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Howrah Improvement Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1956

.....AND WHEREAS it is expedient that a Board of Trustees should be constituted and invested with special powers for carrying out the objects of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows: CHAPTER 1 Preliminary Section 1 Short title, commencement and extent (1) This Act may be called the Howrah Improvement Act, 1956. (2) It shall come into force on such day as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. (3) It extends to the whole of Howrah. Section 2 Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "betterment fee" means the fee prescribed by section 80 in respect of an increase in value of land resulting from the execution of an improvement scheme; (b) "the Board" means the Board of Trustees for the improvement of Howrah constituted under this Act; (c) "building" includes a house, out-house, stable, privy, urinal, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary wall not exceeding ten feet in (d) "building line" means a line (in rear of the street alignment) up to which the main wall of a building abutting on a projected public street may lawfully extend; (e) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; 22. Clause (ee) ins. by W......