Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Town and Country Planning Ordinance.
2. Scope of national physical plan.[ 3, 49 of 2000]
3. Constitution of the National physical Planning Council.[ 3,49 of 2000]
4. Powers and plans of the Council. [ 3,49 of 2000]
4A. "Constitution of an inter- Ministerial Coordinating Committee on National Physical Planning.[ 4,49 of 2000]
4B. Powers and duties of the Co-ordinating Committee.[ 4,49 of 2000]
5. Appointment of Director-General, National Physical Planning, Act.
5A. Duties and function of the Director general of national physical Planning [ 7,49 of 2000].
5B. Powers of the Director- General of the National physical Planning.[ 7,49 of 2000]
5C. Technical Advisory Committee.[ 7,49 of 2000]
5D. Functions of the Advisory Committee.[ 7,49 of 2000]
5E. Term of office of the members of the Advisory Committee.[ 7,49 of 2000]
6. Urban development areas.
7. Trunk road development areas.
8. Regional development areas.
9. Planning authorities.
10. Executive authorities.
11. Executive authorities in relation to roads.
12. Constitution of Regional Planning Committees.[ 8,49 of 2000]
13. Transaction of business by Regional Committees.
14. Dissolution of Regional Committees.
15. Expenses of Regional Committees.
16. Expenditure on preparation of plans for urban development .
17. Expenses of Director-General of Highways.
18. Application for directions to prepare a regional physical plan.
19. Application for directions to prepare an outline physical plan.
20. Application for directions to prepare a detail plan.
21. Order for preparation of plan. [ 10,49 of 2000]
22. Discretion of Minister as to area or land for which outline physical plan or detail plan is to be prepared.
23. Special provisions for planning of land contiguous to urban development areas.
24. Preparation of draft plans.[ 11,49 of 2000]
25. Provisional approval of draft plan.
26. Notice of approval of draft plans and inspection of plan.
27. Objections to draft plans.
28. Sanction of draft plan by Minister.
29. Restrictions as to approval or sanctioning of draft plans.
30. Incorporation in outline physical plan or detail plan of provision contained in regional physical plan.
31. Approval of plans.
32. Coming into operation of plans.
33. Refusal to approve plan not to prevent preparation new plan.
34. Application for modification or revocation of plans.
35. Order or decision for modification or revocation, &c, of plan.
36. Preparation of new plan 10 modify or revoke plan.
37. Coming into operation of decision to revoke any provision in a plan.
38. General provisions as to contents of plans. [ 13,49 of 2000]
39. plans for trunk road development .
40. Second Schedule. Provisions in outline physical plans.
41. Provisions in detail plans.
42. Modification or suspension of other enactments.
43. Provisions of plans to prevail over provisions of subsidiary legislation.
44. Provision directing the use of powers conferred by other written law.
45. Special provisions as to redistribution of land.
46. Interim development orders. [ 14,49 of 2000]
47. Restrictions in respect of interim development.
48. Issue of permits for interim development.
49. Appeal against refusal of permit for interim development.
50. Grant of permit not to affect other written law.
51. Duty of executive authority to executive provisions in plans.
52. Powers exercisable by executive authorities.
53. Conditions relating to exercise of powers conferred by section 52.
54. Redistribution of land.
55. Permits for execution, alteration.& c, of structures and for execution of works in connexion with roads.
56. Application of other law in execution of plans.
57. Notification of completion of work by executive authority.
58. Enforcement of provision for acquisition of land.
59. Modification of section 45 (l)of Land Acquisition Act.
60. Modification of section 48 of Land Acquisition Act.
61. Possession.
62. Funds out of which compensation is payable.
63. Use of acquired properly by executive authority.
64. Right to compensation for injurious affection.& c.
65. Exclusion of compensation In respect of loss consequent upon erection of new structure, change of use,& c.
66. Provisions in plan to exclude compensation for injurious affection.
67. Effect of new plans on rights to compensation.
68. Making of claims for compensation for injurious affection.
69. Determination of claims for compensation for injurious affection. &c.
70. Payment of compensation in certain cases.
71. Power to recover betterment contribution.
72. Appeal against levy of betterment contribution.
73. Payment of betterment contribution.
74. Returns, information & c
75. Powers of entry, &c.
76. Power to allow owners or occupiers to execute work on behalf of executive authority.
77. Service of notices,& c
78. Signature of documents issued or served by authorities.
79. Expenditure, & c.
80. Authority for expenditure from funds of local authorities and for imposition of special rate.
81. Regulations.
82. Offences.
83. Offences by officers. & c. of planning authority.
84. Penalty for offences.
85. The Interpretation.
86. Ordinance not to apply to land or structures belonging to the State or occupied by the armed forces.
87. Ordinance not to apply to ancient monuments or archaeological reserves.
88. This Act to prevail over other laws.[ 15,49 of 2000]