State Act

the Uttarakhand Urban and Country Planning and Development Act, 1973 to the context of the State of Uttarakhand.

[15-A (1) Every person or body having been granted permission under sub-section (3) of section 15, shall complete the developments according to the approved plan and send a notice in writing of such completion to the [Local Development Authority or the State Authority as the case may be]4 and obtain a completion certificate from the [Local Development Authority or the State Authority as the case may be]4 in the manner prescribed or provided in the bye-laws of the Authority : Provided that if completion certificate is not granted and refusal to grant it is not intimated within three months after receipt of the notice of completion, it shall be deemed that the completion certificate has been granted by the [Local Development Authority or the State Authority as the case may be]4. (2) No person shall occupy or permit to be occupied any commercial building or use or permit to be used such building or part thereof affected by any work unfit-- (a) completion certificate has been issued by the[Local Development Authority or the State Authority as the case may be]4; or (b) [Local Development Authority or the State Authority as the case may be]4 has failed for three months after the receipt of the notice of completion to intimate its refusal of grant of the said certificate. Explanation— For the purposes of this section the expression “commercial building” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959.]2