The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs / Department of States
Section
Section 198 Restriction on building and other acts interfering with the works of electric supply.
(1) No building, wall or other structure shall be newly erected and no street or railway shall be constructed over, or in such a manner as to interfere with, any work constructed or maintained for the purposes of the electric supply except with the written permission of the Chairperson.
(2) The Chairperson may cause any building, wall or other structure erected, or any street or railway constructed in contravention of sub-section (1), to be removed or otherwise dealt with as he deems fit, and the expenses incurred therefor shall be paid by the person or authority responsible and shall be recoverable from such person or authority as an arrear of tax under this Act.
(2) The Chairperson may cause any building, wall or other structure erected, or any street or railway constructed in contravention of sub-section (1), to be removed or otherwise dealt with as he deems fit, and the expenses incurred therefor shall be paid by the person or authority responsible and shall be recoverable from such person or authority as an arrear of tax under this Act.
Section 199 Power of Council to make arrangements with licensees.
(1) The Council may enter into an agreement with any licensee within or outside New Delhi in regard to the purchase of electricity and price thereof and within New Delhi in regard to sale and price thereof or in regard to operation or control of any generating station or main transmission line and notwithstanding anything contained in any law or in any licence, memorandum of association or other instrument regulating the constitution and powers of the licensee, it shall be lawful for the licensee to enter into and carry out any agreement.
(2) In entering into an agreement under this section the Council shall not show any undue preference to any licensee.
(2) In entering into an agreement under this section the Council shall not show any undue preference to any licensee.
Section 200 Charges for supply of electricity.
Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, charges shall be leviable for the supply of electricity by the Council at such rates as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Council.
Section 201 Bulk receipt of electricity by the Council.
(1) The Council shall receive bulk supply of electricity from the authority which may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) The Council shall be entitled to receive bulk supply of electricity from that authority prescribed by the Central Government subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by means of a contract entered into between that other authority and the Council. The contract mentioned in this sub-section shall provide also for a stipulation therein that disputes between that other authority and the Council in regard to any matter relating to the bulk supply of electricity to the Council shall be referred to the Central Government whose decision thereon shall be final and binding on both parties.
(2) The Council shall be entitled to receive bulk supply of electricity from that authority prescribed by the Central Government subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by means of a contract entered into between that other authority and the Council. The contract mentioned in this sub-section shall provide also for a stipulation therein that disputes between that other authority and the Council in regard to any matter relating to the bulk supply of electricity to the Council shall be referred to the Central Government whose decision thereon shall be final and binding on both parties.
Section 202 Vesting of public streets in the Council.
(1) All streets within New Delhi which are or at any time become public streets and the pavements, stones and other materials thereof shall vest in the Council:
Provided that no public street which immediately before the commencement of this Act vested in the Union shall, unless the Central Government with the consent of the Council so directs, vest in the Council by virtue of this sub-section.
(2) All public streets vesting in the Council shall be under the control of the Chairperson and shall be maintained, controlled and regulated by him in accordance with the bye-laws made in this behalf.
Provided that no public street which immediately before the commencement of this Act vested in the Union shall, unless the Central Government with the consent of the Council so directs, vest in the Council by virtue of this sub-section.
(2) All public streets vesting in the Council shall be under the control of the Chairperson and shall be maintained, controlled and regulated by him in accordance with the bye-laws made in this behalf.
Section 203 Functions of Chairperson in respect of public streets.
(1) The Chairperson shall, from time to time, cause all public streets vested in the Council to be levelled, metalled or paved, channelled, altered or repaired, and may widen, extend or otherwise improve any such street or cause the soil thereof to be raised, lowered or altered or may place and keep in repair fences and posts for the safety of foot passengers:
Provided that no widening, extension or other improvement of a public street, the aggregate cost of which will exceed one lakh rupees, shall be undertaken by the Chairperson except with the previous sanction of the Council.
(2) With the previous sanction of the Council, the Chairperson may permanently close the whole or any part of a public street:
Provided that before according such sanction the Council shall by notice, published in the manner specified by bye-laws give reasonable opportunity to the residents likely to be affected by such closure to make suggestions or objections with respect to such closure and shall consider all such suggestions or objections which may be made within one month from the date of publication of the said notice.
Provided that no widening, extension or other improvement of a public street, the aggregate cost of which will exceed one lakh rupees, shall be undertaken by the Chairperson except with the previous sanction of the Council.
