State Act

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

57. The [the State Authority or the Local Development Authority or the Local Development authority created under sub-section (1-A) of Section 4 of this Act, as the case may be]6 may, with the previous approval of the State Government make bye-laws consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for carrying out the purposes of this Act in respect of any matter affecting the general public and without prejudice to the generality of this power, such bye-laws may provide for— (a) the form in which any application for permission under sub-section (1) of section 15 shall be made and the particulars to be furnished in such application; (b) the terms and conditions referred to in section 16, subject to which the used of lands and buildings in contravention of plans may be continued; [(bb) the guiding principles for composition of offences under section 32;] 1 (c) the time and manner of payment of betterment charge under section 30; 2[(d) the grant of licences to architects, town planning engineers, surveyors, draftsmen for the preparation of building plans or water supply, drainage and sewerage plans and the fees to be paid for the grant of such licence; (e) for so long as the Zonal Development Plans are not prepared under section 9, the matter specified in clause (d) of sub-section (2) of that section; 3[(ee) the definitions of an arterial road and the colour scheme and other specifications according to which the facade of buildings abutting such road shall be repaired, whit-washed, colour-washed or painted, under section 12-A;]3 [(f) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by bye-laws.]2