The National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985

(1) This Act may be called the National Capital RegionPlanning Board Act, 1985. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of October, 1984.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Board" means the National Capital Region Planning Board constituted under sub-section (1)of section 3; (b) "Committee" means the Planning Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 4; (c) "counter-magnet area" means an urban area selected by the Board under clause (f) ofsection 8; (d) "Functional Plan" means a plan prepared to elaborate one or more elements of the RegionalPlan; (e) "land" includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or permanentlyfastened to anything attached to the earth; (f) "National Capital Region" means the areas specified in the Schedule: Provided that the Central Government with the consent of the Government of the concernedparticipating State and in consultation with the Board, may, by notification in the Official Gazette,add any area to the Schedule or exclude any area therefrom; (g) "participating States" means the States of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (i) "Project Plan" means a detailed plan prepared to implement one or more elements of theRegional Plan, Sub-Regional Plan or Functional Plan; (j) "Regional Plan" means the plan prepared under this Act for the development of the NationalCapital Region and for the control of land-uses and the development of infrastructure in the NationalCapital Region; (k) "regulations" means regulations made by the Board under this Act; (l) "sub-region" means such part of the National Capital Region as falls entirely within the limitsof a participating State or the Union territory; (m) "Sub-Regional Plan" means a plan prepared for a sub-region; and (n) "Union territory" means the Union territory of Delhi.

(1) The Central Government shall, bynotification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act, a Board, to be called theNational Capital Region Planning Board. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and acommon seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to contract and shall, by the said name, sueand be sued. (3) The Board shall consist of such number of members, not exceeding twenty-one, as may beprescribed, and unless the rules made in this behalf otherwise provide, the Board shall consist of thefollowing members, namely:-- (a) the Union Minister for Works and Housing, who shall be the Chairman of the Board; (b) the Chief Minister of the State of Haryana; (c) the Chief Minister of the State of Rajasthan; (d) the Chief Minister of the State of Uttar Pradesh; (e) the Administrator of the Union territory; (f) eight members, to be nominated by the Central Government, on the recommendation of theparticipating States and the Administrator of the Union territory: Provided that not more than two members shall be nominated on the recommendation of aparticipating State, or, as the case may be, the Administrator of the Union territory; (g) three other members, of whom one shall be a person having knowledge and experience intown planning, to be nominated by the Central Government; (h) a full-time Member-Secretary of the Board, to be nominated by the Central Government fromamongst officers of, or above, the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India: Provided that no change shall be made in the composition of the Board by rules except with theconsent of the Government of each of the participating States and of the Administrator of the Unionterritory. (4) The terms and conditions of office of the members nominated under clause (f), clause (g) orclause (h) of sub-section (3) shall be such as may be prescribed.

(1) The Board shall, as soon as may be, after thecommencement of this Act, constitute a Committee, to be called the Planning Committee, for assisting theBoard in the discharge of its functions. (2) The Committee shall consist of such members as may be prescribed and unless the rules made inthis behalf otherwise provide, the Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-- (a) the Member-Secretary to the Board, who shall be the ex officio Chairman of the Committee; (b) the Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Works and Housing,in-charge of Housing and Urban Development, ex officio; (c) Secretary-in-charge of Urban Development in each participating State and the Union territory,ex officio; (d) the Vice-Chairman, Delhi Development Authority, ex officio; (e) the Chief Planner, Town and Country Planning Organisation, New Delhi, ex officio; and (f) the Chief Town Planner of each participating State, ex officio.

(1) The Board or the Committee may, at any time and for such period as itthinks fit, co-opt any person or persons as a member or members of the Board or of the Committee. (2) A person co-opted under sub-section (1) shall exercise and discharge all the powers and functionsof a member of the Board or of the Committee, as the case may be, but shall not be entitled to vote.