Section 25 UP Urban Planning and Development Act: Power entry

Section 25: Power entry

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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.

The Vice-Chairman of the Authority may authorize any person to enter into or upon any land or building with or without assistants or workmen for the purpose of –

(a) making any inquiry, inspection, measurement or survey or taking levels of such land or building;

(b) examining works under construction and ascertaining the course of sewers and drains;

(d) setting out boundaries and intended lines of work;

(e) making such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting trenches:

(f) ascertaining whether any land is being or has been developed in contravention of the master plan or zonal development plan or without the permission referred to in section 14 or in contravention of any condition subject to which such permission has been granted; or

(g) doing any other thing necessary for the efficient administration of this Act:

Provided that–

(i) no such entry shall be made except between the hours of sun-rise and sun-set and without giving reasonable notice to the occupier, or if there be no occupier, to the owner of the land or buildings;

(ii) sufficient opportunity shall in every instance be given to enable woman, if any, to withdraw from such land or building;

(iii) due regard shall always be had, so far as may be compatible with the exigencies of the purpose for which the entry is made to the social and religious usages of the occupants of the land or building entered.