7 Development Plan · 7.3 Development control and appeals

7.3.5 MRTP Act Sections 52–58: unauthorised development, penalty, compounding (s.52A), removal and development by Government

Sections 52–57 give the Planning Authority a ladder of powers against development done without or against permission (prosecution, restoration notice, stop-work notice, summary removal of temporary structures), s.56 lets it remove even authorised uses with compensation, s.52A allows compounding of older unauthorised structures, and s.58 sets a separate route for Government's own development.

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Key terms

  • unauthorised development
  • section 52
  • penalty
  • continuing offence
  • section 52A
  • compounded structure
  • section 53 removal notice
  • twenty-four hours notice
  • Designated Officer
  • section 56A
  • section 54 stop work
  • section 55 temporary development
  • fifteen days
  • section 56 authorised development
  • section 57 recovery of expenses
  • section 58 Government development
  • section 143 compounding
  • arrears of land revenue
  • UDCPR 2.14

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