(2) With the previous sanction of the Council, the Chairperson may permanently close the whole or any part of a public street:
Provided that before according such sanction the Council shall by notice, published in the manner specified by bye-laws give reasonable opportunity to the residents likely to be affected by such closure to make suggestions or objections with respect to such closure and shall consider all such suggestions or objections which may be made within one month from the date of publication of the said notice.
Section 204 Disposal of land forming site of public streets permanently closed.
Whenever any public street or a part thereof is permanently closed under sub-section (2) of section 203 the site of such street or of the portion thereof may be disposed of as land vesting in the Council.
Section 205 Power to make new public streets.
The Chairperson may at any time with the previous sanction of the Council,--
(a) lay out and make new public streets;
(b) construct bridges and sub-ways;
(c) turn or divert any existing public street; and
(d) lay down and determine the position and direction of a street or streets in any part of New Delhi notwithstanding that no proposal for the erection of any building in the vicinity has been received.
(a) lay out and make new public streets;
(b) construct bridges and sub-ways;
(c) turn or divert any existing public street; and
(d) lay down and determine the position and direction of a street or streets in any part of New Delhi notwithstanding that no proposal for the erection of any building in the vicinity has been received.
Section 206 Minimum width of new public streets.
The Chairperson shall, from time to time, with the sanction of council, specify the minimum width of different classes of new public streets according to the nature of the traffic likely to be carried thereon, and the streets with which they join at one or both ends, the localities in which they are situated, the heights up to which buildings abutting thereon may be erected and other similar considerations.
Section 207 Power to prohibit or regulate use of public streets for certain kind of traffic.
(1) The Chairperson may--
(a) prohibit or regulate vehicular traffic in any public street or any portion thereof so as to prevent danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public or to ensure decongestion or smooth flow or quietness in any locality;
(b) prohibit or regulate in respect of all public streets, or any particular public street, the transit of any vehicle of such form, construction weight or size or laden with such heavy or unwieldly objects as may be likely to cause injury to the road-ways or any construction thereon, except under such conditions as to time, mode of traction or locomotion, use of appliances for the protection of roadways, number of lights and assistants and other general precautions and upon the payment of such charges as may be specified by the Chairperson generally or specially in each case; and
(c) prohibit or regulate access to premises from any particular public street carrying high speed vehicular traffic:
Provided that the Chairperson shall not take action without sanction of the Council in cases under clauses (a) and (c).
(2) Notices of such prohibition as are imposed under sub-section (1) shall be posted in conspicuous places at or near both ends of public streets or portions thereof to which they relate, unless such prohibition applies generally to all public streets.
(a) prohibit or regulate vehicular traffic in any public street or any portion thereof so as to prevent danger, obstruction or inconvenience to the public or to ensure decongestion or smooth flow or quietness in any locality;
(b) prohibit or regulate in respect of all public streets, or any particular public street, the transit of any vehicle of such form, construction weight or size or laden with such heavy or unwieldly objects as may be likely to cause injury to the road-ways or any construction thereon, except under such conditions as to time, mode of traction or locomotion, use of appliances for the protection of roadways, number of lights and assistants and other general precautions and upon the payment of such charges as may be specified by the Chairperson generally or specially in each case; and
(c) prohibit or regulate access to premises from any particular public street carrying high speed vehicular traffic:
Provided that the Chairperson shall not take action without sanction of the Council in cases under clauses (a) and (c).
(2) Notices of such prohibition as are imposed under sub-section (1) shall be posted in conspicuous places at or near both ends of public streets or portions thereof to which they relate, unless such prohibition applies generally to all public streets.
Section 208 Power to acquire lands and buildings for public streets and for public parking places.
(1) Subject to the provisions contained in Chapter X, the Chairperson may--
(a) acquire any land required for the purpose of opening, widening, extending or otherwise improving any public street or of making any new public street, and any building standing upon such land;
(b) acquire in relation to any such land or building, all such land with buildings, if any, thereon as the Council may think expedient to acquire outside of the regular line, or of the intended regular line, of such street;
(c) acquire any land for the purpose of laying out or making a public parking place.
(a) acquire any land required for the purpose of opening, widening, extending or otherwise improving any public street or of making any new public street, and any building standing upon such land;
(b) acquire in relation to any such land or building, all such land with buildings, if any, thereon as the Council may think expedient to acquire outside of the regular line, or of the intended regular line, of such street;
(c) acquire any land for the purpose of laying out or making a public parking place.
