(Authoritative English text of this Department Notification No. TCP-A(3)-1/2016Loose dated 28-09-2017 as requ… — The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. (2016)

(Authoritative English text of this Department Notification No. TCP-A(3)-1/2016Loose dated 28-09-2017 as required under clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India) GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPARTMENT NO.TCP-A(3)-1/2016-loose Dated, Shimla-2, 28-09-2017 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (No. 16 of 2016), the Governor of Himachal Pradesh is pleased to make the following rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act, namely: “CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short title and Commencement.— These rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017. They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Act" means the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (No. 16 of 2016); (b) "association of allottees" means a collective of the allottees of a real estate project, by whatever name called, registered under any law for the time being in force, acting as a group to serve the cause of its members, and shall include the authorised representatives of the allottees; (c) "authenticated copy" means a self-attested copy of any document; (d) “Form” means a Form appended to these rules; (e) "Government" or "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh. (f) "section" means a section of the Act. Words and expressions used herein but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meanings as have been assigned to them in the Act. CHAPTER II REAL ESTATE PROJECT Information and documents to be furnished by promoter for registration of real estate project.-(1) Every promoter shall furnish the foll