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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT

Contents

Pages

Part-I

Acts

Nil

Part-II

Ordinances

Nil

Part-III

Delegated Legislation

Notification No. G.S.R. 41/P.A.11/1995/

Ss.43 and 180/Amd.(7)/2021, dated the

16th April, 2021, containing amendment

in the Punjab Regional and Town Planning

and Development (General) Rules, 1995.

Part-IV

Correction Slips, Republications and

Replacements

Nil

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ORDINARY

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PART III

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(HOUSING-1 BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 16th April, 2021

No. G.S.R. 41/P.A.11/1995/Ss.43 and 180/Amd.(7)/2021.- In exercise of the

powers conferred by section 180 read with sub-section (2) of section 43 of the Punjab

Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 (Punjab Act No.11 of 1995),

and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to

make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and

Development (General) Rules, 1995, namely:-

RULES

(1) These rules may be called the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and

Development (General) First Amendment Rules, 2021.

(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication

in the Official Gazette.

In the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development (General) Rules,

1995, for rule 13, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“13. Time within which building is to be completed.– The transferee shall complete

the building as per the approved building plan within a period of three years from the

date of possession or deemed possession of plot or site or within such period as may

be fixed by the Authority under the terms and conditions of allotment letter of plot or

site, failing which the Estate Officer may resume the land or building or both, as the

case may be, in accordance with the provisions of section 45 of the Act.

Provided that the Estate Officer may extend the moratorium period of construction,

if he is satisfied that the building could not be completed by the transferee due to the

reasons beyond his control, subject to the payment of extension fee, along with applicable

Goods and Service Tax or other taxes applicable or levied by the Central or State

Government as specified in the table. Extension fee shall not be charged-

(1)

if the plot or site has been allotted to any Department of the State Government or

any Public Sector Undertakings of the State Government;

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(2)

from Serving Soldiers and Officers of Armed Forces, for the period they remained

posted outside the State of Punjab and War Widows, next of kin of Soldiers or

Officers of the Armed forces, Police and Para Military Forces killed in action;

(3)

if allottee or transferee suffered from serious diseases due to which he was not

able to carry out construction within the stipulated period;

(4)

in case of officers or officials of the State Government and the Public Sector

Undertakings of the State Government who were required to serve outside the

State of Punjab in accordance with their service conditions;

(5)

from legal heirs of the deceased allottees or transferees of residential plots who

have lost sole bread winner in the family; and

(6)

except the institutions to whom land has been allotted for educational and hospital

purposes, the Authority or its Executive Committee may for the reasons to be

recorded in writing, waive eighty percent of the extension fee in the case of

Charitable Institutions, exempted from income tax under the Income Tax Act,

1961.

TABLE

SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR EXTENSION OF PERIOD

FOR CONSTRUCTION ON SITES SOLD BY

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN PUNJAB

Residential and land other than

On prevalent reserve price of plots or sites

Commercial sites

in the vicinity of the plot or site fixed by

the Authority, which is applicable on the

date of payment of extension fee. No

interest is payable

Commercial Sites

On auction or allotment price. Delayed

payments shall attract an interest @ 7%

per annum compounded.

Year after expiry of moratorium

(To be calculated taking month as a unit; unit

period for construction specified in

started is counted as full)

the allotment letter of Plot or Site

(i)

1st year

1 per cent

(ii)

2nd year

1 per cent

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3rd year

1.25 per cent

(iv)

4th year

1.25 per cent

(v)

5th year

1.25 per cent

(vi)

6th year

1.5 per cent

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7th year

1.5 per cent

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8th year

1.75 per cent

(ix) 9th year

1.75 per cent

(x)

10th year

2 per cent

(xi)

11th year

2 per cent

(xii)

12th year

2 per cent

(xiii) 13th year and above

0.125 per cent per year over and above the

previous years’ fee.

SARVJIT SINGH,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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