in addition
be in to, and
addition to,
to demolition of
relating to
in derogation of any other provision relating
not in of bu-
ildings contained
ildings contained in other law for the
any other
in any the time being in
time being in force.

7) In
7) section and
ln this section and in section 43,
in section 'Competent Authority'
43, 'Competent Authotity'
q in
in relation to a local
to a local authority means any authority or officer
or of that
officer of
local authcrity empowered or
local authority or authorised toto order
order demolition of of build-
ings or stoppage of building operations contained in other law for
in any other for
time being
the time being inin force.
iorce.
43. 1)
43. 1) Where any
any development in any area
in any been commenced
has been
ale3 has commenced
in
in contravention the provisions of section 13
contrav.ention of the or without
13 or without thethe per-
mission,
mission, approval oror sanction to in
sanction referred to that section or
in that in contra-
or in
vention
vention of any
any conditions subject to which such permission, approval
such permission.
or
or sanction has
has been granted-
been granted-
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i) in
i) relalion to development area,
in relation the Authority
area, the Authority or
or any offi-
the Authority empowered
cer of the by itit in
empowered by this behalf;
in this

ii) in
ii) in relation to any area specified
any other area in sub-section
specified in sub-section (7)
of
oJ section 13 with in
13 with in the
the local
local limits of
of aa local
local authority, the compe-
authority, the
au thority thereof;
tent authority there of;

may in
may addition to,
in addition any prosecution
to, any that may
prosecution that be instituted
may be instituted
under this Act.
under this Act. make in order requiring
make in reguiring the
the development toto be
be discon-
from the
tinued on and from the date
date of the service of the
the order.
order, and such order
and such
shall be
shall be complied with accordingly.

2) Where such
2) such development is is not
not discontinued
discontinued in in pursu-
ance of
ance of the
the order
order under sub-section (1), the
sub-section (1), Authority or
the Authority or the
the orficer
the Authority or the
of the the competent
competent authority,
adttiority, as
as the
the case
case may
may be,
be, may
require any police officer to
require any to remove the person
person by whom the develop-
whom the
ment has
ment been commenced and
has been and all
all his assistants
assistants and workmen from
and workmen
place of development within
the place withln such time as
such time may be
as may specified in
be specified
the and such
riquisition and
the riquisition police officer shall
such police with the
comply with
shall comply the reguisi-
tion accordingly.
tion accord ing ly.

3) Iflf any
3) any development
development in in an
an area
area specified in in sub-section(7)
sub-section(7)
of Section 13 13 has been commenced
has been commenced in in contravention
contravention of the Master
of the
Plan or
Plan or Zonal
Zonal development
development plan plan or without
without the permission, approval
the permission.
sanction referred
or sanction referred toto in section 13
in section 13 or in contravention
or in contravention of any any con-
dition subject to
dition subject to which
which such permission, approval
such permission, sanction has
approval or sanction
been granted and
been granted the competent authority has
and the has failed to make
failed to make an
an order
sub-section (1)
under sub-section or, as the case
(1) or, may be,
case may be. aa requisition under
under sub-
section (2) within
section (2) within the time that may
time that may be specified
specified in in this behalf by
this behalf
the Director
the Director of of Town
Town Planning the Director
Planning the Director may, after observing
may, after
such procedure as
such as may
may be priscribed direct
be priscribed direct any
any officer to to make
make the
the
order or
order requisition as
or requisition the case
as the case may be, and
may be. that officer
and that shall be
officer shall
bound carry out such
bound to carry such direction;
direction; and
and the
the order or or direction
direction made
by him
by him in pursuance of the
in pursuance the direction
direction shall
shall be complied with
be complied with accor-
dingly.

4) After the
4) the riquisition
riquisition under sub-section (2) (2) or
or sub-section
(3) has
(3) has been with, the
been complied with, the Authority
Authoiity or the competent authority
or the
or the officer
or the to whom
officer to whom the the direction
direction was
was issued by the
issued by the Director
sub-section (3) as
under sub-section the case
as the may be,
case may be. may
may depute
depute byby aa written
order police officer or
order aa police employee of the
or employee the Authority
Authority or
or local authority
concerned, to watch
concerned, watch the place in
the place in order to
to ensure the develop-
that the
ensure that
ment is
ment is not continued.

5) Any person
5)
(1) or,
to comply
person failing to an order
comply with an order under
under sub-
section (1)
section or, as the case
as the be, under
may be,
case may (3), shall
under sub-section (3), shall be
punished with
punished fine which
with fine which may
may extend to two
extend to lwo hundred rupees for
hundr€;d rupees
day during
every day during which the
the non-compliance
non-compliance continues after thethe ser-
vice of
vice the order.
of the
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6) No compensation
6) shall be
compensation shall any person
be claimed by any for any
person for
damage which he
damage sustain in consequence
he may sustain the removal
consequence of the removal of any
undet section
development under 42 or
section 42 or the discontinuance of the develop-
lhe discontinuance
ment under
ment this section.
u nder this

7) The
7) provisions ot
The provisions section shall
this section
of this shall be
be inin addition
addition to
and not
and in derogation
not in derogation of any other lo stoppage
provision relating to
other provision of
contained in
building operations contained any other
in any for the
other law for time being
the time in
force.

• 44. 1)
44. 1) Iflf the
the person committing an
person committing under this
offence under
an offence Act isis a
this Act
company, every
company, every person who, at the
person who, the time the offence was
time the was commitled
committed
was in
was in charge of, of, and was responsible company for the
the company
to, the
responsible to. the con-
duct of the
the business of the the company,
company. as well as the
well as the company,
company. shall
be deemed to
be to bebe guilty of the oJfence and shall be
the offence liable to
be liable be pro-
to be
ceeded
ceeded against and punished accordingly.
and punished accordingly,
that nothing
Provided that in this
nothing in this sub-section shall render
sub-section shall render any
liable to any
person liable
such person provided in
any punishment provided in this Act, ifif he
this Act, he pro-
ves that the
ves offence was committed
the offence his knowladge
committed without his knowladge or or that
hc exercised
he exercised all due diligence
all due to prevent
diligence to the commission
prevent the commission of of such
offence.
ofle nce.

2) Notwithstanding
2) Norwithsranding anything
anything inin sub-section (1),(1 ), where
where an
offence under
under this ActAct has been committed by aa company
been committed company and and it is
proved that the
proved that the offence
ofience has been committed
has been committed with the the concent or
connivance
connivance of or or isis attributable to any
attributable to any neglect
neglect on part of,
the part
on the of. any
Director, Manager, Secretary orother Officerofthe
Director. Manager, Secretary or other Officer of the Company,
Company, such
Director, Manager,
Director, fManager, Secretary or other Officer shall also also be
be deemed to
be guilty of that offence
be offence and and shall
shall be against and
be proceeded against and puni-
shed accordingly.
shed

Explanation for
for the of this section-
the purpose of

a) ·company''
a) means aa body
"company" means body corporate and includes aa firm
corporate and
other association of individuals; and
or other
or

b)
b) "Director" in
in relation to aa firm partner in
lirm means aa partner in the firm.

45. All firms

45. firms realised
realisecl in
in connection prosecutions under this
connection with prosecutions
Act shall
Act shall be paid to
be paid the Authority or as,
to the as. the case may
the case the local
be, the
may be.
authority concerned.
authority

46. 1)
46. 1) Subject to such
Subject to rules may
such rules may be prescribed, any
be prescribed, any of{ence
offence
made
made punishable
punishable by or
or under this Act
Act may,
may, either
either before or after
belore or aft-'I the
institution of
institution proceedings be
of proceedings be compunded-
i) inin the
i) the case of an
case of referred to
an offence referred in sub-section (2)
to in (2) of
4i, by
section 41, the Director
by the of Town
Directol of Town Planning or anyany Officer autho-
rised by him
rised by behall by aa general or special order; and
him in this behalf
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ii) inin any

ii) any other case, Authotity, or as
by the Authority,
case, by the case
as the may be·
case may be'
local person authorised
Authority concerned or any person
local Authority authorised by the authority
by the
or
or such local authoriy
such local general or special
autholiy by general special order in this behalf.
in this behalf'

2) Where
2) where an offence has
an offence has been compounded, the
been compounded. the offender.
oflender, if
in custody
in shall be
custodi shall no further
and no
discharged and
be discharged proceedings shall
further proceedings shall be
taken against in respect of
him in
against him of the offence compounded.
the offence compounded.

47. Every member

47. member and every officer
and every and other
officer and other employee
employee ofof the
Authority be
Authority be deemed ro be
deemed to public servant
be public servant within the meaning
within the meaning of
section 21 the Indian
21 of the penal code,
lndian penal code, 1860
1860 (Central Act45
(Central Act of 1860);
45 of •
48. No
48. Court inferior
No Court inrerior to oi aa Magistrate
to that of of the
Magistrate of first class
the first
shall try an
shall try punishable under
officence punishable
an officence under this Act
this Act.
49. 1)
49. 1) No prosecution for
No prosecution any offence
for any punishable under
offence punishable this Act
under this
other than
other than an referred to
an offence referred in sub-section (2)
to in (2) shall be institu-
shall be
ted
ted except with the previous sanction
the previous sanction of the authority
of the authority or any Officer
authorised by
by the Aulhority.
the Authority.
2) No
2) prosecution for
No prosecution any offence
lor any failure to
offence for failure to comply
comply with
the order of
the the Officer referred
bf the referred to in sub-section (3)
to in of section 43
(3) of
and punishable under
and punishable under sub-section (5) (5) of that section shall
of that be institu-
shall be
ted except
ted except with the previous sanction
the previous sanction of of the of Town
the Director of Town Plan-
ning or
ning any Officer
or any authorised by
Olficer authorised him in
by him this behalf.
in this
50, 1)
50, 1) Notwithstanding anything in
Notwithstanding anything in section 29 of
seclion 29 of the Code of
the Code ol
Criminal
Criminal Procedure. shall be
1973, it shall
Procedurc, 1973. be lawful any Court of
lawful for any of Magis-
trate of the first class
o{ the authorised by
pass any sentence authorised
class to pass by this Act in
this Act
excess
excess of powers under the
of its powers said section
the said
CHAPTER-XI
CHAPTER-XI
MISCELLANEOUS

