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 No. 135 Dispur, Wednesday, 12th May, 2010, 22nd Vaisakha, 1932 (S.E.)

 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

 The 12th May, 2010

 No.LGL.7/2010/10. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received
 the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.

 ASSAM ACT NO. XVI OF 2010

 (Received the assent of the Governor on 29th April, 2010)


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1022 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 12,20.10

**AN**

**ACT**

to provide for development, control, regulate the planning and construction of buildings

within the Guwahati Metropolitan Area.

**Preamble** Whereas it is expedient to provide tor the development, control and regulation

to check the haphazard growth of buildings within the Guwahati Metropolitan Area by

the authorities concerned and specify the provisions regulating such planning and

construction of buildings and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

It is herby enacted in the Sixty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

**Short title,**

1. (1) This Act may be called the Guwahati Building Construction (Regulation) Act,

**extent and**

**commencement** 2010.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of the Guw ahati Metropolitan Area as notified by

the State Government.

(3) They shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

**Definitions** 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(1) “alley” means a public thoroughfare, which affords only a secondary means of

access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation;

(2) “Apartment” means an apartment as defined under the Assam Apartments No XX| of

(Construction and Transfer of Ownership) Act, 2006; 2007-

(3) “approved” means approved by the Authority by any officer to whom the power

has been delegated by the Authority;

(4) “Authority” means the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority,

Guwahati Municipal Corporation and other Urban Local Body or Panchayat as

the case may be;

(5) “balcony” means horizontal projection in upper floors to serve as a passage or

sitting out place;

(6) “basement” means the lower storey of building below or partly below the ground

level;

(7) “building” means any construction for whatsoever purpose and of whatsoever

materials and every part thereof, whether used as human habitation or not and


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###### Registered No. 768/97

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### PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

###### 135 12 CT, 2010, 22 ^Tsf, 1932 ( w )
 No. 135 Dispur, Wednesday, 12th May, 2010, 22nd Vaisakha, 1932 (S.E.)

 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

 . ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT :: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 NOTIFICATION

 The 12th May, 2010

 No.LGL.7/2010/10. —The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which received
 the assent of the Governor is hereby published for general information.

 ASSAM ACT NO. XVI OF 2010

 (Received the assent of the Governor on 29th April, 2010)


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