State : Central
Year : 1976
URBAN LAND (CEILING AND REGULATION) ACT, 1976 URBAN LAND (CEILING AND REGULATION) ACT, 1976 33 of 1976 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 the 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 sub-serve the common good. WHEREAS it is expedient lo 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..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [Repealed]
State : Central
Year : 1976
Preamble1 - URBAN LAND (CEILING AND REGULATION) ACT, 1976 Chapter I Section1 - Short title, application and commencement Chapter II Section2 - Definitions Chapter III Section3 - Persons not entitled to hold vacant land in excess of the ceiling limit Section4 - Ceiling limit Section5 - Transfer of vacant land Section6 - Persons holding vacant land in excess of ceiling limit to file statement Section7 - Filing of statement in cases where vacant land held by a person is situated within the jurisdiction of two or more competent authorities Section8 - Preparation of draft statement as regards vacant land held in excess of ceiling limit Section9 - Final statement Section10 - Acquisition of vacant and in excess of ceiling limit Section11 - Payment of amount for vacant land acquired ..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999
State : Central
Year : 1976
THE URBAN LAND (CEILING AND REGULATION) REPEAL ACT, 1999 [Act, No. 15 of 1999] [18th March, 1999] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fiftieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title, application and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999. (2) It applies in the first instance to the whole of the States of Haryana and Punjab and to all the Union territories; and it shall apply to such other State which adopts this Act by resolution passed in that behalf under clause (2) of article 252 of the Constitution. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force in the States of Haryana and Punjab and in all the Union territories..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : 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..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Ceiling on Vacant Land
State : Central
Year : 1976
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, on and from the commencement of this Act, no person shall be entitled to hold any vacant land in excess of the ceiling limit in the territories to which this Act applies under sub-section (2) of section 1. Section 4 - Ceiling limit (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, in the case of every person, the ceiling limit shall be,-- (a) where the vacant land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category A specified in Schedule I, five hundred square metres; (b) where such land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category B specified in Schedule I, one thousand square metres; (c) where such land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category C specified in Schedule I, one thousand..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Central
Year : 1976
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "appointed day" means,-- (i) in relation to any State to which this Act applies in the first instance, the date of introduction of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Bill, 1976 in Parliament; and (ii) in relation to any State which adopts this Act under clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution, the date of such adoption; (b) "building regulations" means the regulations contained in the master plan, or the law in force governing the construction of buildings; (c) "ceiling limit" means the ceiling limit specified in section 4; (d) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Central
Year : 1976
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "appointed day" means,-- (i) in relation to any State to which this Act applies in the first instance, the date of introduction of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Bill, 1976 in Parliament; and (ii) in relation to any State which adopts this Act under clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution, the date of such adoption; (b) "building regulations" means the regulations contained in the master plan, or the law in force governing the construction of buildings; (c) "ceiling limit" means the ceiling limit specified in section 4; (d) "competent authority" means any person or authority authorised by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Ceiling Limit
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, in the case of every person, the ceiling limit shall be,-- (a) where the vacant land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category A specified in Schedule I, five hundred square metres; (b) where such land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category B specified in Schedule I, one thousand square metres; (c) where such land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category C specified in Schedule I, one thousand five hundred square metres; (d) where such land is situated in an urban agglomeration falling within category D specified in Schedule I, two thousand square metres. (2) Where any person holds vacant land situated in two or more categories of urban agglomeration specified..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Special Provisions Regarding Disposal of Vacant Lands in Favour of Certain Persons
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 23, where any person, being the owner of any vacant land, had leased out or mortgaged with possession such land or had given possession of such land under a hire-purchase agreement to any other person and as a consequence thereof he has no vacant land in his possession or has vacant land in his possession less in extent than the ceiling limit, and where the land so leased or mortgaged or given possession of is deemed to have been acquired by the State Government under this Chapter, then, such person shall be entitled to make an application to the State Government in such form and containing such particulars as may be prescribed within a period of three months from the date of such acquisition for the assignment to him.-- (a) in a case..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Constitution of Urban Land Tribunal and Appeal to Urban Land Tribunal
State : Central
Year : 1976
(1) The State Government may, by notification1in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Urban Land Tribunal or Tribunals. (2) The Tribunal shall consist of a sole member who shall be an officer of the rank of a Commissioner of a division or a member of the Board of Revenue. (3) The Tribunal shall have jurisdiction over such area as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. (4) If any person is aggrieved by an order of the competent authority under section 11, he may, within thirty days of the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Tribunal having jurisdiction over the area in which the vacant land (in relation to which the amount has been determined) is situated or where such land is situated within the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section