In the PrincipalAct , in section 34 :- — THE SIKKIM PANCHAYAT ACT, 1993

14 . In the PrincipalAct , in section 34 :- after clause (u) , the following clause will be inserted:-" (v) Nobody will be permitted to make any construction / building on his land within the territorial limit of the Gram Panchayat unless the proposed plan of such construction/ building is sanctioned by the Panchayat Authority: Provided that if such proposed construction is near a forest area , the Panchayat Authority , before approving such sanction, shall be satisfied that a certificate has been given by the Competent Authority under the Sikkim Forest Water Courses , Road Reserved , Preservation and Protection Act , 1988 certifying that the proposed construction does not fall within the Forest Area. the existing clause (v) shall be re-lettered as clause (w) In the Principal Act , in section 35 , after the sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- Insertion of new sections 39 A and 39 B Amendment of . section 48 Insertion of new section 48 A "(4) The Gram Panchayat shall be endowed with the regulatory function of recording births and deaths taken place within their territorial limit and such information shall be communicated to the concerned authority immediately by the concerned near relations of the newly born or the deceased as the case may be".

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