Durgapur (Development And Control Of Building Operations) Act, 1958
No: 27 Dated: Apr, 30 1959
THE DURCAPUR (DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF BUILDING OPERATIONS) ACT, 1958
West Bengal Act XXVII of 1958
An Act to provide for the planned development of, and the control of building operations in, Durgapur.
Whereas it is expedient in the public interest to provide for the planned development of, and the control of building operations in, Durgapur with a view to securing orderly development of the area and for certain other matters connected therewith;
It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Durgapur (Development and Control of Building Operations) Act, 1958.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Durgapur area.
(3) It shall come into force on such day as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Subject or context,-
(a) "amenity" includes roads, water supply, street lighting, drainage, sewerage, public parks, conservancy or any other convenience which the State Government may, by notification, specify to be an amenity for the purposes of this Act;
(b) "building" means any structure or erection intended to be used for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes, whether in actual use or not;
(c) "development" means the carrying out of building, engineering, or other operations in, on, over or under land or the making of any material change in any building or land but does not include underground mining operations;
(d) "Durgapur" or "Durgapur area" means the area comprised within the police-stations of Kanksa, Faridpur and Ondal in the district of Burdwan and such other contiguous area, if any, as the State Government may from time to time by notification, specify and includes, for the purpose of section 9, any other land in West Bengal referred to in the said section;
(e) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act.
3. Constitution of Durgapur Development Authority. - The State Government shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, constitute, by notification, for the purposes of this Act an authority to be called the Durgapur Development Authority (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the Authority) consisting of as many members as the State Government may determine.