Section 80

Acquisition of land by way of according Transferable Development Right.—A Development Authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat may, with the consent of the owner, acquire land for public purposes by way of according Transferable Development Right through issue of Development Right Certificate, to be registered, in lieu of payment towards the cost of land in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that the Transferable Development Right expressed in terms of area of total permissible built-up space calculated on the basis of Floor Area Ratio permissible for the concerned land, is utilised as additional built-up space over and above the permissible built-up space by the owner who may use it by himself or transfer it to any other person in full or in part from the present location for use in areas earmarked for the purpose in the Master Plan or the Detailed Town Planning Scheme. 81. Acquisition of land and built-up space by way of accommodation Reservation.— A Development Authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat may, with the consent of the owner, and in the manner prescribed, acquire land and built-up space for public purposes, indicated in a sanctioned Master Plan or Detailed Town Planning Scheme, by way of accommodation reservation, by permitting in the form of built-up space guided by permitted Floor Area Ratio in addition to built-up space required for the amenity, in lieu of the cost of land and the built-up space for the amenity transferred to the Development Authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat concerned, as may be prescribed. 82. Development works by promoters.—Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, a Development Authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat, for the purpose of implementing the proposals contained in a sanctioned Plan, may permit a private or joint sector promoter, to undertake or carry out a development work within the area of its jurisdiction as per the guidelines, if any, issued by the Government. 83. Levy of development charges.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, and with the previous sanction of the Government, a Development Authority, Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Town Panchayat or Village Panchayat may, by a notification published in the official Gazette, levy Development Charges,— (a) on the carrying out of any development of land or on any change of use of land or building for which permission is required under Chapter X; (b) on any development necessitating provision or augmentation of infrastructure or other public amenity, and (c) on the vacant land (the development charges being termed as 'Developed Vacant Land Cess'): Provided that no development charges shall be leviable on any land vested in or under the control or possession of the Central Government, the State Government,