51 .
51. 1) All
1) All notices. all orders
notices, all and other
orders and other documents required by
documents required
this Act or
this Act or any or regulation
rule or
any rule regulation made
made thereunder
thereunder to be served
to be
•
upon any person
upon any person shall.
shall, saver as otherwise provided in
otherw ise provided in this Act or such
rule or regulation.
,ule or regulation, be
be deemed to to be duly served.
be duly

a) Where the
a) the person to be
person to be served
served is company, ifiJ the
is aa company, the docu-
ment is
ment is addressed
addressed to the Secretary of
to the of the
the said company at its registe-
at its
red office
red offfce or at place of
at its principal office or place of business and
and isis either:-

i) sent
i) sent by posu or
registered post;
by registered or
ii) delivered at the
ii) registersd office
the registered office or at the principal office
the principal officeor
or
business of
place of business of the
the said company.
b) Where the
b) the person
person to be served
to be served is firm, ifif the
is aa partnership firm. the
document is
document is addressed the said
to the
addressed to partnership firm
said partnership at its
firm at its principal
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JJ

of business,
place of
place business, identifying itir by
identifying by the name or
the name style under
or style
which its business
business isis carried
canied onon and
and is
is either-
sent by
1) senr
1) post; or
by the registered post;
ii) delivered at
ii) at the said place or
or business;
c) Where the person to be served is aa public
c) of aa Cor-
body of
public body
poration or seciety or other
other body,
body, if the document is addressed to
is addressed to the
Secretary, Trsasurer or other
Secretary, Treasurer other Head
Head Officer of that body,
body, corporation or
society at
at its principal office,
office, and
and is either-
• i) sent by
i) post; or
registered post;
by registered
ii)
ii) delivered at the said office;
at the
d) in
d) in any other case. addressed to
case, if the document is addressed the per-
to the
son to be
son to be served; and-

i) isis given or tendered

i) tend3red toto him; or
ii) isis sent
ii) registered post to the person; or
sent by registered
iii) if such
iii) person cannot be
such person found, isis affixed
be found. on some con-
affixed on
spicuous part of of his
his last
last known place of residence or or business if with-
any development area
in any area or
or is
is given or tendered to some adult member
of his family or or is
is affixed onon some,
some, conspicuous
conspicuous part of of the
the land of
which itit relates.
building to which

21 Any document which is

2) to be
is required or authorised to be served
on
on the owner oror occupier of any
any land or or building
building may
may bebe addressed
addressed
'the owner" or "" the
'the owner'' occupier'', as lhe
the occupiel", may be,
the case may oi that
be, of that land or
'building (naming
'building (naming that
that land or name of
building; without further name
or building) of des-
cription, and shall
shall be
be deemed toto be served-
be duly served-

a) if lhe
a) the document so addressed
addressed is to be
is sent to in acc-
be delivered in
with clause
ordance with (b) of sub-section (1); or
clause (b)

b) Iflf the
b) the document soso addressed so addres-
addressed or aa copy thereof so addres-
• sed,
sed, is
is delivered person on
deiivered to any person on the land or
the land building or where there
or building
is
is no
no person on the land
on the land or building to
or building to whom
whom it can be delivered
can be deliveled is
affixed to some conspicuous
conspicuous part of the or building.
the land or

3) Where as
3) as aa document is served on partnership firm in
on aa partnership in acc-
ordance with
with this shall be
lhis section, the document shall be deemed to be selved
be served
on each
on each partner,

4) For the purpose

4) any document to
pulpose of enabling any to be
be served on
the owner of any property, the
the owne; the Secretary Aurhority may be notice
Secretaly to the Authority
in the occupiet,
require the
in writing require any. of the property to state the name
occupier, if any,
addiess of the
and address the owner theleof.
owner thereof.
the person
5) Where the
5) on whom
person on aa document is to be
is to be served is
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the service
minor, the
aa minor, service upon
upon his guardian or
his guardian oI any adult member
aoy adult member of
of his
family shall
shall ba to be
ba deemed to be service the miner.
upon the
service upon mrner.

6) A servant
6) A servant is the meaning
is not aa member of the family within the
ol this
of th is section.
sect ion.

52. Every public notice

52. notice given under
under this Act. shall be
Act, shall in writing
be in
ove, the
over the signature the Authority or any other office
signature of the Secretary to the
authorised by him in this behalf and shall be widely made known in the
authorised
be affected rhereby
ro be
locality to thereby by affixing copies thereof in in conspicu-
ous public places within the said
said locality, publishing the same
locality, or by publishing same by +
beat of drum or
beat of adveltisement in
or by advertisement in local news paper or by any two o,
local news or
more
mole these
these means, and by
means, and by any other
other means that the
means that Secretaly may
the Secretary ntay
think fit.

53. Where any notice,

53. notice, otder or other
order or other document issued or made
document issued
made theleunde,
under this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder requires any-
thing to be done for the doing of which no
be done no time
time is in this Act of
is Fixed in
the rule or regulation, the
the notice, order specity
or other document shall specify
orderor
aa reasonable time for doing the same.

54. All permissions, orders,

54. decisions, notices.
orders, decisions, othet docu-
notices, and other
of the Authority shall
ments of shall be by the
be authenticated by signature of
the signature of the
Secretary to
Secretary to the
the Authority
Authority oror any
any other
other Officer authorised by
Officer authorised by the
Authority, in this behalf.
in this behali.

55
55 suit. Prosecution or other legal
No suit. proceedings shall
legal proceedings shall lie against
person for anything which is
any person is in good faith done or intended to
faith done to be
under this Act or
done under
done or any rule or regulation made thereunder.
thereunder.

56. 1)
56. 1) The
The Authority may, by
Authority may, notification. direct that any power
by notification,
by it under this Act except the power
exerciseable by power to made regulations
made regulations
also be
may also exercised by such
be exercised of local
such ofricers of local authority
authority as may be
as may
mentioned therein, in such
therein, in and subject
such cases and subject to such
such conditions,
conditions, if
any, as
any, as may be
be specified
specified therein- I
s

2) The Government may by

Government may by notification, direct thar
that any power
exercisable by them under this Act.
by them except the power to
Act, except to make
make rules,
may also
also be such officer as
be exercised by such as may
may be
be mentioned therein,
therein, in
such cases
such subiect to such
cases and subject conditions. if any,
such conditions, any, as may be specified •
therein.
there in.

3) The
3) The Director of Town Planning,
of Town may, by
Planning, may, by notification direct
power exercisable
that any power exercisable byby him Act may also
under this Act
him under also be
be exer-
cised by
cised such officers
by such officers may be mentioned therein,
may be therein, in such cases and
in such
subject to such conditions, if any,
such conditions, any, as
as may
may be specified therein.
therein-
57. 1)
57. 1) Nthing
Nlthing in
in this Act shall the operation
shall affect the operation of
o1 the Andhra
the Andhra
Pradesh slum Improvement land) Act.
lmprovement (Acquisition of land) Act, 1956.
 35

2) Save as
2) provided in
as otherwise provided (6) of section 42
in sub-section (6)
or of Section 43
ol sub-sectlon 77 of 43 or sub-section (1) of
sub-secrion (1) this section.
of this section, the
provisions of this Act and
provisions of and the
the rules and regulations made
and regulations made thereunder
thereunder
shall have
shall effect, notwithstanding
have effect. notwithstanding anything
anything inconsistent
inconsistent there
there with
contained inin any other law.
any other

3) Notwithstanding
3) Notwithstanding anything
anything in
in any
any other law-
a) permission for development
a) When permission development in respect of
in respect any land
of any
has been obtained under
has been Act, such
under this Act. such development shall
shall not be
be dee-
« med to
med to be
be unlawfully undertaken or by reasons
or carried out by only of the
reasons only
fact that pernrission, approval
that permission, approval or sanction required
or sanction required under
under such
such other
law for such development has been
developmenl has been obtained.
obtained.
b) When permission for such
b) such development has not been
has not been obtai-
ned under this Act.
ned Act, such
such development shall
shall not
not be
be deemed to be law-
to be
fully under
fully under taken or carried out by only of
by reasons only the fact
ol the fact that permi-
ssion, approval
ssion, sanction required
approval or sanction required under
under such
such other law for such
other law
deve lopme nt has
development been obtained.
has been obtained.

58. 1)
58. The Government.
1) The alter consultation
Government, after consultation with the Authority,
with the Authority,
m:'y, by
may, notification' make rules
by notification' rules to carryout
carryout the
the purposes of this
purposes of this Act;
Provided that consultation with thethe Authority shall not
Aurhority shall nol be
be ne-
on the first occassion of the
cessary on the making of rules
rules under this section.
section,
but the
but the Government shall take
Government shall into consideration
take into and suggestion
consideration and
which the A.uthority may
the Authority may make in relation
make in the amendment
relation to the amendment of of such
rules after they are
rules are made.

2) In
2) and without prejudice to the
particulars and
ln particulars of the
the generally of
provide for all
poer, such rules may provide
foregoing poer, all or any of the
any of the following
matters' namely:-
matters'

a) The
a) the Chairman
The powres and functions of the Chairman and the Vice-
and the
Chairman;
Chairman;
' u) the salaries.
b) of service
conditions of
salaries, allowances and conditions of the
service of
paid members
whole-time paid members of of the Authority.
the Authority.
c) the
c) in relation
and restrictions in
the control and to appointment
relation to appointment of
o,
' . olher employees:
officers and other emploYees:

d) the
d) by which the
stages by
the stages the development ofany
development of particulal
any particular
features of aa zone may
features of may be carried out;
be carried

el
e) the form
form and
and content
contenl ofof Master Plan Zonal development
Plan or Zonal
plan, as
plan. as the
tlie case may be.
case may be, and plocedure to
and the procedure to be followed in
be followed in conne-
ction
;tion with the
the prepalation,
preparation. publication,
publication. submission
submission and
and approval
approval of
such
such plan and the the form,
form, and
and the of the
publication, of
the manner of publication, the notice
relating to any
anY such plan in draft.
Plan in
 36

f) the folm
f) form andand manner inin which notice under sub-section (3)
ssction 12 shall
of section sh al I be
be published.
g) the
g) local inquiries and other
the local other hearings that may
hearings that be held
may be
pian is
before aa plan is approved:

h) the
h) to be
rhe fee to be paid on an fo] permission
an application for permission undel
under
section 14
14 and factols and
and the factors circumstances to
and circumstances to be taken into conside-
be taken conside-
ration in
ration in determining such fee;
the manner in which
i1 the
i)
development;
dealt with after development;
vacant lands
Government vacant
which Government lands shall
shall be •
j1 the procedure to
j) to be followed by
by the Town Plan'
Directol of Town
the Director Plan-
ning under section 42 of section 43:

k) levy of
the levy
k) the procedure for the of development charges and
development charges
on any development oI
from it on
exemption from change of any
or institution or change
use of any
use or building;
any land or

l) the prescription ot
I) rates, calculation, assessment
of rates, assessment and collec-
tion of the
tion the development charges;
m) the procedure for referring
m) referring any matter to the Government
to the Government
under section 33 settlement of terms
33 for settlement and conditions
terms and subject to
conditions subject
which local
local authority may be
aulhority may be required to assume
required to responsibility for
assume responsibility
amen ities in
amenities in any
any area;

n) the regulation of the

n) procedule to be
the procedure followed by
be followed by the
the Tri-
bunal and other matters relating
bunal relating thereto;
o) the sum
o) sum of money that may
may be
be kept in current account.
kept in
p) the procedure to
p) to be followed for borrowing
followed for moneys by
borrowing moneys
way of loans or debentures and
and their repayement;
a
q) the form
q) budget oI
form of the budget the Authority and
of the the manner of
and the
preparing the same;

