State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1959

287- (1) Every person who intends- (a) to sell or let on lease any land subject to a covenant or agreement on the part of a purchaser or lessee to erect buildings thereon; (b) to divide land (whether un-built or partly built) into building plots; or (c) to use any land or a portion thereof or permit the same to be used for building purposes; or (d) to make or layout a private street, whether it is intended to allow the public a right of passage or access over such street or not; shall give written notice of his intention to the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari in the manner laid down in the rules and bye-laws. (2) The Mukhya Nagar Adhikari shall proceed with the notice under sub-section (1), in the manner prescribed by rules and bye-laws and subject to such general directions as the Executive Committee may give in this behalf from time to time, determine the laying out of land for building, the dimensions and area of each building plot, the level, direction, width and means of drainage of every private street, the kind and number of trees to be planted and reared beside such streets and the height and means of drainage and ventilation of and access to all buildings to be erected on such land or on either side of such street; Provided that if the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari neglects or omits for sixty days after the receipt of t he notice under sub-section (1) or of the plans, sections, descriptions, schemes, or further information, if any, called for under the rules, to communicate to the person who gave the notice his disapproval with regard to any of the matters such person may, by a written communication call the attention of the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari to the neglect or omission and if such neglect or omission continues for a further period of thirty days from the date of the receipt of the written communication by the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari, the proposal of the said person shall be deemed to have been approved by the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari : Provided further that nothing contained herein shall be construed to authorize any person to act in contravention of any provisions of the Act or any bye-laws. (3) When the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari signifies in writing to the said person his approval of the said work under certain conditions or without any conditions, or when the said work is deemed to have been approved by the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari as aforesaid, the said person may at any time Within one year from the date of the delivery of the notice under sub-section (1) to the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari, proceed with the said work in accordance with the intention-as described in the notice or in any of the documents aforesaid and in accordance with the condition, if any, prescribed by the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari, but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or bye-law.