Section 209 Defining the regular line of streets.
(1) The Chairperson may define a line on one or both sides of any public street in accordance with the bye-laws made in this behalf and may, with the previous sanction of the Council, redefine at any time any such regular line:
Provided that, before according sanction the Council shall by public notice afford reasonable opportunity to the residents or premises abutting on such public street to make suggestions or objections with respect to the proposed redefined line of the street and shall consider all such suggestions or objections which may be made within one month from the date of the publication of the said notice:
Provided further that the regular line of any public street operative under any law in force in any part of New Delhi immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a line defined by the Chairperson under this sub-section.
(2) The line for the time being defined or redefined shall be called the regular line of street.
(3) No person shall construct or reconstruct any building or a portion thereof or any boundary wall or other structure whatsoever within the regular line of a street except with the written permission of the Chairperson:
Provided that if within sixty days after the receipt of application from any person for permission to construct or reconstruct a boundary wall or portion thereof, the Chairperson fails to take steps to acquire the land within the regular line of the street in the accordance with section 212, then that person may, subject to any other provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder, proceed with the work of construction or reconstruction of such boundary wall or portion thereof.
(4) When the Chairperson grants permission for the construction or reconstruction of any building or any boundary wall or other structure within the regular line of a street, he may require the owner of the building to execute an agreement binding himself and his successors-in-interest not to claim compensation in the event of the Chairperson at any time thereafter calling upon him or any of his successors by written notice to remove any work carried out in pursuance of such permission and to pay the expenses of such removal if, in default, such removal is carried out by the Chairperson and may for that purpose require such owner to deposit in the New Delhi Municipal Fund such sum as may be determined by him.
(5) The Chairperson shall maintain--
(a) a register containing such particulars as may be specified by him in this behalf with plans attached thereto showing all public streets in respect of which the regular line of the street has been defined or redefined and containing any other particulars which the Chairperson may deem necessary;
(b) a register of all agreements executed under sub-section (4) and of all deposits made thereunder.
(6) All such registers shall be open to inspection by any person on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the Chairperson with the sanction of Council.
(7) Any agreement entered into in pursuance of sub-section (4) shall be in writing, shall be registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), and shall be deemed to be an agreement in respect of the land to which it relates and any condition contained in such agreement shall be deemed to be an obligation annexed to the ownership of the said land and enforceable against the successors-in-interest of the owner of such land
Provided that, before according sanction the Council shall by public notice afford reasonable opportunity to the residents or premises abutting on such public street to make suggestions or objections with respect to the proposed redefined line of the street and shall consider all such suggestions or objections which may be made within one month from the date of the publication of the said notice:
Provided further that the regular line of any public street operative under any law in force in any part of New Delhi immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a line defined by the Chairperson under this sub-section.
(2) The line for the time being defined or redefined shall be called the regular line of street.
(3) No person shall construct or reconstruct any building or a portion thereof or any boundary wall or other structure whatsoever within the regular line of a street except with the written permission of the Chairperson:
Provided that if within sixty days after the receipt of application from any person for permission to construct or reconstruct a boundary wall or portion thereof, the Chairperson fails to take steps to acquire the land within the regular line of the street in the accordance with section 212, then that person may, subject to any other provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder, proceed with the work of construction or reconstruction of such boundary wall or portion thereof.
(4) When the Chairperson grants permission for the construction or reconstruction of any building or any boundary wall or other structure within the regular line of a street, he may require the owner of the building to execute an agreement binding himself and his successors-in-interest not to claim compensation in the event of the Chairperson at any time thereafter calling upon him or any of his successors by written notice to remove any work carried out in pursuance of such permission and to pay the expenses of such removal if, in default, such removal is carried out by the Chairperson and may for that purpose require such owner to deposit in the New Delhi Municipal Fund such sum as may be determined by him.
(5) The Chairperson shall maintain--
(a) a register containing such particulars as may be specified by him in this behalf with plans attached thereto showing all public streets in respect of which the regular line of the street has been defined or redefined and containing any other particulars which the Chairperson may deem necessary;
(b) a register of all agreements executed under sub-section (4) and of all deposits made thereunder.
(6) All such registers shall be open to inspection by any person on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the Chairperson with the sanction of Council.