r) the form
r) form of the
the balance sheet and
and statement oI
of account:

s) the form
s) of the
form of the annual report and the
annual report the date
date on or before
on or
shall be
which it shall submitted to the
be submitted the Government;
Government;

u) powers and
u) the powers and functions of, and thprocedure
of, and to be
thprocedure to be fol-
lowed by the Art Commission;
Commission;
v) any other matter which has
v) to be,
has to be, or may be
or may made by
be made by rules
3) Every rule
3) rule made
made under this section shall
under this shall immediately after
 3737

itisismade,
itin made. b€ belaid
laidbefore
before eacheachhouse
house olofthe theState Legislature if ifit itis is
StateLegislatule
session and
in session and if it if itisis not
not inin session,
session, in in the
the session
session immediately
immediately follo-
follo-
wing for
wing fora atotal periodof
totalperiod of fourteen
fourteendaysdays which
whichmay maybe be comptised
comprisedinin
one session ororinin two
oneiession twosuccessive
successivesessions.
sessions. and andifif before
before thetheexpila-
expira-
tion of
iion of the
thesession
sessionininwhich
whichititisissosolaidlaid or or the
the session
session immediately
immediately
following,both
following, bothhouses
housesagreeagreeininmaking
makingany modification lnin the
any modificatio-n the rule
rule
ororininthe-innulment
the annulmentororthi therule,
rule.the
therule shall, with
rule shall, with effect
effect ,rom
from the the
datenotified,
date notified,have
haveeffect
effectonly
onlyininsuch
suchmodified
modifiedform
formororstand
standannulled,
annulled,
asasthe
the case
casemay
maybe,
be.sosohowever
howeverthat thatany
anysuch modification or
such modification or annul-
annul-
ment shall be without prejudice to the
ment shall be without prejudice to the validity validityof
of anything
anything previously
previously
doneu under thatIule.
nder that rule.
done
59.
59. 1)1) The
TheAuthority may. with
Authority may, the plevious
with the approval of
previous approval of the
the
Government. make regulations consistant with this Actand
Gorernment, make regul;tiona and the
consistant with this Act the rules
rules
made thereunder. to-carry
carry out thepulposes of this
purposes of this Act and without
Act and without
mide thereunder, to oul the
prejudicetotothe
prejudice thegeneraliti
generalityofofthis
thispower,
power.such
suchregulations
regulationsmaymayprovide
provide
for-
{or--
the summoninq
a) the
a) summoningandand holding
holding ofofthe
theAuthority thetime
Authoritythe time and
and
placewhdre
wheresuch
suchmeetingi
meetingsale
areto
to be
beheld,
held. the conduct of
theconduct of business
businessatat
olace
such meetings
iuch meetingsandand the
the number
numberof
ofmembers necessaryto
membersnecessary form aa quo-
to folm quo-
rum thereat;
rum thereat;

b) the
b) the summoning
summoning and holding of
and holding of meetings
meetings oi ofaa Committee
Committee
constituted under
under sub-seciion(2)
sub-section(2) section 5,
of seirion
of 5, the
the time and place
time and place
constitut;d
where iu"t
such meetings
meetings areare to
to be
be tield,
held. the
theconduct
conduct o, business at
of business at such
such
*t'"*
meetings. and and the number of
the numbel of members necessary to.
members necessary to form
form quolum
quorum
muetings,
thereat and the the fees
fees and
and allowances payable to
allowances payable to the members for
the members for
iri"i"ii"i"o the meetings
attending the meetings oI orany other works
any other works oJ of the
the Authority;
Authority;
ittending
the powers
c) the
c) and duties
powers and duties of
of the Seceretary. Chief
the Seceretary'- Chief Accounts
Accounts
Officer. T6wn
Town ilanner,
Planner. Engineer
Engineer and
and other
other Officers of the
Officers of the Authority;
Authority;
Officer,
the salaries,
d) the
d) salaries. allowances
allowances and
and conditions of service of
conditions of of the
the
Planners and
.service
Secretary. Chief
iet Accounts Officer,
Accounts Officer. Town
Town Planners and Engineer
Engineer and
and
« S"cretatyl'c'n
other olficers
officers and
and em,trloyees;
employees;
other
the procedure
3) the for the
procedure lor the canying
carrying out
out of
of the functions of
the functions of the
the
3)
Authority under Chapter-lll;
Chapter-Ill;
Autholity'under
the Jorm
f) the
{) form inin which
which any
any application
application for
for permission
permission under
under sec-
sec-
tion 13 and 14 snatl
shall Je
de maae
made and
and ihe particulars to
the particulars to be
be furnished
furnished inin
tion t 3 aid'i+
such application;
application;
such
the terms and
g) theterms
o\ and conditions
conditions subiect to which
subject to user of
which user of lands
lands
and buildings inin contravention
contravention of
of plans may
may be contlnued;
continued;
and build"ihgs
the manner
h) the
h) manner of
of communicating
communicating the grounds of
the grounds of relusal
refusal of
of
permission for development;
permission for develoPment;
 38

i) the form of the

i) the register or applications for permission and
for permission
the particulars to
to be
be contained in
in such registers;

i) the
j) the management of the properties of the Authority;

k) and manner of
k) the time and of ol development
payment of development charges;
charges; %
and
l) any other matter which has
I) to be.
has to oi may
be, or may be determined by
lations.
regulations.
regu

2) until
2) until the
the authority
authority is constituted under
is constituted under this Act, any regu- •
lation which
which may
may be
be made
made under sub-section may may be made the Go-
by the
made by
vernment; and any regulation so so made or rescinded
be altered or
made be rescinded byby the
in exercise
Authority in exercise of its powers under sub-section(1)
sub-section(1)
60, 1)
60. 1) Wnere the
the Government
Government are lhat the
are satisfied that purposes for
the purposes
which
which an Authorityis
an Authority constituted under
is constituted Act, has
under this Act. has been
been substan-
tially achieved so
tially so as to render the continued existence the Authori-
exislence of the
the Government
ty in the opinion of the unnecessary, the
Government unnecessary. the Government
Government
may notification, delcare that the
may by notification. shall be
the said authority shall be dissolved
dissolved
with effect on
with on and
and from such
such date
dato as
as may
may bebe specified in the
speiified in the notifi-
cation, and the Authority shall
shall be
be deemed to be be dissolved
dissolved accordingly.
2) From
2) Frcm the said date--
lhe said date-

a) all properties,
a) properties, funds and dues which areare vested in. or
vested in, or rea-
lisable by
by the Authority shall vest in,
in, or be by the
realisable by
be realisable the Govern-
ment;

b) .all
. b) all Government lands placed at
Government vacant lands at the of the
disposal of
the disposal the
shall revert to the
Authority shall the Government;
Government;
c)-all
c) which are
all liabilitiss which are enforceable
enforceable against the authority
against the authority
shall b enf)rceJ5l9 against
b-, enfrceble the Government;
a lainst the Governmcntj and
d)
, not been
d) for purpose of carrying
for the purpose out any
carrying out any development
development which
which a
has.not
has been fully carried out byby the Authority and for the
and for the purpose
purpose of
of
realising properties,
realising properties, funds and
and dues referred to
to in
in Clasue (a) the
Clasue (a) the func-
func_
tion of the
tion the Authority shall
sh.,ll be discharged by the Government
Governmdni

9.1,
61. As from the
As
Urban area
the date
date of the constitution of
area comprised in
of the
the Authority
Authority
- for the
for the
Urban the Municipal Corporation
in the Corporation of
oi Visakhapatnam.
Viia[irapatnam.
a) the provisions
provisions of Chapter XIII
. . Corporation the Visakhapatnam
XIll of the
cipal
^ a)
cipal Corporation Act. 1955,
Act, 1gS5, shall
shali stand repealed;
Visakhaoatnam Muni-
Muni-

b) anything
. b) anything done
. delegation, done or any action taken (including any
taken (including any appoint-
appoint_
ment, delegation,
ment, norification, order. scheme
notification,order. pdrmiriionl rule,
scheme permission, Uie_fi*,
ruid, bye-law,
regulation or form
regulation form made,
made. granted or issued)
issuedl under pioui.iio,i of
inv provistion
u'ndei any thee
ot tt

=--..-\
 39

aforesaid
atoresaid Act, shall,
shall, so
so far
tar as it isis not
as it not inconsistent with thethe provisions
provisions
Act, continue in
of this Act. in force
force and be be deemed toto have
have been done or
been done ot
taken
taken under the provisions of
the provisions of this
this act unless and is superceded
and until itit is
by anything done or or any action takentaken under the
the said
said provisions.

S.V.
S.V. SUBBA
SUBBA RAO
RAO
SECRETARY TO
TO GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
LAW
LAW DEPARTMENT
DEPARTM ENT

K.
K, SRIRAMACHARI
SRIHAMACHARI
DRAFTSMAN TOTO GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
LAW
LAW DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT

•
 40

AN EXTRACT
AN EXTRACT OF
OF RULES
RULES SUPPLEMENT TO PART-1
SUPPLEMENI TO
OF

THE
THE ANHRA
ANDHRA PRADESH
PRADESH GAZETTE. ISSUE NO.
GAZEITE, ISSUE 13, DATED
NO. 13, DATED 21st
21St
AP R IL, 1977
APRIL, 1977.
PUBLISHED AT PAGES
PUBLISHED AT PAGES 269-282

THE URBAN
THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (VISAKHPATNAM
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
RULES, 1977
RULES,

(G.O.Ms No.215, Housing. Municipal

No.215, Housing, Administration and
Municipal Administration
'
(G.O.Ms
Urban (M.A.), 1st April,
Development (M.A.),
Urban Development April. 1977).
19771.

In powers conferred
ln exercise of the powers by sub-section
conferred by (11 of
sub-section (1)
section-58 of Andhra Pradesh
oi the Andhra Urban Areas
Pradesh Urban (Development) Act.
Areas (Development) Act,
(Act-1 of 1975)
1975 (Act-1
1975 the Governor of Andhra
1975) the Andhra Pradesh hereby makes
Pradesh hereby
f ollowing rules,
the following rules, namely:-
ULLES
RRU ES

1. (a) Short
1. (a) Shcrt title, commencemet application--These rules
commencemet and application--These
may be
may the Urban
be called the Authority (Visakhapatnam)
Development Authority
Urban Development
Rules,
Rules, 1977.

b) They shall
b) shall come into force effect from
force with effect the date
from the date of
publication of these rules
publication rules in the Andhra Pradesh
in the Pradesh Gazette.
Gazette.

c) They shall
c) to Development
shall apply to Development areas as notified
areas as notified under
(1) of
sub-section (1) ofsecrion
section 13 of the
13 of the Andhra
Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas
Pradesh Urban
(Development; Act, 1975.
(Development) Act, 1 975.

2. Definiations-In
2. rulss, unless the
Definiations-ln these rules, context other
the context other wise
requires.
req u ires.

