14.1 MRTP Act 1966: framework notes

1. 14.1.1Evolution of town planning law in Maharashtra: Bombay TP Acts 1915 and 1954 to the MRTP Act 1966

   Town planning law in Maharashtra grew in three steps: the Bombay Town Planning Act 1915 introduced town planning schemes, the 1954 Act made a Development Plan for the whole town compulsory, and the MRTP Act 1966 added regional plans, new towns and land acquisition for plans, replacing the 1954 Act.

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2. 14.1.2MRTP Act 1966: objects, chapter structure and key definitions in Section 2 (agriculture, development, FSI)

   The MRTP Act 1966 has nine main chapters (plus III-A, III-B and VI-A) running from regional plans to development plans, development control, town planning schemes, new towns, development charge and acquisition, and its Section 2 defines the terms on which all of them rest.

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3. 14.1.3MRTP Act Sections 142–165: prosecution sanction, bar of courts, officers, registration and effect of other laws (s.156)

   Chapter IX's closing sections of the MRTP Act deal with how offences are prosecuted and compounded, which court tries them, the status and protection of officers, registration and finality of plans, who exercises a Planning Authority's powers, State control, the overriding effect of the Act (s.156), rules and regulations, and the repeal of the 1954 Act (s.165).

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