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Section 23. Declaration of area as development area.
THE PUNJAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1972
Act no. 6 of 19731973In forcePunjab (State Act)
23. (1) The Board may, by notification, declare the whole or a part of any area, whether situated within or without the limits of a local authority, to be development area for the purposes of this Act: 1[Provided that no land- (i) comprised within the limits of a cantonment as defined under the Cantonments Act, 1924; or (ii) owned, taken on lease or requisitioned by the Central Government for the purpose of Naval, Military or Air Force authorities; shall be included in an area so declared.] (2) The contents of the declaration made under sub-section (1) shall also be published by the Board in at least two vernacular newspapers.