(a) "Act" means,

(a) "Act'' the Andhra
means, the Areas (Develop-
Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas (Develop-
Act, 1975.
ment) Act,

(b) 'Authority' means,

(b) 'Authority' the Urban
means, the Authority for
Development Authority
Urban Development •
constituted under
Areas constituted
the Visakhapatnam Development Areas under sub-section
(1) of section-3 of the
(1) the Act;

c) 'Commence' means
c) means carrying onon any trade or business,
trade or business, sale
goods of any type
or exchange of goods type whatsoever,
whatsoever, and the runn-
includes the
and includes
ing, with a view to
ing, profit, of
to make profit. of hospitals
hospitals nursing
nursing homes,
homes, informaties
and
and educational institutions, and running of of eating
eating houses and lodg-
houses and lodg-
ing houses.
ing not attached
saris not
houses, and saris attached to any ecucational institution and
ecucational institution
work'Commercial'
the work 'Commercial' shall bebe construed
construed accordingly:
 4141

ldl 'Commercialuse'
(d) 'Commercial use'ininlelation
relationtotoland
landand
andbuilding includes
buildingincludes
the
the use
use oi of such
6uch land
land or
or building
building orora a part
part thereof
thereof forfor storage
stolage of
of goods
goods
or asananoffice
officeininconnection
connectionwith
withcommerce
commerceand andfor
forother
otherpurposes
purposesofof
oris
commerce;
commelce;
• 'Form'means
(e) 'Form'
(e) meansthetheform
formappended
appendedtotothese
theserules;
rules;

(f't 'Fund'ofofthe
(f) 'Fund' theAuthority'
Authority'means
meansand
and includes
includes allall moneys
moneys
receivedlriinany
received anymanner
manneron onbehalf
behalfofofthe
theAuthority forthe
Authorityfor the time
time bebeing
ing
held by the Authority in cash on hand or in Bank, or funds
or held by the Authority in cash on hand or in Bank, or funds in the
oiname in the
of the Urban Development Authority:
name ol the Urban Development Authority:
'Industrialuse'
(g) 'lndustrial
(g) use'includes
includesthetheuse of any
useof landor
any land or building
building
orpart thereoflor
partthereot forpurpose
purposeofoflndustry
Industry
or
'Industry' includes
(h) 'lndustry'
aht includesthethecarrying
carryingon or any
on or any manufacturing
manufacturing
process
oro"".. as defined in the Factories Act.
u'r 6efined in the Factories Act, 1948 1948 (Central
(Central Act-63of
Act-63 of 1948)
1948)
and thewolk
work 'tndustrial'shall
'Industrial' shall be
beconstrued
construedaccoldingly:
accordingly:
;nd the
'Plan' means
i)i)under
'Plan' meansthe
the Master
Master Plan
Plan of
of Zonal
Zonal Development Plan
Development Plan
prepared irnder
prepared the plovisions
the provisions of
ofthe
the Act.
Act.

j)j) 'Prescribed'
'Prescribed' means
meanspresctibed
prescribed by
by ]egulations
regulations made
made by the
by the
under the
Authority under the Act.
Act.
Authority
k) 'Regulation'
k) means aa regulation
'Regulation' means made under
regulation made Act by
under Act the
by the
authority ind
and i-ncludes
includes zoning
zoning and
and oiher
other regulation as part
made as
regulation made of
part of
authority
a plan.
a plan.
l'lI) 'Vice-Chairman'
'Vice-Chairman' means
means the Vice-Chairman of
the Vice-Chairman of the
the Urban
Urban
Development Authorily, Visakhapatnam, or
Authority, Visakhapatnam, or the
the acting
acting Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Development
of the Authotity
Authority : :
of the
'Year' means
m) 'YeaI'
m) means of
of financial
financial year
year beginning with the
beginning with the 1st
1st of
of
and dnding
April and with the
ending with the 31st
31st March
March following
following : :
- April
The words
The words used
used but
but not defined in
not deiined in these rules shall
these rules shall have
have
the meaning
meaning assigned
assigned to
to them
them in
in the
the Act'
Act.
the
Power and
Power and Functions
Functions ofof the Chairman and
the Chairman and Vice-Chairman-
Vice-Chairman-
ttr
(1) The Chairman
The bhaiiman shall
shall be
be member
memberand and Chairman
Chairman of
of all.the
all the Commi-
Com mi·
it;'";
";,-.;;-;;;miii"".
ttees or sub-committees ino and in
in the absence of
the absence of the Chairman. the
the ch-airman' the
shall io
Vice-Chairman lhJLt so preside.
preside. The case of
The case of equality
equality o{. of votes'
votes. the
the
Vi"*crtii*."
Chairman. oior Vice-Chairman,
Vice-Chairman. who who so so ever
ever presides- shall have
presides shall have aa cast-
cast-
C't.irrnin, Authority oI or its Committees or
i"ii rii.'i"
ing vote in Jtr
all itre-
sub-committees.
the meetings
meetings ofof the
the Autho;itv its Committees or
sub-committees.
(2) In the
(2) ln the absence
absence of
of the Vice-Chairman on
the Vice-Chairman on account of leave
leave
or .ny other '.uri.-
any oi#, cause, -ttt"
the Chairman may, in
Chairman may' exercise of
in exercise the powets
of the powers
o,
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42

under.section.4 (1) of
under section 4(1) of the
the Act,
Act. delecate
delecate the
the powers
powers and
and functicns
functicns of
of
Ine vrce-Uharrman to
the Vice-Chairman to such
such other
other Officer
Officer ofof the
the Authorily
Authority or
or may
may
assume the
himself .assume the said
said functionsrill
functions till the
the Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman joinsaury
joins duty
or
or till the
the Government
Government made
made alternative
alternative arangements.
arrangements.

(3) The
The Chairman
Chairman shall
shall have over all
have over all supervision
supervision over
over
the affars
the attars ofof the
the Authority. and Vice-Chairman
Authority. and Vice-Chairman shall
shal I ;ubiect
subject to
to the
the
over
over all supervision of
all suoervision of the
the Chairman,
Chairman. exercise
exercise 6ll
all the
the exeiulive
executive func_
func-
tions
tions ofof the
the Aurhority.
Authority.

(4) Conditions of
(4) Conditions of Service
Service of
of Chairman
Chairman and
and Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Chairman
(1)) L-hairman
(1 (i)
(i) When
When aa Chairman
Chairman is
is appointed
appointed on
on payment
payment of
of remu-
remu-
neration,
neration, he/she shall be
he/she shall be paid such salaiy
paid such allowances j,
salary allowances as muy
may be
be deter-
deter-
mrned
mined byby the
the Government.
Government.

. . . . (ii) The Chairman

(ii) The Chairman shall
shall not
not undertake
undertake any
any work
work unconnected
unconnected
with
with his/her office without
his/her office without the
the prior sanction of
prior sanction of the
the Government.
Government.

. (iii)
(iii) lfIf the
Authorityshall
Authority shall make
the Chairman
Chairman isis in
make such
in the
the service
such contribution
service of
contribution towards
of the
the Gcvernment,
towards hislher
Government. the
leave allowa-
his/her leave
the
allowa-
nces pension
nces pension an-d and provident
provident fund
fund o, of the
the Chairman.
Chairman. as as may
may be
be dcter_
deter-
mined by the
m_rned the Government.
Government. lfIf thethe Chairman
Chairman is is not
not inin tire
the service
service
of
of the -by
the Government,
Government. the the conditions
conditions of of service
service of the'Chaiiman
of the Chairman in in re-
re-
gard,to
gard to leave,
leave. provident fund. descipline
provident fund, descipline and and conduct
conduct shallshall be
be regu-
regu-
lated
lated bybythe
the GGovernment.
overn ment

Vice-Chairman -- (i)
(2) Vice-Chairman The Vice-Chairman
() The Vice-Chairman shallshall not
not engage
engage
during ,12)
dunng histerms
his terms of
ofoffice,
office, iriin any
anypaid employment outsirje
paid employment outside the du-
the d"u-
ties
ties of
ofhis
hisoffice
officewithout the prioi
without the sanction 'otoftf,"
prior sanction the Cor"rrrn.rt
Government.

, (ii)
(ii) TheGovernment
.The
Governmentmay,
may. from
from lime
timeto
to time
time grant
grant leave
leave of
of
absence
absence totothe
the Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman for
forsuch
suchperiod
periodas as they
theyJeem
deemfit.
fit.

(iii) Theemoluments
(iii) The emolumentstotobe bepaid
paid totothe
theVice_Chairman
Vice-Chairman during
during
hisleave
hrs leave ofofabsence
absence shall
shallnotnotexceed
exceedhishis tast
lastdra.Jvn
drawnpaypayororremunera-
remunera-
tion.
tion. The
Thedetails
details ofofthe
theemoluments
emolumentspayabte shall U!
payable shalL be ialO
laid down in
Oown in
the.regulations,
the regulations. consistent
consistentwithwiththe
the Aci
Actand
and the rules -miOe
the ,rtes made there-
tnere_
under
under under
undersection
section Sg59ofofthe
theAct.
Act.

Anyperson
(iv) Any person appointed
appointed asasacting Vice-Chairman shall be
acting Vice_Chairman
paro . such
paidsucn
.(iu)extraallowanccs
extra allowances asas..rayaybebeprescribed.
prescribed. He
shall be
He shall exercise a •
thepowerg
powersconferred
conferredandand perform'rhe
perform theiufunctions
shall exercise
imposed on the Vice-
th3 nctions-impoiei'Jn the Vice_
Chairmanbybyororunder
unarrman under thetheAct
Actand
andshall
shallbebesubject
subjectiotothe
the same liabili-
Vice-Chairman.- --'
same liabili_
ties,
ties. restrictions
restrictions andandconditions
conditionsasasthe
the Vice-Chairman.

