Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act,1956
Act No : 96
Section :
Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement, etc., to berecoverable from the occupiers of buildings.
6.Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement, etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of buildings. Where works of improvement have been executed in relation to any building in a slum area in pursuance of the provisions of sections 4 and 5, the expenses incurred by the competent authority or, as the case may be, any local authority in connection with the maintenance of such works of improvement or the enjoyment of amenities and conveniences rendered possible by such works shall be recoverable from the occupier or occupiers of the building as arrears of land revenue. 3[6A. (1) Restriction on building, etc., in slum areas. The competent authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that no person shall erect any building in a slum area except with the previous permission in writing of the competent authority. (2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect on the expiration of two years from the date thereof except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such cesser. (3) Every person desiring to obtain the permission preferred to in sub-section (1) shall make an application in writing to the competency authority in such form and containing such information in respect of the erection of the building to which the application relates as may be prescribed. (4) On receipt of such application, the competent authority, after making such inquiry as it considers necessary, shall, by order in writing,- (a) either grant the permission subject to such terms and conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order; or --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ins. by Act 43 of 1964, s. 4 (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 2 Sub-section (3) omitted by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965). 3 Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-2-1965), -------------------------------------------------------------------- 150 (b) refuse to grant such permission: Provided that before making an order refusing such permission, the applicant shall. be given a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the permission should not be refused. (5) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to- (a) any works of improvement required to be executed by a notice under sub-section (1) of section 4 or in pursuance of an undertaking given under sub-section (2) of section 7 ; or (b) the erection of any building in any area in respect of which a slum clearance order has been made under section 10.)
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