Section 28-A UP Urban Planning and Development Act: Power to seal unauthorised development

Section 28-A: Power to seal unauthorised development

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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.

¹[(1) It shall be lawful for the Vice-Chairman or an officer empowered by him in this behalf, as the case may be, at any time before or after making an order for the removal or discontinuance of any development under section 27 or section 28 to make any order directing the sealing of such development in a development area in such manner as may be prescribed for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) Where any development has been sealed, the Vice-Chairman or the officer empowered by him in this behalf, as the case may be, may for the purpose of removing or discontinuing such development order the seal to be removed.

(3) No person shall remove such seal except under an order made under sub-section (2) by the Vice-Chairman, or the officer empowered by him in this behalf.

(4) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) may appeal to the Chairman against that order within thirty days from the date thereof and the Chairman may after hearing the parties to the appeal, either allow or dismiss the appeal.

(5) The decision of the Chairman shall be final.]

Footnotes in the official text

1.Ins. by sec. 8 of U. P. Act No. 03 of 1997.