Uttarakhand (U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Act, 1965) (Amendment) Act, 2018

(Uttarakhand Act No. 20 of 2018)

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The Uttarakhand (U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Act, 1965) (as applicable in the State of Uttarakhand) further to amend the context of Uttarakhand State.

An Act it is hereby enacted by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows-

  1. Short name extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand (U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Act, 1965) (Amendment) Act, 2018.

(2) It extends to the whole of Uttarakhand State excluding cantonment Area.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

  1. Amendment of sub-section (5) of Section 3 of principal Act.- In Section 3 of the Uttarakhand (U.P Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Act, 1965) herein after referred as principal Act, sub-section (5) shall be substituted as follows, namely-

"(5) There shall be following Chairman/Members in the Board-

(a) Minister Housing Department, Uttarakhand Chairman - ex-officio.

(b) Principal Secretary/Secretary Housing Department Uttarakhand Government Acting Chairman/Member - ex-officio.

(c) Principal Secretary/Secretary, Finance Uttarakhand Government - ex-officio member.

(d) Principal Secretary/Secretary, Urban Development Department Uttarakhand Government - ex-officio member.

(e) Principal Secretary/Secretary Public enterprise bureau Uttarakhand Government - ex-officio member.

(f) Chief town and village planner - ex-officio member.

(g) The Director Central Building Research Institute Roorkee - ex-officio member.

(h) Chief Engineer, Public Works Department member - ex-officio.

(i) Finance Controller, Uttarakhand Planning and Town Development Authority - ex-officio member.".

  1. Amendment of Section 82 of the principal Act.- The Section 82 of the principal Act shall be substituted as follows, namely-

"82(1) The Housing Commissioner may by notice require the onwer of a building referred to in Section 73 to stop further work and to alter or demolist the same in such manner and within such time as specified in the notice or shall pass such order for direction to seal development in such manner as prescribed under the provisions of this Act.

(2) Where the notice under sub-section (1) is not complied with the Housing Commission may cause the building or any portion thereof to be altered or pass the order to stop as the case may be or seal the such development in such manner or demolish and the Housing Chairman may recover the expenses incurred in so doing from the owner as the arrears of land revenue.".