Assam Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act,1985

No: 8 Dated: May, 03 1985

THE ASSAM TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1985

ASSAM ACT No. VIII OF 1985

    An Act further to amend the Assam Town and Country Planning Act, 1959.

    Preamble:- Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Town and Country Planning Act, 1959 hereinafter called the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

    It is hereby enacted in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of India, as follows :—

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Assam Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1985.

(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of January, 1985.

2. Amendment of Section 2 of Assam Act II of 1960:- In the principal Act, in Section 2 —

(a) in sub-section (1), the full stop (.) at the end 6f the first sentence shall be deleted and thereafter, the following shall be added, namely:—

"or the Development Authority constituted under Section 8 of this Act.”

(b) after sub-section (16), the following new subsections shall be added, nam ely:—

(17) "Administrator’ means an officer appointed by the State Government as such under proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 8A of this Act to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Development Authority as provided under Section 8A of this Act.

(18) 'Estate. Officer’ means a person appointed by the State Government as such to perform the functions of the Estate Officer.

(19) Tansferee” means a person including a firm or other body of individuals, whether incorporated or not to whom a site or building is transferred in any manner whatsoever and includes his successors and assigns.”