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Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Preamble 1

Title: Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

THE URBAN LAND (CEILING AND REGULATION) ACT, 1976 [Act, No. 33 of 1976] [17th February, 1976] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the Imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings on such land and for matters connected therewith, with a view to preventing he concentration of urban land in the hands of a few persons and speculation and profiteering therein and with a view to bringing about an equitable distribution of land in urban agglomerations to subserve the common good. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the imposition of a ceiling on vacant land in urban agglomerations, for the acquisition of such land in excess of the ceiling limit, to regulate the construction of buildings on such land and for matters connected therewith, with a view to preventing the concentration of urban land in the hands of a few persons and speculation and profiteering herein and with a view to bringing about an equitable distribution of land in urban agglomerations to subserve the common good; AND WHEREAS Parliament has no power to make laws for the States with.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Chapter IV

Title: Regulation of Transfer and Use of Urban Property

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....time being in force, had been issued for the acquisition of such vacant land on the date on which the notice was given under sub-section (1) of this section. Section 27 - Prohibition on transfer of urban property (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, but subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 5 and sub-section (4) of section 10, no person shall transfer by way of sale, mortgage, gift, lease for a period exceeding ten years, or otherwise, any urban or urbanisable land with a building (whether constructed before or after the commencement of this Act) or a portion only of such building for a period of ten years of such commencement or from the date on which the building is constructed, whichever is later except with the previous permission in writing of the competent authority. (2) Any person desiring to make a transfer referred to in sub-section (1), may make an application in writing to the competent authority in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the competent authority may, after making such inquiry as it deems fit, by order in writing,.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....previous approval of the Central Government, having regard to its location, population (population being more than one lakh) and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be an urban agglomeration and any agglomeration so declared shall be deemed to belong to category D in that Schedule and the peripheral area therefor shall be one kilometre; (B) in relation to any other State or Union territory, means any area which the State Government may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, having regard to its location, population (population being more than one lakh) and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be an urban agglomeration and any agglomeration so declared shall be deemed to belong to category D in Schedule I and the peripheral area therefor shall be one kilometre; (o) "urban land" means,- (i) any land situated within the limits of an urban agglomeration and referred to as such in the master plan; or (ii) in a case where there is no master plan, or where the master plan does not refer to any.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Chapter III

Title: Ceiling on Vacant Land

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....in an urban agglomeration, the utility of the land in that urban agglomeration for the orderly urban development thereof and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require; and (b) fix, subject to the maximum rates specified in that clause, the rate per square metre of vacant land in each zone, having regard to the availability of vacant land in the zone, the trend of price rise of vacant land over a period of twenty years in the zone before the commencement of this Act, the amount invested by the Government for the development of the zone, the existing use of vacant land in the zone and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require. (4) Different rates may he fixed under clause (b) of sub-section (3) for vacant lands situated in different zones within each urban agglomeration. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where any vacant land which is deemed to have been acquired under sub-section (3) of section 10 is held by any person under a grant, lease or other tenure from the Central Government or any State Government and-- (i) the terms of such grant, lease or other tenure do not provide for.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Section 4

Title: Ceiling Limit

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....the competent authority to declare any land referred to in sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) of clause (q) of section 2 as excess vacant land under this Chapter. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section and sections 6, 8 and 18 a person shall be deemed to hold any land on which there is a building (whether or not with a dwelling unit therein) if he (i) owns such land and the building; or (ii) owns such land but possesses the building or possesses such land and the building, the possession, in either case, being as a tenant under a lease, the un-expired period of which is not less than ten years at the commencement of this Act, or as a mortgagee or under an irrevocable power of attorney or a hire-purchase agreement or party in one of the said capacities and partly in any other of the said capacity or capacities; or (iii) possesses such land but owns the building the possession being as a tenant under a lease or as a mortgagee or under an irrevocable power of attorney or a hire-purchase agreement or partly in one of the said capacities or partly in any other of the said capacity or capacities.

