Monday, December 3, 2007

Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 and the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999.


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he Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 came into force on 17.02.1976. Initially States of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal adopted the Act. Thereafter, it was adopted by six more states namely Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Rajasthan.
However, after review of the matter in totality, the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 was repealed through an Ordinance on 11.01.99 which was followed by Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 in replacement of the Ordinance. The Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 was notified in the Gazette on 22.3.1999. The Repeal Act is in force in the States of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa and all the Union Territories. The Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 is still in force in the States of Andhra Pradesh Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra and West Bengal.

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