(r) When rhe

(v)When
-,the Authority
_.
the Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman isis granted leave of absence
granted leave
of absence
rne.Authority maymake
.may
makeadditional
additional charge arrangement by the officer
chargearrangement
by the officer
of the Authoritytoto act actas
asVice_Chairman
Vice-Chairman inin his
his ptace'during
place during the
:l.ll9
penod lylloriry
periodot ofteave
leavegrant-"d:
granted: the
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that the
Provided that the Vice-Chairman may nominate an
Vice-Chairman may an officer
officer of
of
the Authority to
the Authority to hold charge
charge of the post of Vice-Chairman.
post of Vice-Chairman. In ln case
case
itIt.ls. practicable to obtain
is not practicable the prior approval
obtain the approval of the
the Authority such
such
additional charge arrangement shall
additional shal'l be
Oe subject to
sjUiect to ]atification by
ratification by the
the
Authority.
Authority.
• 5) Dis-qualification
5)
pql!?n.ppcinted
for membership-(1) AA person
D is-qua lif ication for person other than
than
aa person appointed as as aa member by virtue
nrember by virtLI-- of his office
of his be dis-
shall be
office shall dis-
qualified for
qualified for being
being chosen as
as or for
f6r being aa member
member of the Authoriiy.
rhe Authority.
• i) if the
i) the holds
holds any office
office of profit under the
rhe Authority; or
or
ii) ifif he
ii) he is of unsound
is of unsound mind
mind and
and stands so declared by
stands so byaa
coutt; or
competent court;

iii; if he
iii) he is an undischarged
is an undischarged insolvent;
insolvent; or
iv) ifif he
iv) has been
he has been convicted by aa Criminal
Criminal court of
of an
an offence
invilving moral
invilving moral turpitude,
turpitude, punishable with imprisonment
punishabLe with imprisonment for for aa
peiiod of exceeding six
period six months.
2) Iflf any
2) any member of of the
the Authority other than person appo-
ihan aa person
as member by
inted as of his
by virtue of office, during the
his office, the term
term forfor which
which
he has
he has been appointed or
been appointed be disqualified for
or nominated shall be being aa
for being
the Authority :-
member of the :-
i) Ifll he
i) he becomes ro any disqualification
becomes subjected to disqualificaticn specified
specified
in rule-6;
in ru le- 6; or

ii) ifif he
ii) he votes part as aa member
votes or takes part member in
in the
the discussion
discussion of
of
any :-
any matter :--

a) in
a) which he
in which he has
has directly or indicrectly
directly or by himself or
indicreclly by or his
partner, any share
partner, share or interest, irrespective
or interest. of the
irrespective of the value of such share
value of share
of interest
of interest or
a
b) where
b) where he
he is interested; or
is professionally interested;

. c)c) where he is
w_here he is engaged at the
engaged at the time in any
time in any proceeding
proceeding
against the Authority.
against Authority.
3) The
3) Government either suomotu
The Government suomolu or onon aa report
report made
made to
to
th6m and after
them giving aa reasonable
after giving reasonable opportunity the member
opportunity to the member con-
con-
represent his case,
cerned to represent shall, on
case, shall. being satisfied that aa vacancy
on being
has arised
has arised under sub-rule (2) of rule-5,
12) of rule-5, declare
declare the
the seat
seat of the per-
of the
son concetned to
son concerned to be
be vacant.
vacanl.

6. Attendance
6. Attendance atat meetings of the Authority:-(1)
of the Authority:-(1) the
the quo-
guo-
rum for
rum the Authority
for meetings of the Authority shall be one-third
shall be the number
one-third of the
five, whichever is
of members of the Authority of five, is less.
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2) Every
2) Evety member of
of the is expected to
Autholity is
the Authority evety
to attend every
meeting, 'unless
meeting, unless prevented
prevented from doing so
so due to unavoidable reasons.
due to reasons'

3) The
3) any member
may permit any
Aulhority may
The Authority than the
olher- than
membel other
Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chaiiman or oI acting Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman to absent himself
to absent flom meet-
himself from
ing of
ing of the Autholity for
the Authority for bonafide to be
bonafide reasons to be recorded while grant'
while grant- •
ing such
such permission.
4I Iflf any
4) anv member
member absents himself for three consecutive meet-
three consecutive
inos
ings over I oeriod thlee
a period of three months,
months, without
without being
being permitted
-oi to do so
to do I
i;;rh;';;f,';;q, li"'in"l iiiiiJ to
by the Authority, he shall cease io be the Authority:
be aa member of the Authoritv ,
7.
7. Minimum
Minimum number of of members
members required for enabling
required for enabling the
authority to function--ln
function--ln case
case the
the Government
Government do find itit possible
do not find
to
to nominate
nominate allall the
the members of of the Autholity as
the Authority prescribed in
as prescribed in sub·
sub'
section (31 or section-3 of
section (3) of the Act, or to
the Act, fill casual
to fill vacancies which
casual vacancies
may have
have earisan,
6arisan, the
the Authority still function:
Autholity may still provided there
funclion, provided there are
at
at least
least five members
members of thethe Authority at the time of
the time the meeting.
of the meeting'

8. Filling of
8. of casual
casual vacancies--Any casual
casual vacancy in the com-
in the com'
position of
position of the A-uthority shall
the Authority shall be filled by
be filled by nomination or or appointment
a-ppointment
by the
by Govt. in
the Govt. in the
the manner
mannel provided in sub-section (2)
in sub-section of section-3
(2) of
of
of the
the act.
act, within
within two
two months from the the date vacancy, or
date of such vacancy, or as
as soon
as
as possible, thereafter. Any person so appointed to fill
theleafter. Any till aa vacancy
vacancy shall
hoid office
hold for the
office for the ramainder
ramaindel of the term
of the term of the member in
oJ the in whose
place he
place he is appointed or
is appointed or nominated.
nominated.

9) Powers of
9) of the Authority in
the Authority relation to
in relation to. creation of -posts,
creation of posts,
appointment
appointment of
of officers
officels and
and other employees
employees and
and incurring non'
-oi non-
of
rituning expenditure,
recurring -- (1)
expenditure, -- (1 ) The posts of
The posts ol Secretary.
Secretary. Chief Accounts
Officer, and Engineer
Officer, Town Planner and Enqineer shall
shall be filled by
be filled by such persons as
such persons
may be
be selected by
by the with the
Authoiity with
the Authority approval of
the prior approval the Gove-
ol the
rnment.
ln ment-

2) The
2) cleate such
may create
Autholity may
The Authority such posts as il considers nece-
as it
the efficient
ssary for the efficient performance
performance of
of its
its functions
functions and may
ancl abolish
may abolish :
any posts so
so created.
Provided that the scales of
that the of pay and Allowances of
and Allowances all the
of all
in the
posts in
posts Authorityshall
the Authority be fixed
shall be fixed byby the
the Authority onlywith
Autholity only with the
concurrence the Government.
boncurrence of the Government, that for fol the cleation of
the creation appoint-
and appoint-
of and •'
ments
ments to posts the
the minimum of of the
the scale
scale of which is
of which above is
is above is Rs.
Rs. 430
obtain the
p m. the authority shall obtain
pm. the prior sanction of thethe Government.
Government'

3) Appointment
3) Appointment toto the posts under
the posts under the Authority, whether
the Authority,
part-time or fuil-time, shall
ilr full-time. shall be governed by
be governed rules to
the recruitment rules
by the to
be
be made the Authority with the
by the
made by lhe previous approval of the
approval of Gove]n-
the Govern-
ment.
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The luth-ority
4) .The Authority shall incur any
not incur
shall not any non-recurring expendi-
non-recurring expendi_
_
ture.-.xceeding Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten
ture exceeding Rs. ten thousaend) in each casewith-
thousaend) inealir case with-
out the
the previous sanction of
previous sanction the Goverrment,
of the even in
Government, ev'en in provision is
provision is
made for such
such expenditure in approved budger
the approved
in the of tne
budget ol the Auttroriiy.
Authority.

• 10.
10.
, The stages by
stages which the
by which development of
the developmenl of any particular fea-
any particular
fea_
ture or
IUre of aa zone
zone may be carried
may be soon as
out-As soon
carried out_As possible after
as possible the prepara_
after the prepara-
tion of the Zg""t Development ptan
Zonal Devetopmenr section-7,
under seitio
Plan under the Authority
n_7.- rnelu shall
inoiity sna
ligi-?1
fix pno
Ilx !l,9
ttes tor
priorities of the planning
development ot.the
for development zone, the
Planning zone, the agency of
tr

which shall be.

agencies yhl"h,:hatt responsible for
be responsibte the O;evetopmenr
for the
agency
of the plan-
of
development of
:,s_"1.1:._
nrng
ning zone,
zone, andand the order or
the order or stage
stage ofof which
it e rjlan_
development should
the development
which the
take place.
place.
should
take

11. Pro.".dure
Procedure for for preparation present Land use
preparation of present use Map.-(l)
Map.-(1) The The
1,1:,^
crvre -servery to
civie servery be carried
to be .of AuthorityLand
out by the
carried out.by.the under sub-section (1)
Authorily under sub-sect)oi (1)
of section-6 of the
of section-6_of the Act include survey
may include
Act may analysis ot
and analysii
survey aitt the Visa-
of thu
Vi.u_
khapatnam Development areas
khapatnam Development areas and its vicinlty
and its areas with
vicinity areas reference to
with reference
physical
physical and socio-economic
and socio- aspects,
to
econorn ic aspects.

2) As soon as
2)..Arsoon as may be, the
may be, Authority shall
the Authority prepare aa present
shall prepare present
,Land,.,Use
Land Use Map and aa Land
Map and Use Register
Land Use Register in in the prescribed below
form preicribed
the form
below
indicating presentuse
the present
indicating the every!iece
ofevery
useof oflaland
pieceof thed'evelop;ent
nd inin ttre area:-
developmentarea:-

s I.
st. Name ward
of ward
Name of Block
Block Survey Nature
Survey Natu re Appro-
Appro- Remarks
Remarks
No.
No Locality.
Localiry. Street.
Street Ilo.o of use
of use ximate
ximate
extant
extant
of land
of land
1 1. 22 33 44. 5.5 6.6. 7.
7

12.
12. Procedure for
Procedu.re forpreparation
preparation and of Master
publication of
and publication Plan (l)
Master plan (1)
Assoon
As as maybe,
soon as.may be, after declarationofofthe
the declaration
afterthe developmentarea,
the development the
area, ih6
Authorityshall
Authority prepareaa Master
shallprepare Masterplan
Planfor development area
thedevelopment
forthe any
or any
area or
part thereof.
partthereof.

2) TheMaster
2) The shall:-:-
Plan shall
MasterPlan

(i) indicatebroadly
(i) indicate mannerin
the manner
broadlyths which the
in which lands covered
the lands under
covered under
areaare
developmentarea
development proposedtotobe
areproposed used;
beused;

(ii) allocateareas
(ii) allocate zonesoIofland-
areasofofzones land-

(a) forresidential.
(a) for commercial.
residential. commercial, industrial and
industrial use oror
agricultural use
and agricultural
purposes;
purposes;

(b) forpublic
(b) for andsemi-public
publicand open spaces,
semi-public open parks and
spaces, parks playgrounds;
and playgrounds;

(c)
(c) for suchother
forsuch theAuthority
purposesasasthe
otherpurposes maythink
Authoritymay fit;
thinkfit;
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46

(iii) indicate, define arid

(iii) ahd provide for...

