Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 Complete Act - Bare Act

StateKarnataka Government
Year1961
Act Info:
Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1961
Chapter 1
Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 - Definitions
Section 3 - Appointment of Director of Town Planning
Section 4 - State Town-Planning Board
Chapter 1A - LOCAL PLANNING AREAS AND PLANNING AUTHORITIES
Section 4A - Declaration of Local Planning Areas, their amalgamation, Sub-Division, inclusion of any area in a Local Planning Area
Section 4B - Power to withdraw Local Planning Area from operation of this Act
Section 4C - Constitution of Planning Authority
Section 4D - Term of office and conditions of service of the Chairman and members of Planning Authorities
Section 4E - Meetings of Planning Authorities
Section 4F - Temporary association of persons with the Planning Authority for particular Purposes
Section 4G - Staff of the Planning Authority
Section 4H - Functions of the Member-Secretary of the Planning Authority
Chapter 2
Section 5 - Date to be specified
Section 6 - Preparation of a map showing present land use
Section 7 - Application for correction of entries in map
Section 8 - Entries in map conclusive evidence subject to orders under section 7
Chapter 3
Section 9 - Preparation of outline development plan
Section 10 - Declaration of intention of making outline development plan
Section 11 - Power of entry for carrying out surveys for preparing outline development plan
Section 12 - Contents of outline development plan
Section 13 - Approval of the outline development plan
Section 14 - Enforcement of the outline development plan and the Regulations
Section 14A - Change of land use from the outline development plan
Section 14B - Benefit of development rights
Section 15 - Permission for development of building or land
Section 16 - Obligation to purchase land on refusal of permission in certain cases
Section 17 - Sanction for sub-division of plot or lay-out of private street
Section 18 - Recovery of a fee in certain cases of permission for change in the use of land or building
Section 18A - Levy and collection of cess and surcharge
Chapter 4
Section 19 - Preparation of the Comprehensive Development Plan
Section 20 - Power of entry for carrying out surveys for preparing the comprehensive Development Plan
Section 21 - Contents of the Comprehensive Development Plan
Section 22 - Approval of comprehensive Development plan
Section 23 - Comprehensive Development Plan to supersede the outline development plan
Section 24 - Enforcement of the Comprehensive Development Plan
Section 25 - Revision of the comprehensive Development Plan
Chapter 5
Section 26 - Making of town planning scheme and its contents
Section 27 - Right of entry
Section 28 - Land in respect of which a town planning scheme may be made
Section 29 - Declaration of intention to make a scheme
Section 30 - Making and publication of draft scheme
Section 31 - Power of State Government to require Planning Authority to make a scheme
Section 32 - Contents of draft scheme
Section 33 - Reconstituted plot
Section 34 - Consideration of objections and sanction of draft scheme
Section 35 - Restrictions after declaration to make a scheme
Section 36 - Power of the State Government to suspend rule, bye-law, etc.
Chapter 6
Section 37 - Appointment of Town Planning Officer
Section 38 - Duties of the Town Planning Officer
Section 39 - Certain decisions of the Town Planning Officer to be final subject to an appeal to the Director
Section 40 - Appeal
Section 41 - Decision of Town Planning Officer to be final if no appeal is filed and variation of scheme in accordance with decision in appeal
Chapter 7
Section 42 - Disputed ownership
Section 43 - Town Planning Officer to prepare preliminary scheme in certain cases
Section 44 - Power to hand over possession of land required for bridges, roads, etc.
Section 45 - Final scheme
Section 46 - Effect of final scheme
Section 47 - Power to enforce scheme
Section 48 - Power to vary scheme on ground of error, irregularity or informality
Section 49 - Power to revoke or vary town planning scheme
Section 50 - Compensation when the final scheme is varied or revoked and apportionment of costs
Section 51 - Joint Town Planning Schemes
Section 52 - Delegation of certain powers of Joint Town Planning Board
Section 53 - Right to appear by recognised agent
Section 54 - Power to compel attendance of witnesses, etc.
Section 55 - Costs of a scheme
Section 56 - Calculation of increment
Section 57 - Contribution towards costs of scheme
Section 58 - Certain amount to be added to or deducted from contribution leviable from a person
Section 59 - Transfer of right from original to reconstituted plot or extinction of such right
Section 60 - Compensation in respect of property or right injuriously affected by scheme
Section 61 - Exclusion or limitation of compensation in certain cases
Section 62 - Provision for cases in which amount payable to owner exceeds amount due from him
Section 63 - Provisions for cases in which value of developed plot is less than the amount payable by owner
Section 64 - Payment by adjustment of account
Section 65 - Payment of net amount due to Planning Authority
Section 66 - Power of Planning Authority to make agreements
Section 67 - Recovery of arrears
Section 68 - Powers of Planning Authority to borrow money for development plan or for making or executing a Town Planning scheme
Chapter 8 - FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
Section 68A - Funds of Planning Authority
Section 68B - Budget of the Planning Authority
Section 68C - Accounts and Audit
Section 68D - Annual Reports
Chapter 9
Section 69 - Acquisition of land designated for certain purposes in a development plan
Section 70 - Land acquisition for purposes of a scheme or Development Plan to be deemed for a public purpose
Section 71 - Power of State Government to acquire lands included in a scheme
Section 72 - Amendment of section 23 and section 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for purposes of acquisition under this Act
Chapter 10
Section 73 - Offences and penalties
Section 74 - Rules
Section 75 - Bye-laws
Chapter 11
Section 76 - Bar of legal proceedings
Section 76A - Mode of proof of records of the Board and the Planning Authority
Section 76B - Restriction on summoning of officers and servants of the Board and Planning Authority
Section 76C - Offences by companies
Section 76D - Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark
Section 76E - Sanction of prosecution
Section 76F - Composition of offences
Section 76G - Fine when realised to be paid to Planning Authority
Section 76H - Member and officers to be public servants
Section 76I - Finality of orders
Section 76J - Validation of acts and proceedings
Section 76K - Control by the State Government
Section 76L - Returns and information
Section 76M - Effect of other Laws
Section 76N - State Governments powers to cancel the resolution or order
Section 76O - Power of Planning Authority to suspend or revoke permission etc.
Section 77 - Registration of documents, plan or map in connection with final scheme not required
Section 78 - Vesting of property and rights of a Planning Authority ceasing to exist or ceasing to have jurisdiction
Section 79 - Default in exercise of power or performance of duty by Planning Authority
Section 80 - Special provision in case of a dissolution or supersession of a local authority
Section 80A - Dissolution of Planning Authorities
Section 81 - Powers of Planning Authority to be exercised by certain officers
Section 81A - Outline Development Plan of Bangalore Metropolitan Area
Section 81B - Consequences to ensue upon the constitution of the Bangalore Development Authority
Section 81C - Outline development plan and comprehensive development plan of Bangalore Metropolitan Region
Section 81D - Consequences to ensue upon the constitution of the urban Development Authority
Section 82 - Areas for which schemes are sanctioned under other laws
Section 82A - Removal of difficulties
Section 83 - Repeal and savings
Amending Act 1 - KARNATAKA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2004