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The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966

Act 37 of 1966

Keyword(s):Agriculture, Amenity Appropriate Authority, Arbitrator, Building Operation,Court, Development Authority, Development Plan, Director of Town Planning,Engineering Operations, Existing-Land-Use Map, Final Plot, Land, LocalAuthority

Amendments appended: 16 of 2007, 16 of 2009, 25 of 2009, 29 of 2010, 34 of2010, 10 of 2010, 2 of 2012, 5 of 2014, 35 of 2014, 43 of 2014, 32 of 2015, 37 of2015

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXII OF 2015.

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governor in the“ Maharashtra Government Gazette ”, on the 21st August 2015).

An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Regional andTown Planning Act, 1966.

WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature were not in session;

AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra was satisfied thatcircumstances existed which rendered it necessary for him to takeimmediate action further to amend the Maharashtra Regional and TownPlanning Act, 1966, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ; and, therefore,promulgated the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (Amendment)Ordinance 2015, on the 28th April 2015;

Mah.XXXVIIof 1966.

Mah.Ord.VI

of 2015.

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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the followingtranslation in English of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (Amendment) Act, 2015(Mah. Act No. XXXII of 2015), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

RAJENDRA G. BHAGWAT,

Draftsman-cum-Joint Secretary to Government,Law and Judiciary Department.

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AND WHEREAS it is expedient to replace the said Ordinance by anAct of the State Legislature; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year ofthe Republic of India as follows :—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Regional and TownPlanning (Amendment) Act, 2015.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 28th April2015.

2. In section 124F of the Maharashtra Regional and TownPlanning Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”), insub-section (2), for the words “ on the development of any land orbuilding by any educational institution, medical institution or charitableinstitution ” the words “on the development of any land or buildingwhich is proposed for warehouse or godown or by any educationalinstitution, medical institution or charitable institution ” shall besubstituted.

3. (1) The Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (Amendment)Ordinance, 2015 is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any actiontaken (including any notification issued) under the correspondingprovisions of the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance,shall be deemed to have been done, taken or issued, as the case maybe, under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act, as amendedby this Act.

Mah.XXXVIIof 1966.

Amendment ofsection 124F

of Mah.XXXVII of

1966.

Short title andcommencement.

Mah.Ord. VIof 2015.

Repeal ofMah. Ord. VI

of 2015 andsaving.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI,PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATEOF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004, EDITOR : SHRI PARSHURAMJAGANNATH GOSAVI.

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MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXVII OF 2015

(First published, after having received the assent of the Governorin the “Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 21st August 2015).

An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Regional and Town PlanningAct, 1966.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Regionaland Town Planning Act, 1966, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth year of the Republic of India,as follows :—

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning(Second Amendment) Act, 2015.

Mah.XXXVIIof 1966.

Short title.

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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the followingtranslation in English of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (Second Amendment) Act,2015 (Mah. Act No. XXXVII of 2015), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

RAJENDRA G. BHAGWAT,Draftsman-cum-Joint Secretary

to Government,Law and Judiciary Department.

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2. In section 124B of the Maharashtra Regional and Town PlanningAct, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”), after sub-section(2), the following sub­section shall be inserted, namely :—

“(2-1A) In respect of the area under the jurisdiction of any PlanningAuthority or a New Town Development Authority under this Act, whereState Government declares its intention to undertake one or more VitalUrban Transport Projects, the development charges levied and collectedunder the provisions of sub-section (2) shall be increased by one hundredper cent.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the term “Vital UrbanTransport Project” means a project related to Mass Rapid TransportSystem such as Metro Rail, Mono Rail, Bus Rapid Transport System andincludes Freeway, Sealink, etc., in respect of which the State Governmenthas, by notification in the Official Gazette, declared the intention toundertake such project either on its own behalf or through the PlanningAuthority, a New Town Development Authority, any other statutoryauthority, an agency owned and controlled by the Central Governmentor State Government, or a Government company incorporated under theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 or any other law relating tocompanies for the time being in force.”.

3. In section 124J of the principal Act, to sub-section (3), the followingproviso shall be added, namely :—

“ Provided that, the additional amount levied and collected as a resultof increase in the development charge in accordance with the provisionsof sub-section (2-1A) of section 124B, shall be applied, subject to thedirections issued by the State Government, from time to time, only forthe purposes of one or more Vital Urban Transport Projects, within themeaning of the said sub­section.” .

Amendment ofsection 124B

of Mah. XXXVIIof 1966.

Mah.XXXVIIof 1966.

18 of2013.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED

AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING,

STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004, EDITOR : SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI.

Amendment ofsection 124J

of Mah. XXXVIIof 1966.