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Revision of regional plan.— 42(1) If the Government, at any time after a regional plan has been published in the Official Gazette, 43[ ] is of the opinion that a revision of such regional plan is necessary, it may direct the 44[Chief Town Planner (Planning)] to undertake the revision of the regional plan and thereupon the foregoing provisions of this Act relating to the preparation of the regional plan shall, as far as may be, apply to the revision of a regional plan under this section. 45[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the Government is of the opinion that alteration/modification is necessary to be carried out to the regional plan ---9--- for the purpose of rectifying any inadvertent error that has occurred in the regional plan, and for correction of inconsistent/incoherent zoning proposals in the regional plan, it may direct the Chief Town Planner (Planning) to carry out such alteration/modification to the regional plan and the Chief Town Planner (Planning) shall by notification in the Official Gazette carry out such alteration/modification to the regional plan in such manner and only to such extent as prescribed.]. 46[17A. Prohibition on cutting of hilly land and filling up of low lying land, etc.— No occupier of any hilly or sloppy land or any low lying land shall, by himself or through his servants or agents or any other persons, undertake the work of cutting of any hilly or sloppy land or filling up of any low lying land, in, over or upon any hilly or sloppy land, as the case may be, without obtaining the prior written permission from the 47[Chief Town Planner (Land use)]. 48[Provided that, nothing in this section shall apply to the activity undertaken in pursuance of the permission/licence granted under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No. 67 of 1957) and rules made thereunder.] Explanation:— for the purpose of section 17A— (i) “low lying land” means and includes any land below 50 cms. or more than from the adjoining ground level; (ii) “hilly land or sloppy land” means and includes any land having a gradient of 1:10 or more.