(a) the
(a) Highways, arterial
the proposed National Highways, ring roads
loads, ring
artelidl roads, roads and
streels;
major streets;

(b) other proposed

(b) proposed lines of communication including
lines of railways tram-
including railways trom-
ways, -- airports and canals;
ways,

(c) Such other items,

(c) items, and as the Authority may think fit.
and purposes as

(3) Any such

(3) plan shall
such plan shall include such maps
include such maps andand such
such discriptive
mitter as
matter may be
as may be necessary toto explain
explain and illustrate the
and illustrate proposals in
the proposals in
the Master
the Plan
Master Plan and
and shall
shall include a
a present
present Land
Land Use
Use Map
Map referred
to in
to rule-12 above.
in rule-12

(4) Soon after

(4) the preparation of
after the the draft
of the (l\/aster) Plan
draft (Master) fcr the
Plan for
development area part thereof;
or any part
area or thereof; the Autholity shall
the Authority publish a
shall publish
notice in
notice No.l appended to
form No.I
in form to these rules in aa prominent
rules in plominent place
place in
atleast three
three local daily news
local daily inviting objections and
news papers inviting and sugges-
allowing aa period not
tions allowing not less than 15 days from
than 15 from any person or local
pelson or
authority. The
authority. said notice shall
The said also indicate the place and
shall also and time where
the draft
of the
copies of draft Master
Master Plan
Plan may
may be person resi-
inspected. Any person
be inspected.
or owning
ding or property within the
owning property inspected area or
the inspected or local
local authority
operating within
operating within thethe affected
affected area will be
area will entitled to
be entitled to represent
represent inin
writing to
writing the Authority any objections and
to the and suggestions which they
suggestions which
may have
may in regard to
have in the Land
to the Land UseUse Map
Map or the draft
or the draft Master
Master Plan.

(5) After
(5) Alter expire
expire ofof the period, the
the said period, the Authority shall shall prepare aa
listof
list objections and
of objections suggestions in
and suggestions form No.II
in form No.ll appended
appended to to these
consider the
rules consider the representations
representations soso made
made within the the time
time specified
any other
and any information available
other information to it,it, and
available to finalise the
and finalise the present
Land Use
Land Use Map and the
Map and the draft Master Plan as
Master Plan it thinks
as it lit.
thinks fit.
(6) The
(6) The Authority will then
Authority will then submit
submit the
the Land
Land Use
Use Map and the
lvlap and
Master Plan
draft Master Plan to the Government,
to the Government, as required under
as required section-9 of
under section-9
their final approval.
the Act for their
the

(7) After the

(7) the Government's the Authority shall
approval. the
Government's approval, shall publish
aa notice in place in
in aa prominent place local daily
three local
in atleast three daily news papers
papers
indicating the
indicating of the
the fact of approval of
the final approval the Land
of the Land Use Map and
Use Map and the
rhe !
Master Plan
Master Plan and
and the place (s)
the place (s) and time (s)
and time (s) where
where aa copy of each
each of
of the
said Land Use
said Land Use Map and the
Map and the Master
Mlaster Plan
Plan can
can be
be inspected.

9.
9. (8) AA Land
(8) Land use
use map and Master
map and Master Plan published by
Plan published the Autho-
by the
undersection-10
rity under section-10 ofof the Act shall
the Act shall be of their
be conclusive of their having
having
been duly made
been made and
and approved.
approved. SuchSuch Land
Land Use Map and
Use Map and Master
Master Plan
Plan
shall have
shall have effect from the date
from the ofpublication
date of of such
publication of such notice and be
notice and
conclusive proof of their
their contents.
contents. The
The execution
execution of the plan shall
shall be
commenced forthwith.

J
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47

13) Modif
13)
vernmentororthe
Modifications
ications totothe
theAuthority
Authoritydesire
theMaster
MasterPlan:-
desiretotomake
makeany
) ln
Plan:- (1(1) In case
case the
modificationininthe
anymodification
the Go-
Go-
the Land
Land
vernment
UseMap
Use Mapo/orMaster
MasterPlanPlaneithel
eitherunder section 9 (1)
under sectiong (1) oIor section-12
section-12(2) (2)
of the Act,
of the Act, a a public
public notice shall
notice shall bebe issued.
issued, in
in aa prominenl
prominent place
place i;1in
atleastthree
atleast threelocal
localnews-papers,
news-papers,by theAuthority.
bythe Authority.

2) The
2) TheAurhority
Authorityshall invite.in
shall invite, Form No.
in Form No. lll
Ill appended
appended toto
• these rules objections and suggestions to be
these rules objections and suggestions to be given
given in form
in form No.
No. lVJV
appendedtotothese
appended theserules
rulesfromfromany person or
anyperson or local
local author;ty affected
authority affected
directlyororindirectly
directly indirectlywithwithrespect
respecttotothethe Master
Master Plan
Planor
or Land
Land Use
Use Map
Map
proposed to
proposed tobebe mod
modified.
if ied.

Soon afte,
3) Soon
3) afterthe
the objections
objectionsand andsuggestions
suggestions are are received
received byby
theAuthoiity,
the Authority, the the Aulholityshall
Authority shall conduct
conduct local enquiries and
local enquiries and othe,
other
hearings. ifif necessary.
hearings, necessary. and
and give
give an
an oppoltunity
opportunity to to the
the persons affected
persons alfected
(whether directlyor
directly orotherwise)
otherwise) toto be
be held
held on
on aa specified date of
specified date of dates
dates
lwharher
before the
the modifications
modificationsare
are finally
finallyapproved.
approved.
before
14) Procedure
14) Procedure for
for preparaiion
preparation andand notification
notification of of zonal
zonal Deve-
Deve-
lopment Plan:- The procedure laid down
lopment Plan:- The procedure laid down in rules in rules 12
12 and
and 13
13 for
for the
the
preparation, approval
preparation, approval and
and publlcation
publication of of the
the draft
draft Mast?I
Master Plan
Plan and
and mo-
mo-
difications theleto,
difications thereto. shall
shall also
also be
be applicable
applicable in respect of
in respect of the
the prepara-
prepara-
tion. approval
tion, approval andand publication
publication of the
of the draft
draft Zonal
Zonal development
development plan
plan and
and
the
the modfications
modf ications thereto.
thereto.
15. Fee
15. Fee payabte
payable on on application
application forfor perm;sion
permssion for for the
the Develop-
Develop-
ment of
ment of land:-
land:- (1(1)) No applicalion
No application forfor psrmission
permission undersection-14
under section-14 (ex- (ex-
cept under the proviso to sub-section
cept under the ir6vlso to sub-section (2) (2) of
of section-14)
section-14) of
of the
the Act
Act
shall
shill be deemed
be deemed valid.
valid. unless
unless the
the person
persdn giving
giving an
an application
application has
has paid
paid
to the
to the Authority,
Authority. in in advance,
advance. thethe Jees
fees determined
determined by by the
the Authority from
Authority from
time to time for
time to limefor the the grant
grant of
of permission.
permission, and
and receipt
receipt in
in token
token of
of pay'
pay-
ment
ment of
of such
such fee
fee isis attached
attached to
to the
the application.
application.
The tactors
2) The
2l factors and
and circumstances
circumstances toto be taken into
be taken into considera-
considera-
tion in
tion in deiermining
determining such
such fee
fee shall
shall be prescribed by
be prescribed regulations mide
by regulations made
under the Act from time
u nder lhe Act from time to
to time.
time
3) Any
3) Government vacant
Any Governmenl vacant lands
lands which
which havehave beenbeen developed
developed
by the Authority
Oy tfre Auitrority
or
or by
by any
any local
local authority
authority under
under chapter
chapter VV of
of the
the Act
Act
may be
m'av be handed
handed over
over ior
for maintenanca
maintenanca either
either to
to the
the local
local Authority
Authority con-
con-
cerned or to
l"ii"a o, to iorne
some other
other organisation
organisation or or body
body The said local
The said local authority
authority
or ott'"i
other oig,
organisation
nltrtion or boay
or shall maintain
body shall maintain the the said lands in
said lands in accorda-
oi
nce with the Mrsier
Master Plan.
Plan. a;d
and the directions of
the directions of the
the authoritv
authority. The
;;;iihllil
detailed terms and conditions on which the land shall
shall be
be maintained
maintained
li"LiiiJ
shall Uu
ti,i.l'ind
be ,.
as prescribed
conditions
prescribed (by
on which
the Authority)
(by the
the
Authority) flom
land
from time
time to to time'
time.
.nrit
4\ Where in
4) Where in the
the opinion
opinion ofof the
the Authority
Authority oIor the
the Director
Director of
Town plaining,
fown Planning. any development has
iny development has been been carried
calried out contrary to
to the
Master ir""Plan .t"zonil
or Zonal Develbpment
Development Plan and attracts the provisions
Plan and provisions of
n,tl.i"i may call for the records
+iii (i) or (ii) of
section42(1)
l"-.iiri. f lijLr of thi
1ii1
the Act,
Act, the
the Authoritv
Authority mav
 48
48

and reports of
and of the
the lespective
respective local Authority ot
local Authority or other
other organisation
organisation or or
Where either
body. Where either the
the Authority
Authority oror the
the Director
Director of
of Town
Town Planning
Planning has
has
sufficient reasons
sufficient reasons believe,
believe. after
after examining
examining such such records
records as as may
may bebe
that unauthorised
available that unauthorised developments
developments are are taking
taking place
place within
within their
their
respective jurisdiction in
respective in the
the development
development area area oror ths
the vicinity
vicinity area
area
which require
which immediate stoppage,
require immediate they may
stoppage, they may direct
direct the
the local
local authority
authority '.
or any
or officer ol
any officer of the
the local
local authority
authority toto take
take immediate action to
immediate action to stop
stop
the unauthorised
the unauthorised development
development with immediate elfect.
with immediate effect. )
5) Any person
5) Any person who who intends
intends to to develop
develop or or change
change any any useuse of
of
land or
any land
any or building under the
building under the provisions
provisions of of the
the Act
Act shall,
shall, along
along withwith
the applicalion
the application forfor permission
permission on on aa prescribed
prescribed form,form. pay
pay the
the develop-
develop-
ment charges
ment levied at
charges levied at the
the rates
rates specified
specified in in the
the Table
Table under
under sub-rule
sub-rule
(6) of this
(6) of this rule
rule to
to the
the Authority,
Authority, or or to
to the
the local Authority if
local Authority if powers
powers
have been
have been delegated
delegated to to the
the latter
latter by
by the
the Authority
Authority under
under section
section 56 56 of
of
the
the Act.
Act.

6) The rates
6) The rates ofof development
development charges levied under
charges levied under section
section 2g
28
of the
ot the Act
Act shall
shall be
be calculated
calculated and
and assessed
assessed so as not
so as not be
be exceed
exceed the
the
rates prescribed
rates prescribed inin the
the Table
Table hereunder
hereunder in
in differenr
different parts
parts of
of the
the deve-
deve-
lopment
lopment area
area for
for different
different used.
used.

