The Town Improvement Act, 1953 (East Bengal Act)

( ACT NO. XIII OF 1953 )

38. When improvement scheme may be framed

39. Matters to be considered when framing improvement schemes

40. Matters to be provided for improvement schemes

41. Discontinuance of use of land and alteration or removal of building, etc.

42. Re-housing of persons displaced by improvement schemes

43. Authority for making an official representation for a general improvement schemes

44. Consideration of official representations

45. Preparation, publication and transmission of notice as to improvement schemes and supply of documents to applicants

46. Transmission to Kartripakkha of representation by Corporation or Paurashava

47. Furnishing list of persons and copy of, or extract from, assessment list

48. Service of notice as to proposed acquisition of land or recovery of betterment fee

49. Abandonment of improvement scheme, or application to Government to sanction it

50. Power to sanction or reject improvement scheme

51. Notification of sanction to improvement scheme

51A. Savings

Sanction to improvement scheme of Taka 5 Lakhs or more outside the [City or Municipal] limit

51B. Savings

51C. Improvement scheme of less than Taka 5 lakhs either within or outside the City or Municipality

52. Alteration of improvement scheme after sanction

53. Combination of improvement scheme

54. Width of streets

55. Transfer to Kartripakkha, for purposes of improvement scheme, of building or land vested in a Corporation or Paurashava, Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad

56. Transfer of private street or square to Kartripakkha for purposes of improvement scheme

57. Provision of drain or water-work to replace another situated on land vested in the Kartripakkha under section 55 or section 56

58.Corporation or Paurashava [Zilla Parishad, Upazila Parishad or Union Parishad] not responsible for cleaning street etc., vested in the Kartripakkha

59. Repair and watering of streets vested in the Kartripakkha

60. Guarding and lighting when streets vested in the Kartripakkha is opened or broken up or when street is under construction and speedy completion of work

61. Prevention or restriction of traffic in street vested in the Kartripakkha during progress of work

62. Provision of facilities and payment of compensation, when work is executed by Kartripakkha in public street vested in them

63. Power of Kartripakkha to turn or close public street or square vested in them

64. Reference of disputes to Tribunal

65. Taking over of laid out or altered streets by Corporation or Paurashava

66. Vesting in Corporation or Paurashava of streets laid out or altered, and open spaces provided by the Kartripakkha under an improvement scheme

67. Application of sections 65 and 66 to areas outside the City or Municipality

68. Power of Kartripakkha to retain service passages

69. Plans for public streets or open spaces

70. Consideration of objection to plans for public streets or open spaces

71. Notification of sanctioned plan of public street

72. Erection of wall or building within a street alignment or building line

73. Preparation of Master Plan by the Kartripakkha

74. Publication of Master Plan

75. Permission for use of land contrary to the Master plan

76.No compensation payable for restricted use of land

77.Plans for erection of buildings under Ordinance XXVI of 1977 and Act LVI of 1974 to be submitted to the Chairman for sanction

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