State Act: Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973
Act President's Act No. 11 of 1973 · 74 sections
Text as published by India Code for the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with amendments up to U.P. Act No. 1 of 2025.
The Act was made as President's Act No. 11 of 1973; this copy shows the enacting words substituted by U.P. Act No. 30 of 1974, and the Reasons for the Enactment printed after section 60 are not reproduced.
The marginal headings printed beside each section in this edition are shown as the section headings; section 60 carries no marginal heading in this copy.
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Title, date and preamble
The following President’s Act enacted on September 2, 1973 is published for general information :
[IT IS HEREBY enacted as follows :-]
AN ACT
to provide for the development of certain areas of Uttar Pradesh according to plan and for matters ancillary thereto.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1973, the President is pleased to enact as follows:
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER-II THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ITS OBJECTS
CHAPTER-III MASTER PLAN AND ZONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
CHAPTER-III A ARTIERIAL ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT AREA
CHAPTER-IV AMENDMENT OF THE MASTER PLAN AND THE ZONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CHAPTER-V DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS
CHAPTER-VI ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND
CHAPTER-VII FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
CHAPTER-VIII SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 25.Power entry
- 26.Penalties
- 26-A.Encroachment or obstruction on public land
- 26-B.Claim for compensation for removal under section 26-A
- 26-C.Authority may without notice remove any-thing erected or deposited in contravention of Act
- 26-D.Penalty for not preventing encroachment
- 27.Order of demolition of building
- 28.Power to stop development
- 28-A.Power to seal unauthorised development
- 29.Conferment of other powers on the Authority
- 30.Offences by companies
- 31.Fines when realised to be paid to the Authority
- 32.Composition of Offences
- 33.Power of the Authority to provide amenity or carry out development at cost of owner in the event of his default and to levy cess in certain cases
- 34.Power of Authority to require local authority to assume responsibilities in certain cases
- 35.Power of Authority to levy betterment charges
- 36.Assessment of betterment charge by Authority
- 37.Finality of decision
- 38.Payment of betterment charge
- 38-A.Power of Authority to levy land use conversion charge and development charge
- 38-B.Power of the Authority to levy Urban Use Charge
- 39.Additional Stamp duty on certain transfers of property
- 39-A.Toil for amenities
- 39-B.License for Assembly and Development of land
- 39-C.Power of Authority to License fee
- 40.Recovery of moneys due to Authority
- 41.Control by State Government
- 42.Returns and inspections
- 43.Service of notices, etc
- 44.Public notice how to be made known
- 45.Notices etc. to fix reasonable time
- 46.Authentication of orders and documents of Authority
- 47.Members and Officers to be public servants
- 48.Jurisdiction of courts
- 49.Sanction of prosecution
- 50.Protection of action taken in good faith
- 51.Power to delegate
- 52.Savings
- 53.Exemption
- 54.Plans to stand modified in certain cases
- 55.Power to make rules
- 56.Power to make regulations
- 57.Power to make bye-laws
- 58.Dissolution of Authority
- 59.Repeal etc. and Savings
- 60.[Omitted]