(7) Any agreement entered into in pursuance of sub-section (4) shall be in writing, shall be registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), and shall be deemed to be an agreement in respect of the land to which it relates and any condition contained in such agreement shall be deemed to be an obligation annexed to the ownership of the said land and enforceable against the successors-in-interest of the owner of such land
Section 210 Setting back building to regular line of street.
(1) If any part of a building abutting on a public street is within the regular line of that street, the Chairperson may, whenever it is proposed--
(a) to repair, rebuild or construct such building or to take down such building to an extent exceeding one-half thereof above the ground level, such half to be measured in cubic metres; or
(b) to repair, remove, construct or reconstruct or make any additions to, or structural alterations of, any portion of such building which is within the regular line of the street,
by any order which he issues concerning the addition to, rebuilding construction, repair or alterations of, such building, require such building to be set back to the regular line of the street.
(2) When any building or any part thereof within the regular line of a public street falls down or is burnt down or is, whether by the order of the Chairperson or otherwise, taken down, the Chairperson may forthwith take possession on behalf of the Council of the portion of the land within the regular line of the street therefor occupied by the said building and, if necessary, clear the same.
(3) Land acquired under this section shall be deemed to be part of the public street and shall vest in the Council.
(a) to repair, rebuild or construct such building or to take down such building to an extent exceeding one-half thereof above the ground level, such half to be measured in cubic metres; or
(b) to repair, remove, construct or reconstruct or make any additions to, or structural alterations of, any portion of such building which is within the regular line of the street,
by any order which he issues concerning the addition to, rebuilding construction, repair or alterations of, such building, require such building to be set back to the regular line of the street.
(2) When any building or any part thereof within the regular line of a public street falls down or is burnt down or is, whether by the order of the Chairperson or otherwise, taken down, the Chairperson may forthwith take possession on behalf of the Council of the portion of the land within the regular line of the street therefor occupied by the said building and, if necessary, clear the same.
(3) Land acquired under this section shall be deemed to be part of the public street and shall vest in the Council.
Section 211 Compulsory setting back of building to regular line of street.
(1) Where any building or any part thereof is within the regular line of a public street and in the opinion of the Chairperson it is necessary to set back the building or part thereof to the regular line of the street he may, by notice served on the owner in accordance with the provisions of this Act, require him to show cause within such period as may be specified in the notice as to why such building or part thereof which is within the regular line of the street should not be pulled down and the land within the regular line acquired by the Chairperson on behalf of the Council.
(2) If such owner fails to show cause as required by sub-section (1) the Chairperson may require the owner by another notice to be served on him in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to pull down the building or part thereof which is within the regular line of the street within such period as is specified in the notice.
(3) If within such period the owner of the building fails to pull down the building or part thereof as required by the Chairperson, the Chairperson may pull down the same and all the expenses incurred in so doing shall be paid by the owner and recoverable from him as an arrear of tax under this Act.
(4) The Chairperson shall at once take possession on behalf of the Council of the portion of the land within the regular line of the street occupied by the said building or part thereof and such land shall thereupon be deemed to be part of the public street and shall vest in the Council.
(2) If such owner fails to show cause as required by sub-section (1) the Chairperson may require the owner by another notice to be served on him in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to pull down the building or part thereof which is within the regular line of the street within such period as is specified in the notice.
(3) If within such period the owner of the building fails to pull down the building or part thereof as required by the Chairperson, the Chairperson may pull down the same and all the expenses incurred in so doing shall be paid by the owner and recoverable from him as an arrear of tax under this Act.
(4) The Chairperson shall at once take possession on behalf of the Council of the portion of the land within the regular line of the street occupied by the said building or part thereof and such land shall thereupon be deemed to be part of the public street and shall vest in the Council.
Section 212 Acquisition of open land and land occupied by platform, etc., within the regular line of street.
If any land, whether open or enclosed, not vesting in the Council and not occupied by any building is within the regular line of a public street or if a platform, verandah, step, compound wall, hedge or fence or some other structure external to a building abutting on a public street or a portion of such platform, verandah, step, compound wall, hedge, fence or other structure is within the regular line of such street, the Chairperson may, after giving to the owner of the land or building not less than seven clear days' notice of his intention so to do, take possession on behalf of the Council of the said land with its enclosing wall, hedge or fence, if any, or of the said platform, verandah, step, compound wall, hedge, fence or other structure or of any portion thereof which is within the regular line of the public street and, if necessary, clear the same and the land so acquired shall thereupon be deemed to be a part of the public street and shall vest in the Council:
Provided that where the land or building is vested in the Union or a State the Chairperson shall not take possession thereof without the previous sanction of the Central Government.
