Extraordinary Published by Authority — The West Bengal Town And Country ( Planning And Development ) Act, 1979

Rothata PAUSA 19 ] Tbe wzlirarm* Extraordinary Published by Authority TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007 etette [SAKA 1928 PART III— Acts of the West Bengal Legislature GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative NOTIFICATION No. 33-L.-9th January, 2007.—The following Act of the West Bengal Legislature, having been assented to by the Governor, is hereby published for general information :— West Bengal Act XXXI of 2006 THE WEST BENGAL TOWN AND COUNTRY (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette. Extraordinary, of the 9th January, 2007.] An Act to amend the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:— (1) This Act may be called West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) (Second Amendment) Act, 2006. It shall come into force at once. For sub-section (1) of section 102 of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following sub-section shall be substititted :— "(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the rules made thereunder and with the previous sanction of the State Government, every Planing Authority or Development Authority shall, by notification, levy a charge (hereinafter called the development charge) on the carrying out of any development or change of use of land, for which permission is required under Chapter VII, in the whole or any part of