TABLE
TABLE

In the
In the core
core area
area Within the
Within the outside the
outside the
within the
within the loop
loop urbanisable
urban isa ble inner
inner ringring
For change
For change ofof use
use road and
road and central
central limits out
limits out road and
road and
or lnstitution
or Institution business area
business area ofof side to
s ide to loop
loop the area
the area
of
of use
use Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatna m road (area
road (area within the
within the
withinthe
within the development
development
inner ring
in ner ring area.
area.
road).
,oa d).
Persqsq. Per
Persq.
sq. Per
Persq.
sq. Per
Per per
Perso Per
sq. Per
7
Per
Mt. Mtof
Mt. ofof Mt. Mt. of
of Mt. of Sq.
Sq. Mt.
Mt. of
of Sq.
Sq. Mt.
Mt
land. built
land. builtup Land. Mt.
up Land. Mt. land.
land. ofof
space.
spac€. build up
build up

(1)
space.
space. a •
( (2)
(2) (3)
(3) (4)
(4) (5)
(5) (6)
(6) (7)
(71

Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs.
VacantResidential
Vacant Residential 22 66 11 44 O,S
0.5 22
VacantCommercial
Vacant Commercial 44 10 33 88
10 22 66
 49

Vacant Industrial
Vacant lndustria I 38268
3 2 6 0.1 4
Vacant Miscellaneous
Vacant M isce llaneo us 05 2

of use
Change of

t Agricultural Residential
Residential 2 6 11 4 0.5 2
Agricultural Commercial
Agricultural 4 10 3 8 2 6

Agricu ltura I Industrial

Agricultural lndustria I 3 8 2 6 11 4
Agricultural Miscella-
Agricultural

neous 0.5 2

Besidential Commercial
Residential 2 424
4 2 4 0.5 2
R esidential Industrial
Residential lndustria I 1 2 2 0.5 2

Commercial Industrial
Commercial lndustria I 11 2 11 2 11 2

Commercial Residential
Commercial Hesidential 2 4 2 4 1.5 4

lncustrial
lncustrial Commercial 1 2 1 2 11 2

lndustrial Res,dential
Industrial Res'dential 1 2 0.5 2

Exemptions :-Residential houses for weaker sections of the Society on

plots with an area of 8080 sq. yds. or
sq. yds. or less or houses
less or houses having
sft. or less are
260 sft. from payments of the fee
are exemption from

7) (i) The
7) (i) The authority may, as as and the development
when the
and when development are
completed, cell
cell upon the local
upon the to assume
local authority to responsibility for
assume responsibility fol
maintenance of amenities which have
maintenance have been provided by by the
the Authority
such as
such as roads,
roads, water supply and sewerage. The
and sewerage. Authority may
The Authority may also
develop oror require
require toto be
be developed by the local
by the local authority
authority amenities
parks play lields
such as parks local shopping
halls, local
fields community halls, shoppinq centres
centres etc.,
on and conditions
on terms and conditions to the Government
to be settled by the Government in in consul-
the local
tation with the local authorities and the Authorityi.
and the
(ii) The Authority may,
(ii) may, irir it considers necessary, entrust the
necessary, entrust
and maintenance
thereof and
development of any scheme or part thereof maintenance of of the
amenities provided therein to
to any organisation or or body
body on such terms
on such
and conditions
and as it deems fit.
conditions as
iii) ln
( iii) In case of non-response from the local
from the local authority or other
organisation or
organisation or body
body toto which
which the work has
the work been entrusted
has been entrustedinin a
period not
reasonable period not exceeding
exceeding three the Authority
three months, the Authority ofof the
 50

Government may at
Government its instance take such
at its such steps as be necessary
as may be necessaly to
direct the local authority or
the local orother or body to
other organisation or to take
take up
up the
withoul delays.
work without de lays.

16. Maintenance of
16. o{ Bank Accounts :- (1)
Accounts:- Thereshall
(1) There be kept
shall be
with any State
in aa current account with State Owned opened in
Owned Bank to be opened the %;
in the
'Vice Chairman. Urban
the 'Vice Visakha- t
Authority, Visakha-
Development Authority,
name of the
name
patnam'such
patnam' such sum o{ money
sum of
Urban Development
money out of the Fund of the Aurhority
ot the not }
Authority shall not t
tive lakhs at any one
ordinarily exceed ruppees five one time.
(2)The Accounts
(2)The Accounrs shall be operated upon either by
be operated by the Vice-
the Vice- I
Chairman, or
Chairman. or by any who whole-time paid paid offices
offices ofof the
the Authority.
Authority,
who may
may bebe nominated by Vice-Chairman from time to time.
by the Vice-Chairman
3) Any sum of
3) of money
money inin the
the Fund of thethe Authority as
as is found
surplus to the
surplus to requirements, on a
the requirements. reasonable forecast
a reasonable ever the
forecast ever the sum
to in
relerreci to
referred (1) shall
sub-rule (1)
in sub-rule shall be invested by
be invested the Vice-Chairman
by the Vice-Chairman or
authority authorised
any Officer of authority aulhorised by this behalf)
by in this such manner as
behalf) in such
lhe Authority may think
the rhink fit.
17. Form
17. the Budget of
Form of tho ol the Authority and
the Authority and annual
annual report
and the
the manner of preparing the same:- The Budgel Estimates
The Budget Estimates and the
Annual the Authority shall
Annual Reports of the shall be prepared in such form
in such form as
as is
considered appropriate byby the Authority till time as
such time
till such as aa separate
manual indicating the procedure to to be followed for
be followed for preparing the
the Bud-
get estimates and Annual report finalised Provided
report is finalised Provided that the mannual
shall be
shall be submitted
submitted to the
the Government
Government for approval with within periocl of
in aa period
one year from
one rrom the date
date on which these rules come into force.

APPENDIX

FORM NO,
FORM NO. 11
(See Rule
(See 12 (4)
Rule 12
Oraft Land
The Draft Land Use prepared by lhe
Use Map prepared Urban Development
the Urban Developmenl
Authority, Visakhapatnam aa copy
Authority. of which is
copy of hereto for
attached hereto
is attached for the
described in Schedule
area described below, is
Schedule below. is hereby published.
(2) The
(2) land uses
The map depicting various land
at the
without charge during office hours at
uses may
may be inspected
of Urban Develop-
olfice of
the office
'•
ment Authority.
ment Authority. a
(3)
(3) Any person affected by
by the
the Land Use Map may communi-
Use Map
cate in
cate writing to
in writing to the Vice-Chairman.
Vice-Chairman, Urban Development Authority.
Urban Development Authority,
Visakhapatnam the objection relating thereto.

Development Authority.
Urban Development Authority, Visakhapatnam.
Visakhapalna m.

Dated::
Dated
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SCHEDULE
SCH EDU LE

(Here describe the boundary area

area of the plan)
Urban Development Authority,Visakhapatnam-
Authority,Visakhapatnam.
FORM II
FORM
t
: List
list of objections
(See
(See Rule
received
12 (5)
Ru le 12
r€garding Land Use
regarding the Draft land Use map
map.

$ SI. Date of
sl. Date Name of person Natu re of Recommen
Nature Recommen Orders
No receipt.
No. making objec- objections dation o,
objections dation of of the RE-
tions.
t io ns. sugges- the Vice
and sugges-the MARKS
tions. Chairman.
tions. Chairman AuthoritY
Authority

((1)
1) (2)
(2) (3)
(3) ( 4\
( (5)
(5) (6)
(6) (7\
(7)

FORM Ill
FORM III
(See Rule
(See 13 (2)
Rule 13
conferred by
In excercise of the powers conferred
In by Section 12 of
Section 12 of the
Andhra
Andhra Pradesh Urban Area (Development) Act.
Urban Area the Ulban
Act, 1975 the Urban Oe-
De-
Visakhipatnam hereby
velopment Authority, Visakhapatnam the Master
hereby modifies the Master Plan
as ind icated below ::
as indicated

Master
Master Plan proposals Modification suggested
Plan proposals suggested Reasons fotfor
as
as approved
apploved modification
mod if icatio n

(1)
(1 ) (2) (3)

FORM
FORM IV
• Rules
(See Ru 13 (2)
les 13

Modification Reasons
Plan Modification
Master Plan I Address
Reasons Name & Nature Signa-
Address Nature Signa-
proposals suggested
proposals suggested -for party
for modi- of the party of ob-
ob- ture
fication
fication jecl ion.
jection.

(1 )
() (2)
(2) (3)
(3) (4)
(4) (5)
(5) (6)

G. V. RAMAKRISANA
G. V.
SECRETARY TOTO GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
 52

AN EXTRACT
AN OF RULES
EXTRACT OF RULES SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT PART-I
OF

THE ANDHRA
THE ANDHRA PRADESH
PRADESH GAZETTE
' NO.23
ISSUE NO.
ISSUE 28TH JULY,
DATED 28TH
23 DATED JULY, 1977. -r
AT PAGES
PUBLISHED AT PAGES 529-530.
529-530.
AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDMENT TO THE URBAN
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY i
RULES) 1977,
(VISAKHAPATNAM RULES) 1977.
(G.O.Ms. No
(G.0.Ms. No.413,
413, Housing
Housing Municipal Administration
Administralion & UrbanI
Development (M.A.)
Development (M.A.) 11th July, 1977)
11rh July,

ln exercise
In exercise ofof the powers conferred
the powers confered byby sub-section (1)
'(Developmenri (1 ) of
Section 58 the Andhra
58 of the Andhra Pradesh
Pradesh Urban
Urban Areas
Areas (Development) Act, Act,
1975 (Actl1 of
1975 (Act of 1975).
1975), the
the Governor of Andhra
covernor of Andhra Pradesh hireby hakes
Prddesh hereby makes
the following amendment
the following to
amehdment to the the Urban
Urban Development
Development Authority
(Visakhapatnam, Rules,
(Visakhapatnam, Bules, 1975
1975 issued in c.O. (Ms)
issued in G.O. (Ms) No.
No.215,
215, M.A.,
M.A.,
dated lst April,
dated 1st April, 1977 and published at
1977 and at 269-282
269-282 ofof the
the Rules
Rules sup-
plement to
plement to Part-I ofthe
Part-l of the Andhra pradesh Gazette
Andhra Pradesh dated2lst
Gazette dated 21st April.
April,
1977.
1977.

AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT

. To.sud-rule
To (5) of
sud-rule (5) of rule 15 of
rule 15 ol the said rules,
lhe said rules, the
the following
proviso shall
proviso shall be insertid namely
be inserted namely::
(( 529)
d
"Provided that
"Provided that such
such development
development charges
charges shall
shall be levied
only with
only with effect
effecl from
from such
such date
date as the Government
as the may by notifi-
Governirenl may
calion specify
cation specify in
In that
rhat behalf:
behalr:

G. V. RAMAKRISHNA
G.V. RAMAKRISH NA
SECRETARY TOTO GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNIVIENT.
I
 53

COPY OF :
COPY OF :
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHBA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT
5
_ Urban Development Authority, Visakhapatnam - Adoption of Urban
- Adoption
'J t Uruun Development
Development Authoritv,
Authority. Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam Rules, 1977 of 9t ltll'n
thethe Urban
Urbtn
-, Develooment Authority, Visakhapatnam Bules'
Development Authority. Visakhapatnam - Orders.1977.of
- Issued.
I D"r"lopr"nt
a· Autholity, Visakhapatnam - Orders - lssued
.
HOUSING. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN
8 URBAN
HOUSING, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
DEVELOPMENT DEPT'
G.O.Ms. No. 586 M.A. Dated : 10-5-1979
: 10-5-1979
Dated
G.O.Ms. No. 586 M A' '
Re-thethe following:
following:
Re-
1. G.O.Ms. No. 215, M.A., dated. 1-4-1977.
1 G.O.Ms No. 215, M.A, dated' 1-4-1977'
2. From the Vice-Chairman, Urban Development Authority.
the Vice-Chairman, Development Authoritv
UrbanNo.82/78-1,
2 From
Visakhapatnam D.O. Letter -^
dated.21.6.1978.
;ili.i;;,i;;; Lettel No'82/78-'r' dated 21 61e78
D o

ORDER:
ORDER
The Government direct that the Urban Development Autho-
rity (Visakhapatna,n) Rules. 1977 issued through the G.O first read
above. be adopted Mutatis Mutandis to the Urban Development
Authority, Visakhapatnam except to the extent of Rule 15 (6) which
i'u*#;?*ffi
deals with the collection of Development charges.
deals w:th the collection ot u 'd'""1'''#1+:;i5'.+t'1:':i':".'*':[
( BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE THEGOVERNOR
GOVERNOROF
OF
II BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF
. -' ""-- ANDHRA PRADESH)
ANDHRA PRADESH)
T.N.R.RAO.
i To
.r. * rror ['Jfl'i *'''*''
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To
The Vice-Chairman.
Vice-Chairman'
Urban
The Development Authority. "#
DeveloPment
Visakhapatnam.
Urban AuthorltY'
VisakhaPatnam'
The Accountant-General .. Andhra Pradesh. Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh' Visakhapatnam'
The Accdu ntant-General, '
// True Copy/ I
7/ True CoPY //
 of
Copy of
GOVERNMENT ANDHRA PRADESH
OF ANDHRA
GOVERNMENT OF
PRADESH
ABSTRACT
ABSTBACT
Urban Development-
Urbgn Development-Urban Development Authorities of Visa-
.
,khapatnam
knapatnam Vijayawada and
Urban Development Authorities of
Hyderabad-Levy of Development
and Hyderabad-Levy Visa_
charge°
Vijayawada
Notification-Issued.
N otification- lssued.
of Development charges
Ls
-!},

HOUSING, ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOP-

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION
HOUSING, MUNICIPAL
MENT DEPARTMENT & URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT DEPARTMENT f
{I
G.O. (MS)
G.O. (MS) No. 647, M.A.
No. 647. M.A. DATED:: 29-9-1980 J
DATED : : 29-9_1980
Read following :-:-
the following
Read the
'l1.G.O.Ms. No. 2215,
. G.O.Ms. No. M.A., Dated. 1-4-1977
1 5, M.A., Dated.
2. G.O.Ms. No. 586,
1-4-1977
Dated. 10-5-1979
M.A., Dated.
2. G.O.Ms. No. s 86, M-A., 10-5-1979
3.3.G.O.Ms. No. 1 107,
G.O.Ms. No. M.A., Dated.
07, M.A., Dated. 6-2-1980
6-2- 1 980
ORDER:
ORDER:

The app_ended notifications will be published

The
ordinaryissue
orornary
appended notifications
Andhra pradesh
theAndhra
issueofofthe
the extra-
will be published in the
Pradesh Gazette dated thein1st extra-
October.
1980 Gazette dated the 1st October,

BY
BY ORDER ANDIN
ORDERAND NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF
THENAME
INTHE
OF THE GOVERNOR OF
ANDHRA PRADESH
ANDHRA PRADESH
Sd/K. MADHAVARAO
Sd/K. MADHAVARAO
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
S ECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
To

Ditectorofofprinting,
TheDitector Stationery and Stores purchase,
The
Hyderabed.
Printing.Stationery
and Stores Purchase,
Hyderabed.
TheVice-Chairman the Urban Development Authorities of
Vice-Chairmanofof the
. The
Hyderabad,
Urban Development Aurhorities of
Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.

TheSpecial
The Officer.Municipal
SpecialOfficer, Corporation of Visakhapatnam,
MunicipalCorporation
Visakhapatnam,
Vrsakhapatnam, of Visakhapatnam, .J

TheDirbctor
The Administration. Visakhapatnam.
MunicipalAdministration.
DirectorofofMunicipal :
Townptannins.
DirectorofofTown
TheDirector Visakhapatnam.
Visakhapatnam.
Planning,nilki;ip;t"r;."'"'
The
The ChiefEngineer
TheChief Engineer(public Health), Visakhapatnam
(PublicHjatthj,
Vi;;kh;;;i"u,
Copyto:
Copy to:

The Accountant
The_Accountant General.Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad.
Andhrapradesh,
AllAllDepartments
General,
Departments '- Hyderabad.
Secretariat.
ofofSecretariai
Stock File/S.Cs.
Stock Fite/S.Cs.

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NOTIFICATION
APPENDIX
APPENDIX
NOTIFICATION I

proviso to
Under the proviso sub-rule (5)
to sub-rule of rulerls
(5) of rule' 15 oI Urban De_
the Urban
of the De-
_ Under.theAuthority (Visakhapatnam)
velopment Authoriry
velopm_ent (Visakhapatnam) Rules, Rules, 1977 issued in
1977 issued G.0.Ms.
in G.O.Ms.
No. M.A. dated
215, M.A.
No. 215, the 11st
dated rhe st Aprial 1977 and
Aprial 1977 published at
and published at pages 269-
pages 269-
I 282 ot
282
dated.
of the Rules Supplement to
Rules Supplement
1977. The
21st April, 1977.
dated. 21st
to Part-l
Governor of
The Governor of Andhra
Andhra pradesti
the Andhra
of the
Part-I of
Pradesh hereby
Andhra pradesh
Gazette
Pradesh Gazetie
speci-
hereby speci-
fies the
fies the 1st October. 1980
1st Oclober, 1980 asas the date from
the date which the
from which Development
the Develbpment
specified in
charges soecified
charges the table
in the sub-rule (6)
under sub-rule
table under (6) ofof the rule
said rule
the said
shall be
shall by the
levied by
be levied Urban Development
the Urban Authority for
Development Authbrity for :the Visakha-
the Visakha-'
patnam Deve
patnam Development Area.
lopm e nt Area.

NOTIFICATION-II
NOTIFICATIC N.II
Under the proviso to
the proviso sub-rule (5)
to sub-rule of rule
(5) of rule 1b of the
15 of de-
Urban de-
the Urban
.
velopnrent
Under
Authority (Viiayadawada-
velopment Authority (Vijayadawada-Guntur Tenali-Mangalagiri) RulesRules
G uniu r Tenali-Mangalagiri)
1977 issued in
1977 issued G.0.Ms,No 107,
in G.O.Ms,No M.A. dated
107, M.A. 6-2-1980 the
dated 6-2-1980 Governor of
the Governorof
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra hereby specifies
Pradesh hereby the 1st
specifies the October. 1980
1st October, 1980 as date
the date
as the
from which
from development charges
the development
which the specified in
charges specified the Table
in the sub-
under sub-
Table under
rule (6)
rule. (6) of.the rule shall
said rule
of the said levied by
be levied
shall be by the Development
Urban Development
the Urban
Authority ror
Authority the Amaravathi
for the Area.
Development Area.
Amaravathi Development

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APPEN DIX
NOTIFICATIONIII Ill
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of thepowers
ln exercise
sub-section
of the powers
(1 of section 27oIofthe
conferredbybythe
conferred
theAndhra
AndhraPradesh
thesecond-
Pradesh lban
secondploviso
Urban
proviso
to to
AreasDeve-
Deve-
sru-s"ction ii oii""tlon iz .U
Areas
lopment) Act, 1975 (AndhraFraoesn
PradeshactAct1 1ofof1975)
1975) theGovernor
Governorofof
io-;r-";;;.i,
Andhra -iruJ"rrl r gzs ta"o[,
Pradesh herebyaccords accordssanction
sanctionforforthethelevy
the-
levyoIof development
Ii'Jtii neie'by
Charges with effect fromthe the1st
1stoctober, 1980bybythe
October.1 980 .development
theUrban
Urban Develop-
Cii"ro"t *iir.
ment Authority
ir6,
for the Visakhapatnam Development Area.
Area atat
Develop-
ths
the rates
rates
,iriiertnJiitv
specified below
"rrect
toi: rne- visatnapatnam
· . . ., · ·
Development
.
specified below
·. ' limits of
the
.ln.Inthe limits of lnInthe
thealeas
areasoutside
outside
Municipalities Municipal
Municipal limits
limits
For change @f use or Municipalities
For change d
institution of ure
usk or perSq.
Sq. PerSq.Sq. PerSqSq PerSq.M-
Sq.M
institu tion Ol usl per Per Per Per
M.ofland
fM.of
M.ofof
land M. N/.M.ofof ilt uPup
ofofbubuilt
builtupup
built land
land space
space
space
space
(1
(1) (2',,
(2) (3)
(3) (4)
(4) (s)
(5)

Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Va can t-residentia I 1.00 2.00 050
050 1.00
1.00
Vacan t- res identia I 1.00 2.OA
Vacant-Commercial 2.00
2.00 4.00
4.00 1.00
1.00 2.00
2.00
Vaca nt- Com mercial
Vacant-Industrial 1.50
1.50 3.00
3.00 0.75
u./3 1.,50
1.50
Vacant- lnd ustria I
Vacant-Miscellaneous 0.50
0.50 1.00
1.00
Vaca nt- l/ isce llaneous
Change of use :
Change of use :
Agril, Residential 1 00
100 0.50
0.50
Agril. Resident ia I
Agril, Commercial 2 00 1.00
1.00
Agril. Com mercial
Agril, Industrial
2.OO
1.50 0.75
Agril. lndustria I 1.50 0.75
Agril. Miscellaneous 1.00
1 .00
0,50
0.50
Agril. M isce lla neous
1.00 2.00 0.50
Residential Commercial 1.00 2.00 0.50 11.00
.00
Residential Commercial 0.75
Residential lndnstrial 1.50
1.50 3.00
3.00 0.75 1.50
1.50
Residential lndnstrial
Commerciat Industrial 0.50 0.50
0.50 0.25
0.25 0,50
0.50
commercial lids'ltial 0.s0
Commercial Residential 0.25
0.25 0.50
0.50 015
0.15 0.25
0.25
Commercid Rtdrlentia I
Industrial omnmercial
lnd ustrial Cornmstcia I
0.50
0.50 1 .oo
1.00 0.25
0.25 0.50
0.50 L
Industrial Residential 0 25
o.25 0.50
0.50 015
0.1 5 0.25
0.25
lndustrial Sesidential
Exemptions : Residential houses for
for weaker Section of
weaker Section of the
the Society
Society on
on
Exemptiont , Batidential houses
plots with @ sroa of 66.888 Sq.Ms.or less
less or
or houses having 24-1-54
having 24-1-54
ffi;a of 66.888 sq.Mr.or .houses
Sy.Ms. or le are exempted {rom
'Sy.rUs. from payment
payment ofof the
the fee.
or flare exempted fee'
Sd/S. Venkateswarulu
SECTION OFFICER
SECTION OFFICER

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