Provided that where the land or building is vested in the Union or a State the Chairperson shall not take possession thereof without the previous sanction of the Central Government.
Section 213 Acquisition of the remaining part of a building and land after their portions within a regular line of street have been acquired.
(1) Where a land or building is partly within the regular line of a public street and the Chairperson is satisfied that the land remaining after the excision of the portion within the said line will not be suitable or fit for any beneficial use, he may, at the request of the owner, acquire such land in addition to the land within the said line and such surplus land shall be deemed to be a part of the public street and shall vest in the Council.
(2) Such surplus land may thereafter, be utilised for the purpose of setting forward a building under section 214.
(2) Such surplus land may thereafter, be utilised for the purpose of setting forward a building under section 214.
Section 214 Setting forward of buildings to the regular line of street.
The Chairperson may, upon such terms as he thinks fit, allow any building to be set forward for the purpose of improving the regular line of a public street and may, with the approval of the Council, by notice require any building to be set forward in the case of reconstruction thereof or of a new construction.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section a wall separating any premises from a public street shall be deemed to be a building, and it shall be deemed a sufficient compliance with permission or requisition to set forward a building to the regular line of a street if a wall of such material and dimensions as are approved by the Chairperson is erected along the said line
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section a wall separating any premises from a public street shall be deemed to be a building, and it shall be deemed a sufficient compliance with permission or requisition to set forward a building to the regular line of a street if a wall of such material and dimensions as are approved by the Chairperson is erected along the said line
Section 215 Compensation to be paid in certain cases of setting back or setting forward of buildings, etc.
(1) Compensation shall be paid by the Chairperson to the owner of any building or land acquired for a public street under the provisions of sections 210, 211 and 212 for any loss which such owner may sustain in consequence of his building or land being so acquired and for any expense incurred by such owner in consequence of any order made by the Chairperson:
Provided that--
(a) any increase or decrease in the value of the remainder of the property of which the building or land so acquired formed part, likely to accrue from the setting back to the regular line of the street shall be taken into consideration and allowed for in determining the amount of such compensation;
(b) if any such increase in the value exceeds the amount of loss sustained or expenses incurred by the owner, the Chairperson may recover from him half the amount of such excess as a betterment charge.
(2) If in consequence of any order to set forward a building made by the Chairperson the owner of such building sustains any loss or damage, compensation shall be paid to him by the Chairperson for such loss or damage after taking into account any increase in value likely to accrue from the setting forward.
(3) If the additional land which will be included in the premises of any person required or permitted under sub-section (2) to set forward a building belongs to the Council, the order or permission of the Chairperson to set forward the building shall be a sufficient conveyance to the said owner of the said land; and the price to be paid to the Council by the owner for such additional land and the other terms and conditions of the conveyance shall be set forth in the order or permission.
(4) If, when the Chairperson requires any building to be set forward, the owner of the building is dissatisfied with the price fixed to be paid to the Council or with any of the terms or conditions of conveyance, the Chairperson shall, upon the application of the owner at any time within fifteen days after the said terms and conditions are communicated to him, refer the case for the determination of the court of the district judge of Delhi whose decision thereon shall be final.
Provided that--
(a) any increase or decrease in the value of the remainder of the property of which the building or land so acquired formed part, likely to accrue from the setting back to the regular line of the street shall be taken into consideration and allowed for in determining the amount of such compensation;
(b) if any such increase in the value exceeds the amount of loss sustained or expenses incurred by the owner, the Chairperson may recover from him half the amount of such excess as a betterment charge.
(2) If in consequence of any order to set forward a building made by the Chairperson the owner of such building sustains any loss or damage, compensation shall be paid to him by the Chairperson for such loss or damage after taking into account any increase in value likely to accrue from the setting forward.
(3) If the additional land which will be included in the premises of any person required or permitted under sub-section (2) to set forward a building belongs to the Council, the order or permission of the Chairperson to set forward the building shall be a sufficient conveyance to the said owner of the said land; and the price to be paid to the Council by the owner for such additional land and the other terms and conditions of the conveyance shall be set forth in the order or permission.