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Chapter II

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....previous approval of the Central Government, having regard to its location, population (population being more than one lakh) and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be an urban agglomeration and any agglomeration so declared shall be deemed to belong to category D in that Schedule and the peripheral area therefor shall be one kilometre; (B) in relation to any other State or Union Territory, means any area which the State Government may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, having regard to its location, population (population being more than one lakh) and such other (sic) factors as the circumstances of the case may require, by notification in the Official (sic) declare to be an urban agglomeration and any agglomeration so declared (sci) be deemed to belong to category D in Schedule I and the peripheral area therefor shall be one kilometre; (o) "urban land" means,-- (i) any land situated within the limits of an urban agglomeration and referred to as such in the master plan; or (ii) in a case where there is no master plan, or where the master plan does not refer to.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....previous approval of the Central Government, having regard to its location, population (population being more than one lakh) and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be an urban agglomeration and any agglomeration so declared shall be deemed to belong to category D in that Schedule and the peripheral area therefor shall be one kilometre; (B) in relation to any other State or Union Territory, means any area which the State Government may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, having regard to its location, population (population being more than one lakh) and such other (sic) factors as the circumstances of the case may require, by notification in the Official (sic) declare to be an urban agglomeration and any agglomeration so declared (sci) be deemed to belong to category D in Schedule I and the peripheral area therefor shall be one kilometre; (o) "urban land" means,-- (i) any land situated within the limits of an urban agglomeration and referred to as such in the master plan; or (ii) in a case where there is no master plan, or where the master plan does not refer to.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Section 11

Title: Payment of Amount for Vacant Land Acquired

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....in an urban agglomeration, the utility of the land in that urban agglomeration for the orderly urban development thereof and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require; and (b) fix, subject to the maximum rates specified in that clause, the rate per square metre of vacant land in each zone, having regard to the availability of vacant land in the zone, the trend of price rise of vacant land over a period of twenty years in the zone before the commencement of this Act, the amount invested by the Government for the development of the zone, the existing use of vacant land in the zone and such other relevant factors as the circumstances of the case may require. (4) Different rates may he fixed under clause (b) of sub-section (3) for vacant lands situated in different zones within each urban agglomeration. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where any vacant land which is deemed to have been acquired under sub-section (3) of section 10 is held by any person under a grant, lease or other tenure from the Central Government or any State Government and-- (i) the terms of such grant, lease or other tenure do not provide for.....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Schedule I

Title: Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....A.-- 5 kms. C (a) Jabalpur-- M. Corp. (i) Jabalpur (ii) Heavy Vehicle Factory area (Richhai-Maithui) (O.G.) (iii) Manegaon (O.G.) (iv) Maharajpur (O.G.) (v) Bilpura (O.G.) (vi) Amkheru (O.G.) (vii) Suhagi (O.G.) (viii) Karmela (O.G.) (ix) Regwa (O.G.) (x) Kheri (O.G.) (xi) Pipariya (O.G.) (b) Jabatlpur Cantonment Canll. (c) Khamaria-- (i) Khamaria (O.F.A.) N. M. (ii) Khamaria (G.C.F.)(O.G.) (iii) Pipariya (O, G.) (iv) Tighra (O.G.) (v) Ghana (O.(G.) 6. Durg-Bhilainagar U. A.-- 1 Km. 1) (a) Bhilainagar-- (i) Bhilainagar N. M. (ii) Bhilaigaon (O.G.) (iii) Supela (O.G.) (iv) Kohka (O.G.) (v) Chhaoni (O.G.) (b) Durg-- (i) Durg M. .....

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed] Section 29

Title: Regulation of Construction of Buildings with Dwelling Units

State: Central

Year: 1976

No person shall construct any building with a dwelling unit having a plinth area.-- (a) where the building proposed to be constructed is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category A or category B specified in Schedule 1, in excess of three hundred square metres; (b) where the building proposed to be constructed is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category C or category D specified in Schedule 1, in excess of three hundred square metres: