The Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2022.
gujarat · 2023
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2022
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2022, including "applicant," "Designated Authority," "CGDCR," "land," "occupier," and "owner."
- S. 3The section allows the State Government to appoint specific officials as Designated Authorities for specified areas.
- S. 4Section 4 mandates the Designated Authority to publish the Act's substance for public awareness.
- S. 5Section 5 suspends notices to remove unauthorized developments until revived, allowing owners/occupiers to apply for regularisation within four months.
- S. 6Section 6 outlines the process for the Designated Authority to regularize unauthorized development upon application and fee payment.
- S. 7Section specifies how the Gujarat government will set fees for regularizing unauthorized developments.
- S. 8Section 8 prohibits the regularisation of unauthorised developments on specific government lands and under certain conditions.
- S. 9Section 9 deems regularisation grants under this Act as Building use Permissions, overriding prior municipal laws.
- S. 10The Designated Authority may regularize unauthorized developments in various aspects, subject to rules and conditions.
- S. 11Section 11 abates pending court cases related to unauthorised development upon its regularisation under the Act.
- S. 12Section 12 allows aggrieved individuals to appeal unauthorized development orders to an Appellate Officer, who can modify or cancel the order, with the decision being final.
- S. 13Section 13 establishes an Infrastructure Development Fund for augmenting, improving, or creating infrastructure facilities.
- S. 14Section 14 provides immunity from legal proceedings for actions taken in good faith under the Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2022.
- S. 15Section 15 clarifies that regularizing unauthorized development under the Act does not absolve applicants from existing civil or criminal liabilities.
- S. 16Section 16 empowers the State Government to direct the Designated Authority and resolves disputes regarding its powers.
- S. 17Section 17 empowers the State Government to make rules for implementing the Act, including application and order forms for unauthorised development regularisation.
- S. 18Section 18 states that this Act complements, not overrides, existing laws.
- S. 19(1) The Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Act, 2011 is hereby repealed
- S. 20(1) The Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development Ordinance, 2022 is hereby repealed
- S. 2022Application of other laws not barred