The Telangana Town Planning Act, 1920.
telangana · 1920
- S. 1The Andhra Pradesh Town-Planning Act, 1920 in force in the combined State, as on 02
- S. 2Defines key terms like "Chairman," "Director," and "Municipality" for the Telangana Town Planning Act, 1920.
- S. 3Substituted by G
- S. 4Section 4 outlines provisions for town planning schemes including land layout, street improvements, and utilities.
- S. 5Section 5 determines plot sizes and shapes to make them suitable for building, allowing boundary alterations to improve original plots.
- S. 6Adapted by G
- S. 7The section authorizes the state government to appoint a Director of Town-Planning and mandates municipal councils to consult him on town-planning matters.
- S. 8Obligation on newly constituted councils to make schemes not later than four years
- S. 9Section 9 allows municipal councils to prepare or adopt development schemes for land within or near the municipal area.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates the chairman to publish planning resolutions and make the plan available for public inspection at municipal office.
- S. 11“For building purposes” were omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 12Section 12 allows the State Government to mandate a municipality to prepare a draft town-planning scheme for specified land.
- S. 13Section 13 mandates that every draft scheme must include detailed plans, land ownership, areas, and scheme descriptions.
- S. 14Section 14 allows affected persons to object or suggest changes to a draft scheme within 60 days, for council consideration.
- S. 15Adapted by G
- S. 16Section 16 provides compensation to individuals who incurred costs based on a town planning scheme that is later varied or revoked.
- S. 17Adapted in G
- S. 18Section 18 mandates compliance with sanctioned town planning schemes and imposes development charges for land/building changes, except for government-owned properties.
- S. 19Section 19 empowers the responsible authority to order building removals or alterations to comply with the town planning scheme.
- S. 20“In the scheme” were omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 21Omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 22Section 22 of the Telangana Town Planning Act, 1920, specifies conditions under which no compensation is payable for property affected by town-planning schemes.
- S. 23The section allows municipal councils to recover betterment contributions from property owners when property values increase due to town planning schemes.
- S. 24Section 24 outlines the principles for levying betterment contributions based on property market value changes.
- S. 25Section 25 establishes betterment contribution as a charge on property, with collection rules mirroring property tax procedures.
- S. 26Section 26 allows property owners to request municipal council to acquire their property if they dispute betterment contribution valuation.
- S. 27“Print” was omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 28“Print and” were omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 29Substituted for “sections 8 to 11” by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 30Section 30 establishes a separate town-planning fund for municipal council receipts and outlines its management and funding sources.
- S. 31Municipal council actions under this Act are treated as authorized under the Local Authorities Loans Act for borrowing money and executing town-planning schemes.
- S. 32Clause (e) was omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 33Section 33 allows town-planning schemes to acquire immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act.
- S. 34Clause (g) substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 35Section 35 specifies compensation for acquired land under Telangana Town Planning Act, excluding certain Land Acquisition Act provisions.
- S. 36Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 37Section 37 allows municipal councils to form special town-planning committees and joint committees with other local authorities for town-planning schemes.
- S. 38Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 39Substituted by the Adaptation Order, 1937
- S. 40Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 41Section 41 resolves disputes between local authorities by referring them to the State Government for final adjudication.
- S. 42Section 42 empowers the State Government to mandate municipal councils to prepare or adopt town-planning schemes if they fail to do so.
- S. 43Substituted for “chairman” by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 44Section 44 empowers the State Government to create rules for implementing the Telangana Town Planning Act, including publication, scheme details, and financial aspects.
- S. 45Section 45 establishes a town-planning trust to manage town-planning in designated areas.
- S. 46Section 46 outlines the composition of the town planning trust, including appointed and elected members and representatives from various organizations.
- S. 47Section 47 allows the chairman of the trust to receive a salary or remuneration approved by the state.
- S. 48Section 48 allows the State Government to remove trustees from the trust if they refuse to act, become insolvent, are convicted of serious crimes, or have conflicts of interest.
- S. 49Section 49 prohibits trustees removed under certain conditions from being re-elected for three years.
- S. 50Section 50 of the Telangana Town Planning Act, 1920, applies the Act's provisions to town planning trusts and allows them to borrow money as local authorities.
- S. 51Section 51 allows the state government to cover trust loan defaults and reimburses municipal funds from attached income.
- S. 52Section 52 authorizes municipal council to confirm streets altered by trust as legally paved and completed.
- S. 53Section 53 allows the State Government to dissolve a town planning trust and transfer its assets and liabilities to the municipal council.
- S. 54Section 54 empowers the State Government to make rules for the governance and operation of town planning trusts.
- S. 55Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 56Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 57Omitted by the A
- S. 58Section 32 was omitted by the Adaptation Order, 1937
- S. 59See now the Provisions of the Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013)
- S. 60Substituted by Madras Act IV of 1934
- S. 61Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 62—
- S. 63Sub-section (1) omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 64Substituted for “But the Collector and the court shall not” by Madras Act IV of 1934
- S. 65Sub-section (1) omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 66“From the municipal council” omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 67—
- S. 68Substituted for “in relation to the scheme in question” by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 69Section 38 substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 70Sections 39 and 40 omitted by Act No
- S. 71Inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 72Inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 73Substituted by Act No
- S. 74Adapted by G
- S. 75The words “under Part VII of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965” were substituted by Act No
- S. 76“Clause (q)” substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 77Inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 78Clause (h) omitted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 79Inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 80Substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 81Inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 82Clause (p) omitted by Madras Act XIII of 1938
- S. 83Clauses (u) and (v) were added by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 84Sub-section (3) substituted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 85Sections 44-A and 44-B were inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 86Substituted by the Adaptation Order, 1937
- S. 87Sub-section (4) substituted by Act No
- S. 88Section 50-A inserted by section 33 of Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 89Substituted by G
- S. 90Section 54-A inserted by Act No
- S. 91Substituted by G
- S. 92Inserted by Madras Act II of 1930
- S. 1930Power to levy betterment contribution
- S. 1934Power of councils to make agreements