(4) If, when the Chairperson requires any building to be set forward, the owner of the building is dissatisfied with the price fixed to be paid to the Council or with any of the terms or conditions of conveyance, the Chairperson shall, upon the application of the owner at any time within fifteen days after the said terms and conditions are communicated to him, refer the case for the determination of the court of the district judge of Delhi whose decision thereon shall be final.
Section 216 Owner's obligation when dealing with land as building sites.
If the owner of any land utilises, sells, leases out or otherwise disposes of such land for the construction of buildings thereon he shall lay down and make a street or streets giving access to the plots into which the land may be divided and connecting with an existing public or private street.
Section 217 Lay-out plans.
(1) Before utilising, selling or otherwise dealing with any land under section 216, the owner thereof shall send to the Chairperson a written application with a layout plan of the land showing the following particulars, namely:--
(a) the plots into which the land is proposed to be divided for the erection of buildings thereon and the purpose or purposes for which such buildings are to be used;
(b) the reservation or allotment of any site for any street, open space, park, recreation ground, school, market or any other public purpose;
(c) the intended level, direction and width of street or streets;
(d) the regular line of street or streets;
(e) the arrangement to be made for levelling, paving, metalling, flagging, channelling, sewering, draining, conserving and lighting street or streets.
(2) The provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder as to width of the public streets and the height of buildings abutting thereon, shall apply in the case of streets referred to in sub-section (1) and all the particulars referred to in that sub-section shall be subject to the sanction of the Council.
(3) Within sixty days after the receipt of any application under sub-section (1) the Council shall either accord sanction to the layout plan on such conditions as it may think fit or disallow it or ask for further information with respect to it.
(4) Such sanction shall be refused--
(a) if the particulars shown in the lay-out plan would conflict with any arrangements which have been made or which are in the opinion of the Council likely to be made for carrying out any general scheme of development of New Delhi whether contained in the master plan or a zonal development plan prepared for New Delhi or not; or
(b) if the said lay-out plan does not conform to the provisions of this Act and bye-laws made thereunder; or
(c) if any street proposed in the plan is not designed so as to connect at one end with a street which is already open.
(5) No person shall utilise, sell or otherwise deal with any land or lay-out or make any new street without or otherwise than in conformity with the orders of the Council and if further information is asked for, no step shall be taken to utilise, sell or otherwise deal with the land or to lay-out or make the street until orders have been passed upon receipt of such information:
Provided that the passing of such orders shall not be in any case delayed for more than sixty days after the Council has received the information which it considers necessary to enable it to deal with the said application.
(6) The lay-out plan referred to earlier in this section, shall be prepared by an architect.
(a) the plots into which the land is proposed to be divided for the erection of buildings thereon and the purpose or purposes for which such buildings are to be used;
(b) the reservation or allotment of any site for any street, open space, park, recreation ground, school, market or any other public purpose;
(c) the intended level, direction and width of street or streets;
(d) the regular line of street or streets;
(e) the arrangement to be made for levelling, paving, metalling, flagging, channelling, sewering, draining, conserving and lighting street or streets.
(2) The provisions of this Act and the bye-laws made thereunder as to width of the public streets and the height of buildings abutting thereon, shall apply in the case of streets referred to in sub-section (1) and all the particulars referred to in that sub-section shall be subject to the sanction of the Council.
(3) Within sixty days after the receipt of any application under sub-section (1) the Council shall either accord sanction to the layout plan on such conditions as it may think fit or disallow it or ask for further information with respect to it.
(4) Such sanction shall be refused--
(a) if the particulars shown in the lay-out plan would conflict with any arrangements which have been made or which are in the opinion of the Council likely to be made for carrying out any general scheme of development of New Delhi whether contained in the master plan or a zonal development plan prepared for New Delhi or not; or
(b) if the said lay-out plan does not conform to the provisions of this Act and bye-laws made thereunder; or
(c) if any street proposed in the plan is not designed so as to connect at one end with a street which is already open.
(5) No person shall utilise, sell or otherwise deal with any land or lay-out or make any new street without or otherwise than in conformity with the orders of the Council and if further information is asked for, no step shall be taken to utilise, sell or otherwise deal with the land or to lay-out or make the street until orders have been passed upon receipt of such information:
Provided that the passing of such orders shall not be in any case delayed for more than sixty days after the Council has received the information which it considers necessary to enable it to deal with the said application.
(6) The lay-out plan referred to earlier in this section, shall be prepared by an architect.