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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974.

An Act for forming Brihan Mumbai and certain areas round about into a Mumbai Metropolitan Region, to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the purpose of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the proper, orderly and rapid development of the areas in that Region and of executing plans, projects and schemes for such development, and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Act Details

Act Number:

4

Act Year:

1975

Location:

Maharashtra

Enactment Date:

1/22/1975

Ministry:

Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra

Department:

Urban Development Department

Full List of Sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title and commencement.

Section 2

ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF THE AUTHORITY

Section 3 to Section 10A

Section 3

Establishment of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.

Section 4

Composition of the Metropolitan Authority.

Section 4A

Powers and duties of Chairman, Metropolitan Commissioner, etc.

Section 5

Meetings of the Metropolitan Authority.

Section 6

Section 7

Constitution and powers of Executive Committee.

Section 7A

Authentication of orders, etc., of Authority and Executive Committee.

Section 8

Section 9

Constitution of Committees.

Section 10

Members not disqualified from contesting elections or continuing as members of State Legislature or local authorities.

Section 10A

Provision for inviting Government and local authority officers to assist or advise.

OFFICERS AND SERVANTS

Section 11

Section 11

Officers and servants of the Authority.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY

Section 12 to Section 17

Section 12

Functions of the Metropolitan Authority.

Section 13

No other authority or person to undertake certain development without permission of the Authority.

Section 14

Powers of the Metropolitan Authority to give directions.

Section 15

Power of Metropolitan Authority to require local authority to assume responsibilities in certain cases.

Section 16

Power of the Metropolitan Authority to execute any plan.

Section 16A

Power of Metropolitan Authority to subscribe to the share capital of certain companies or co-operative societies or to contribute to corpus of certain trusts or societies.

Section 17

Power of Authority to provide amenity within Brihan Mumbai.

FINANCE, BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Section 18 to Section 24A

Section 18

Funds of the Metropolitan Authority.

Section 18A

Section 19

Reserve and other Funds.

Section 20

Application of Funds, etc.

Section 21

Power to Metropolitan Authority to borrow.

Section 21A

Power to Metropolitan Authority to finance projects and schemes and impose conditions therefor.

Section 21B

State guarantee to loans taken or given by Authority.

Section 22

Accounts and Audit.

Section 23

Section 24

Section 24A

Operations of Authority not to be carried out at a loss.

POWERS OF TAXATION

Section 25 to Section 30

Section 25

Power to levy a cess on buildings and lands.

Section 26

Power of Metropolitan Authority to levy betterment charges.

Section 27

Assessment of betterment charge by the Metropolitan Authority.

Section 28

Settlement of betterment charge by arbitrators.

Section 29

Payment of betterment charge.

Section 30

Betterment charge a first charge on land.

APPLICATION OF WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS OR EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN ENACTMENTS TO THE METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY

Section 31

Section 31

Application of certain enactments to the Authority with certain modification, etc.

ACQUISITION OF LAND

Section 32 to Section 34

Section 32

Power of State Government to acquire land.

Section 33

Power of State Government to require person in possession of land to surrender or deliver possession thereof to State Government, etc.

Section 34

Right to receive an amount for acquisition.

LANDS IN MUNICIPAL AREAS

Section 35 to Section 41

Section 35

Basis for determination of amount for acquisition of lands in municipal areas.

Section 36

Apportionment of amount for acquisition.

Section 37

Payment of amount for acquisition or deposit of the same in Court.

Section 38

Powers of Competent Authority in relation to determination of the amount for acquisition, etc.

Section 39

Payment of interest.

Section 40

Appointment of Competent Authorities.

Section 41

Appointment of Tribunal.

LANDS IN RURAL AREAS

Section 42 to Section 43

Section 42

Basis for determination of amount for acquisition of lands in rural areas and other procedure.

Section 43

Alternative accommodation to occupiers of residential premises where any acquired building is to be demolished.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 44 to Section 52

Section 44

Recovery of moneys due to the Authority as arrears of land revenue.

Section 45

Lump sum contribution by the Authority in lieu of taxes levied by local authorities.

Section 46

Deduction from salary or wages to meet claims of the Authority in certain cases.

Section 46A

Control by State Government.

Section 46B

Power of Authority to call for returns, reports, etc.

Section 46C

Power to delegate.

Section 47

Officers and other employees of the Metropolitan Authority to be public servants.

Section 47A

Co-operation by Police.

Section 48

Section 49

Power to make rules.

Section 50

Power to make regulations.

Section 51

Effect of provisions inconsistent with other laws.

Section 52

Power to remove difficulties.